A more secure cloud for millions of Google Apps users
Cloud computing is about making your information easily accessible from anywhere, on any device. Until today, organizations looking to secure their information beyond a password have faced costs and ...
When Larry Ellison Met Marc Andreessen-A Silicon Valley Settlement Story (Plus Mark Hurd Returns Some Dough!)
According to multiple sources, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pictured right) approached Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) board member Marc Andreessen (pictured left) to help broker a settlement between the companies...
Apple buys Swedish face-recognition company Polar Rose?
According to Norwegian Mac Site Mac1, Apple has bought up all of the shares of a Swedish face recognition company called Polar Rose. An example of their technology can be seen above (Flashless). Go...
Introducing foursquare 2.0: Tips + To-Dos + Add to foursquare + More!
When we started foursquare, we dreamed it would be much more than check-ins. We really wanted to build tools that would help people collect and share their real-world experiences. Today we're rollin...
Plane Finder AR app lets you identify planes... in the sky!
There are moments when technology still makes our jaws drop. This is one of them. — We'll let iPhone app Plane Finder AR's App Store description speak for itself: “Point the camera at a plane and y...
Is Apple Working on a 7-Inch Screen iPad?
Apple, perhaps worried about competition from the Android camp, may be looking to develop a new version of iPad, this one with a 7-inch screen. It would bring such a device to market some time in 201...
Samsung Galaxy Tab feature tour reminds of just how pocketable it isn't (video)
Sony tried to convince us that its VAIO P was a pocketable computer, so we quite naturally pointed, laughed and mocked. It seems only fair, therefore, to give Samsung the same treatment when it tries...
Google Bringing Document Editing to Android, iPad
Google unveiled a new mobile login verification system today, and perhaps more importantly, said that editing of Google Docs would be coming soon to Android and the iPad. The ability to edit docs on ...
IBM scoops up Netezza for $1.7 billion, broadens data analytics lineup
IBM on Monday said it will acquire data warehouse appliance company Netezza in a deal valued at $1.7 billion. — With the move, IBM picks off one of Oracle's key competitors for its Exadata line.
Ocean comes to Google Earth for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
We recently announced the arrival of ocean bathymetry and ocean layer content to Google Earth for Android. Today, with the latest release of Google Earth 3.1 for iOS, we're proud to announce that you...
Flash runs faster, more efficiently than HTML5 on mobile
Web developer Chris Black benchmarked an HTML5 animation made using the Canvas tag against the same animation running in Flash. The results may surprise you: — HTML5 Canvas on iPhone 4: 22fps — HTM...
Police interview Steve Jobs about prototype iPhone
For months, little news has surfaced about the police investigation into the sale last spring of a lost prototype iPhone 4. That may soon change. — Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney...
Private Equity Firm Acquires Internet Brands In $640 Million Deal
Internet media company Internet Brands this morning announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman...
Yahoo! ‘owns several patents’ on Google Instant
‘Streaming search’ all about cash, says ex-Google man — Exclusive Yahoo! owns several patents covering Google's new Instant search engine, according to Shashi Seth, Yahoo!'s senior vice president of...
Goodbye (Crummy) CAPTCHAs. Hello Ad Dollars?
Hate dealing with captchas — the squiggly, indecipherable text strings web sites often force you to read and regurgitate for security reasons? Join the club. And pay attention to what Solve Media is...
Fring reveals FringOut for cheap VoIP calls, challenges Skype head-on
When we first caught wind of Fring a while back, Skype compatibility was the draw, but as the years progressed and Fring grew some, the VoIP services didn't exactly get along. Today, the company's ta...
The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch
Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he's not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight. — Michael Arrington says his style is to “bust the door down and clean the mess up...
HTC's Android tablet to use Tegra 2 and cost $790?
HTC keep protesting that they're not working on a tablet, and yet the leaks and rumors still keep coming. Today's - courtesy of DigiTimes' shady sources - claims Pegatron will be manufacturing the ta...
Oracle's Ellison Introduces Exalogic: New Cloud-in-a-Box System
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison moves Oracle's cloud strategy into a new phase with a system that features hardware and software to run public and private clouds. — SAN FRANCISCO—Oracle has announced a new...
Sony PlayStation Move could get squeezed between Nintendo and Microsoft (review)
Sony has launched the PlayStation Move in an effort to show that a more accurate motion-sensing device made for both casual and hardcore games will succeed in getting gamers up off the couch.
Amazon in bid for whole of Lovefilm - report
(Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O), the world's largest online retailer, has made a takeover offer for movie-rental firm Lovefilm which values it at close to 200 million pounds, The Sunday Times reported wit...