Windows Phone 7 in-depth preview
It's been a long road, hasn't it? Well, in some respects, it hasn't — in fact, it's only been about two years since development of Windows Phone 7 as we know it today kicked off — but when you consid...
Nokia Conducting Search for New CEO
Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. has launched a search for a new chief executive, people familiar with the situation said Monday. — The move comes as the current chief executive, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo,...
Foursquare ‘in talks with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo!’ about search partnerships
Exclusive: Foursquare is in talks with Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! about a search partnership which could let people look up the most popular bar or restaurant in their area in real-time.
iPad Available in Nine More Countries This Friday
Apple® today announced that iPad™ will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to conne...
Verizon leaks another Droid 2, getting BlackBerry Storm 3, Curve 3, 10.1-inch tablet later this year?
Now that the Droid 2 has officially reached “leaking like a sieve” status, we thought we'd toss you another couple shots of the Droid X's QWERTY-equipped cousin, which we're being told is locked for a...
Nokia, RIM, HTC, Samsung and Motorola: Shut Up, Apple
There's nothing wrong with the iPhone 4 that isn't wrong with its rivals. That claim, made by Steve Jobs at the special iPhone 4 press conference Apple held last Friday, drew a loud round of catcalls...
In a World of Online News, Burnout Starts Younger
ARLINGTON, Va. — In most newsrooms, the joke would have been obvious. — It was April Fools' Day last year, and Politico's top two editors sent an e-mail message to their staff advising of a new 5 a....
Nokia Siemens buys Motorola wireless network unit for $1.2B
Motorola has found a buyer for its wireless network equipment unit: Nokia Siemens Networks will pay US$1.2 billion for most of that business, the companies announced Monday. — Motorola has found a b...
Policing the Web's Lurid Precincts
Ricky Bess spends eight hours a day in front of a computer near Orlando, Fla., viewing some of the worst depravities harbored on the Internet. He has seen photographs of graphic gang killings, animal...
Redbox Plots Web Strategy in Challenge to Netflix
Redbox, which became the fastest- growing U.S. video retailer with DVD kiosks and a $1-a-day rental price stores couldn't match, is developing an online strategy to stay competitive with larger rival ...
Times' Paid Model: The Unofficial Numbers Come In
The Times' paid model is just two weeks old but, still, a number of stats came through this weekend - none of them from the horse's mouth... First, the meat - some potentially significant first numbe...
Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales
The heft and musty smell of a hardcover book are one step closer to becoming relics in a museum. — Amazon.com, one of the nation's largest bookstores, said Monday that for the last three months, sal...
Netflix Goes Abroad! But Not Too Far: Streaming Service Coming To Canada.
Netflix is finally taking its Web streaming service outside the U.S. But it's not taking it very far: The subscription offering will be available in Canada this fall, the company announced today.
In-depth FaceTime for iPod touch details
We've already seen a couple screenshots of the iPod touch FaceTime system from BGR but we've found some more details about how it will exactly work. Boy Genius showed that FaceTime on these non-iPhon...
The Taiwanese News Animates the iPhone 4 Antenna Saga (With Very Special Bonus)
The same Taiwanese outlet that does those Sims-style animations to better illustrate the news has done it again for Steve Jobs and the iPhone 4 antenna saga. No spoilers, but there's a very special g...
White iPhone 4 delay: the challenges faced by Apple's glass supplier
This almost goes without saying, but it's truly been a wild ride for the iPhone 4 over the last three weeks. While most of us will just happily open our hands to Stevie J's freebies, there's one ques...
Sharp Unveils 100GB Blu-ray Disc
Sharp recently announced that it will be the first Blu-ray disc maker to launch a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity—twice the capacity of current Blu-ray discs. — ...
Android Poised For Dominance In China, With Global Implications
Editor's note: this is a guest post penned by Richard Yu, who previously co-wrote an article for TechCrunch on the social networking landscape in China. Yu is a Seattle native working in Shanghai for...
HTC DROID Incredible to be updated to Froyo end of July, early August
We just received a juicy tip about the HTC DROID Incredible software update schedule that we'd like to share. One of our strategically placed Ninjas was kind enough to pass along an email from HTC th...