Edit video in the cloud with the YouTube Video Editor
Video editing usually requires installing software packages and having a fair amount of technical savvy. But we think video editing should be fun and easy, so we're introducing a new tool that anyone...
iPhone 4 Confirmed to Have 512MB of RAM (Twice the iPad and 3GS)
Since the launch of the original iPhone, Apple has made efforts to hide some of the actual tech specs of the device from consumers. Apple has never advertised or even published the processor speed or...
Apple iPhone to Verizon drumbeat picks up (again)
A version of Apple's iPhone that would be compatible with Verizon Wireless' network will reportedly start shipping in the fourth quarter. — According to DigiTimes, contract equipment manufacturer Pe...
MySpace Co-President Jason Hirschhorn Out
Less than a month ago I asked the MySpace Co-Presidents, Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn (pictured left), if it was possible to effectively run a company with two equal leaders. Their answer - they'v...
Google Commerce Search 2.0 Gets Refinements, $25K Price Point
Google on June 17 upgraded its Commerce Search product in the United States and United Kingdom, adding a full merchandising dashboard to let retail merchants better control promotions, product ranking...
Demystifying Microsoft's mobile operating system roadmap
When Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently criticized Google at the D8 conference for having two different mobile operating systems, it's surprising so few challenged the pot for calling the kettle bla...
Confirmed: Criterion Capital Partners Acquires Bebo From AOL
The rumors are true: hedge fund Criterion Capital Partners is indeed the buyer of Bebo. As we reported yesterday, AOL is offloading the social networking service for less than $10 million (other medi...
Steve Ballmer Is Right: The PC Market Is Getting Bigger
At The Wall Street Journal's D8 conference in June, Apple CEO Steve Jobs compared the PC to a farm truck, saying that when America was an agrarian economy: “All cars were trucks because that's what yo...
First iOS 4 Multitasking Aware Apps Appearing in App Store
Apple has started approving updates for apps that support the new features of iOS 4. The most notable feature that requires explicit support is OS 4 multitasking. One particularly prominent app that...
Working at Google - the first 6 months
So, what is it like working at Google? How is it different than working at Microsoft? I have answered that question at least 500 times in the past 6 months, so I thought I should write a more detail...
AT&T locks down Android again with HTC Aria
All right, I'll just say it: AT&T is the most reliable carrier in America. — Not in terms of network performance, mind you — no, I haven't gone completely nutty. AT&T, rather, is the most reliable ...
How Does the New Hotmail Stack Up to Gmail?
This may come as a surprise, but the new Microsoft Hotmail is actually pretty good. But how does it stack up to Google's email champion, Gmail? Here's a look at the good and bad of both services. M...
Properties, now on Google Maps in the UK
Good news today if you're house-hunting in Camden Town or Kew Gardens - property search has come to maps.google.co.uk. From today, visitors to maps.google.co.uk will be able to click “Properties...” ...
Huffington Post Buys Adaptive Semantics To Keep Up With 100,000 Comments A Day
The Huffington Post has acquired its first company in a small cash deal, and it is not another blog or media site, but a pure technology startup called Adaptive Semantics. The two-person startup prov...
Still Really Want An iPhone 4? Find $5,000, Head To eBay
As you may have heard, Apple completely blew through its pre-order launch day iPhone 4s in less than a day (and that was despite major technical issues with the ordering process). It has now blown th...
Yahoo Begins Testing Bing Search Results Now, Switch Over Complete August/September
A WebmasterWorld thread points to a recent presentation video by Yahoo and Microsoft of the transition timelines for Bing to begin powering Yahoo on both the organic and paid side of search.
In China, a Labor Movement Aided by Modern Technology
ZHONGSHAN, China — It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the Chinese government. — The 1,700 workers who went on strike at the Honda Lock auto parts factory here are m...
Oracle sued by U.S. for alleged overcharging
IDG News Service - Oracle is being sued by the U.S. government for allegedly overcharging it by millions of dollars, according to documents on file in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of V...
How the Apple II Taught Programmers To Economize
The guts of the Internet of Things are being synthesized by programmers who cut their teeth on the earliest PCs. — Imagine trying to program a virtual machine - a software instance that mimics all t...
The Droid X gets real on Verizon
Looks like Verizon and Motorola are coming clean with the Droid X a little earlier than planned — it just appeared on the official Droid page, complete with comfirmation of that 4.3-inch screen size. ...
Droid Incredible saves browser screenshots to internal memory, turns into a privacy nightmare?
June must be the month when privacy issues leave their hibernation and return to trouble our fragile minds. First we had Flash going loco, then AT&T's airwaves exploded with iPad users' email address...