AOL Close to Buying TechCrunch
AOL, the New York-based online media company, is on the verge of acquiring TechCrunch, the online blogging network started by former attorney, Michael Arrington. The deal is at a sensitive stage and ...
RIM Unveils BlackBerry Playbook Tablet
Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis had his “one more thing” moment today at the company's 2010 DevCon conference. Near end of his opening keynote address today Lazaridis, after making a number ...
WikiLeaks Spokesman Quits
Daniel Schmitt, who has revealed that his true name is Daniel Domscheit-Berg, says WikiLeaks has a structural problem. “I no longer want to take responsibility for it,” he says. — In an interview w...
Goldman Sachs says Apple planning thinner iPad with camera, mini USB
A team of analysts for investment bank Goldman Sachs said Monday that their sources lead them to believe Apple will introduce a second-generation iPad during the spring of 2011 that will feature a cam...
Yep, Amazon Launching Their Own App Store For Android Too
Earlier today, after several tips, we guessed that Amazon may be close to launching its own app store for Android — yes, another Android app store. Sources we reached out to weren't sure about what e...
End of the Road for Xmarks
As I write this, it's a typical Sunday here at Xmarks. The synchronization service continues operating quietly, the servers chugging along syncing browser data for our 2 million users across their 5 ...
New HTC, full-QWERTY device destined for Verizon breaks cover
Hi there HTC Android fans, we have another present for you! We've just been sent in a handful of images of a new, unseen HTC handset that is destined for Verizon Wireless. This sleek, all-black, ful...
Apple Threatens Search Giants' Mobile Ad Shares
Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! have swiftly lost share in the U.S. mobile advertising market to Apple's new iAd. Independent rivals such as Jumptap and Millennial Media are gaining, too — Apple (AAP...
U.S. Is Working to Ease Wiretaps on the Internet
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspe...
Study Finds That Apple Dominates Tech News
A new study confirms what some in the technology industry have long sensed: that Apple commands an inordinate amount of the media's attention. A yearlong look at technology news coverage by the Pew R...
We Just Watched A Movie In 3D On An iPhone, And It Was Awesome
Here's something you probably didn't know your iPhone could do: display movies in 3D. — Actually, it can't quite yet. But a company called Spatial View is launching an online 3D movie store, 3DeeCe...
How Shazam Works To Identify (Nearly) Every Song You Throw At It
Many of us are prone to using the Shazam music-identification service whenever we encounter unfamiliar songs. After all, it's just so easy to whip out our phones, open an app, and know everything abo...
To Advertisers, Twitter's a Fledgling
Twitter Inc.'s foray into advertising is receiving mixed reviews among marketers, underscoring the challenges of turning the popular micro-blogging service into a highly profitable enterprise. — The...
Apple granted patent for handheld that recognizes your hands
You could probably fill a book with Apple patent applications that never amounted to anything, but here's one that's at least been granted — a “handheld device” that uses capacitive sensors to recogni...
Galapagos: Sharp Announces 5.5-Inch And 10.8-Inch Android Tablets (Video)
It took them a while, but now it seems Sharp is serious about entering the e-book and tablet business. The company announced “Galapagos"in Tokyo today [press release in English], with Galapagos being...
Five myths about Facebook
Movies often have Web sites, but it's not so often that Web sites have movies. Facebook, of course, is not just any Web site; in the 6 1/2 years since founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg star...
Where is the Next Great Smartphone from Palm and HP?
It's been about three months since HP finalized its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm, and there's obviously some digesting and transitioning going on. — But the growing question is: When are we goin...
HTC CEO Peter Chou discusses future of smartphones
If an HTC smartphone is going to have antenna problems, one of the first people to find out probably will be Peter Chou. — The chief executive of the hot Taiwanese phone maker carries more phones th...
IBM Buys Data Center Switching Company BLADE Network Technologies For $400M
IBM today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BLADE Network Technologies, a privately held data center switching company based in Santa Clara, California. — Financial ter...
Exclusive: Chegg Raises $75 Million in Additional Funding From Asian Firm
Chegg, the online textbook rental service, has raised another $75 million from Asia-based Ace Limited, according to sources. — Ace seems to be non-existent on the Internet, although sources said it ...
EU Drops Two Apple IPhone Antitrust Investigations
The European Commission has dropped two antitrust investigations concerning Apple's iPhone after the company reversed two policies that drew the regulator's scrutiny. — The Commission launched the i...
The real-time curation wars (exclusive first look at Curated.by)
Back in March I wrote a post about the seven needs of real-time curators. Over the next week or so no less than three companies are shipping services that will fulfill that dream with tools that comp...