Facebook Is Secretly Building A Phone
Facebook is building a mobile phone, says a source who has knowledge of the project. Or rather, they're building the software for the phone and working with a third party to actually build the hardwa...
Anatomy Of A PR Spin (AKA How To Lie Like A Pro)
How do you know when a Facebook PR person is lying? When their lips move (or they issue a statement!) ba-dum ching! — We've been taking a beating today on our story about Facebook working on a bran...
Google Voice On The iPhone Comes Full Circle As Apple Accepts GV Mobile+
This is a post I've looked forward to writing for a long time — and I'm surprised that I'm even getting the chance. In July 2009, we broke the news that Apple had banned Google Voice from the iPhone.
iPhone 4 Available in China on September 25
New Apple Retail Stores Opening in Shanghai & Beijing — Apple® today announced that iPhone® 4 will be available to customers in China beginning Saturday, September 25 at 8:00 a.m. at Apple Retail St...
Netflix Is Beating Blockbuster With Clicks, Not Bricks
NOT so long ago, in 2005, Blockbuster seemed invincible. However you preferred to rent movies — in stores or online — the company was ready to accommodate you. — At the time, Netflix could offer on...
Google Reader in Flipboard
As a new owner of an iPad, I was eager to dive in and get to know the device. A number of co-workers had raved about Flipboard, the “personalized, social magazine” app designed for the iPad. Sure en...
Details of the JPMorgan Chase Oracle database outage
After posting my speculation about the JPMorgan Chase database outage, I was contacted by - well, by somebody who wants to be referred to as “a credible source close to the situation.” We chatted for...
Important: ASP.NET Security Vulnerability
A few hours ago we released a Microsoft Security Advisory about a security vulnerability in ASP.NET. This vulnerability exists in all versions of ASP.NET. — This vulnerability was publically disclo...