Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple's history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it....
Making Facebook Photos Better
We're constantly working on making Facebook better, and one area where we've been spending a lot of time is on photos. — Coming to Facebook two months ago from Divvyshot (a tiny little photo startup...
Pressure-Sensitive Drawing on iPad
The iPad is great for sketching and taking notes, but could it be even better if it was able to respond to pen pressure? — We plan to release this capability as a free software library so it can be ...
Apple Hopes to Re-enter the Living Room
Knock, Knock. Who's there? Apple TV? Apple TV who? — In September 2006, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, announced news of the company's latest offering: the Apple TV. Mr. Jobs had high ...
TV business kisses HDMI goodbye
TV business kisses HDMI goodbye Just use a standard network cable instead HDMI's short-lived reign over the TV cable racks could soon be over, thanks to a new usurper that combines several connections...
Get Timely Suggestions on Yahoo! Search
We've recently enhanced Yahoo! Search Assist to provide near real-time suggestions as you type your query. — You probably already use Yahoo! Search Assist to conduct your searches quickly, but now y...
Google to launch music service alongside Android 3.0 - Q4 2010
Google is targeting the holidays for the debut of its much anticipated digital music offering — When Google's VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra announced that the company had acquired music-streaming s...
DROID Incredible to Receive OTA Update Adding 720p and Mobile Hotspot
Droid Incredible owners, prepare yourselves to become upgraded. According to our sources, an OTA update is readying for deployment to the DI which will add some much needed features that were missing...
How to Make an American Job Before It's Too Late
Recently an acquaintance at the next table in a Palo Alto, California, restaurant introduced me to his companions: three young venture capitalists from China. They explained, with visible excitement,...
“Arc Touch Mouse” surfaces - Microsoft to launch multi-touch mouse?
Microsoft might be introducing a multi-touch mouse of its own tomorrow as several European retailers (specifically those in Norway and Denmark) have begun publishing listings for a product dubbed the ...
Apple Lets Google Sell Targeted Ads
Apple Inc. doesn't appear to have barred Google Inc. and others from selling targeted ads inside iPhone and iPad applications, after implying several weeks ago that it might do so. — Software develo...
Blockbuster To Be Delisted from NYSE
More bad news for Blockbuster: the DVD rental firm announced yesterday that it will lose its place on the New York Stock Exchange next Wednesday, after it failed to get enough shareholder votes on pro...
Helping Newcomers Connect to Interests
Friends on Facebook are constantly helping each other connect with more of the people and interests that matter in their lives. As more of your friends like the Facebook Pages of their favorites cele...
Dell on the Nichicon Capacitor Issue
Some of you may have been reading about faulty capacitors in some of our older OptiPlex desktops. Before I get into more details, I want to make some points clear: — This is an issue we addressed wi...
The Swype Revolution?
It's tough reviewing an Android phone, as I did in today's column. You're reviewing not just a phone, but also its cell network and, most hopelessly of all in limited space, a huge and complex operat...
Remember Diaspora? The Would-Be Facebook-Killer Is Still Underway For Some Reason
Two months ago, four NYU undergrads created a stir in the tech world by raising $200,000 for an open, distributed, and all-around feel-good Facebook alternative called Diaspora.
Pirate Party to Run Pirate Bay from Swedish Parliament
When the Swedish Pirate Party announced, back in mid-May, that they were the new ISP of The Pirate Bay, it surprised a lot of people. With their latest announcement, that they will run The Pirate Bay...
Apple's cloud service not fully baked
A story about how Apple planned to “soon” launch a cloud service featuring music and movies stirred a great deal of speculation on Thursday. — The blog Boy Genius Report, citing an anonymous source,...
iPad blasts past Android in usage share
According to data collected by web metrics firm Net Applications, the iPad OS has blasted past Android in terms of usage share in three months. — The data says it all: — Remember, this is usage sh...
Gartner Trims Worldwide IT Spending Growth Forecast to 3.9 Percent for 2010
Analysts to Discuss Latest Outlook for the IT Industry During Upcoming Gartner Webinar “IT Spending Forecast, 2Q10 Update: Growth in an Age of Austerity” on July 6 — Worldwide IT spending is forecas...
What's on Deck for Twitter's Platform: App Promotion and Another Dev Conference
UPDATED Three months after Twitter's first developer conference, Twitter's head of platform Ryan Sarver thinks the company's relationship with its ecosystem is back on track.
iPhone 4's supposed signal woes aren't unique, and may not be serious
The debate over the iPhone 4's supposed reception problems continues, including a new class-action suit. Underplayed in the discussion is the fact that all phones are subject to interference from the...
Life and death of Microsoft Kin: the inside story
Since our piece on Wednesday, we've had more trusted sources step forward to fill in some blanks and clarify the story behind the amazingly swift fall from grace that Microsoft's Kin phones have exper...
Twitter to Publish Shopping Deals Through @EarlyBird Account
Twitter has rolled out several different advertising systems in recent weeks and we're hearing that the next one will take a page from the Dell Computers playbook. In December, Dell famously reported...
Steven Levy On Mark Zuckerberg And The Hacker Spirit
Twenty-five years after his landmark book, hacker historian Levy revisits the tech revolution he chronicled. — Before the Romanian cybercriminals, before Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller breached...
Exclusive: The Sexy Russian Spy's Business Plan (And A Video Interview)
The bizarre case of Russian Spy ring arrested by the FBI earlier this week just keeps on getting stranger. In particular, one of the alleged spies, 28-year-old Anna Chapman, is getting a lot of atten...
Why Did Comedy Central Remove EyePhone Reference from Futurama Online Clip?
If you're like us, you're besides yourself with joy about the return Futurama. Life just wasn't the same without the adventures of Philip J. Fry and his obnoxious friend Bender on our TVs every week.
Facebook Unveils One of History's Most Powerful Recommendation Engines
Facebook just announced the availability of a new feature for users creating accounts on the social network: Suggested Interests. Facebook will now recommend that new users sign up for updates from (...