U.S. Government Seizes BitTorrent Search Engine Domain and More
Following on the heels of this week's domain seizure of a large hiphop file-sharing links forum, it's clear today that the U.S. Government has been very busy. Without any need for COICA, ICE has just...
Apple to add 5 new features to iPad 2, says paper
A Chinese-language Economy Daily News (EDN) report citing industry sources claims Apple will add five new features to the iPad 2: video phone, better mobility, USB port, new display technology and 3-a...
Google's Internal Chrome OS Netbooks Codenamed “Mario” And “Andretti”?
So, it appears that the first Chrome OS netbooks are set to launch in the next few weeks. And it now appears that the first ones will be Google-branded versions, built by a third-party manufacturer.
‘Collections’, PDF E-Mailing and Printing coming to iBooks
Just yesterday we reported that Steve Jobs informed a customer that better iBooks management would be ‘coming’ and today we got our hands on the details. First of all folders are indeed coming to iBo...
Cydia hack enables Airplay in all apps
Following on from Erica's Sadun's discovery of a way to enable AirPlay Video streaming in third-party apps, a developer named Zone-MR created a hack which enables this feature in all applications incl...
Google Checkout Now Offers Black Friday Deals
Last year, Google Checkout debuted a holiday savings promotion in time for Cyber Monday, the monday after Thanksgiving and Black Friday. It looks like Google has gotten a slight head start this year,...
Microsoft: Using ChevronWP7 unlock could render Windows Phone 7 permanently unusable
Microsoft has responded to the recent news of an unlock tool for Windows Phone 7. — A Windows Phone 7 “unlock” tool was released on Thursday that allows owners to side load home-brew applications.
Twitter lacks ‘clear long term vision’ admits new CEO
Dick Costolo, Twitter's chief executive, has admitted that the microblogging company is currently lacking a clear long term vision. — Dick Costolo, formerly the chief operating officer of Twitter, t...
For some, the Microsoft Store concept is a puzzle
The stores, now totaling seven, may be just about keeping the brand in the public consciousness, an analyst speculates. Unlike at the Apple stores, many of the products offered can be found elsewhere...
Once Tossed Aside, a Homecoming for Sony's E-Reader
Who says you can't go home again? — Sony Corp.'s digital e-book reader, which will go on sale in Japan on Dec. 10, is the rare example of a consumer product being reintroduced in Japan after an init...
Monthly MacBook shipments in 4Q10 to reach 1 million units
Apple's global shipments of MacBook series notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2010 will reach a monthly average of one million units, with MacBook Air models to account for 20-25% of the volume, accor...
The End of Apple CEO Action Figure
A few hours ago, we have just received an email from a law firm representing Apple.Inc. Apple has informed us that this phenomenal SJ action figure, has not consented to the use of Apple's copyrights ...
Apple bans Android magazine app
Tells a Danish publisher he can't sell a magazine about Google's OS in Apple's App Store — Tuesday seems to have been Apple's (AAPL) day for saying “No.” — First Apple Legal ordered the Chinese ma...
Can Mobile Phones Think?
Almost six years ago, while working on a story for Business 2.0 magazine, I remember having a conversation with someone from Nokia about the possibility that one day mobile phones could think and adap...
Google Chrome and Multiple Profiles
Google Chrome has always supported multiple profiles, but you had to use a command-line flag (—user-data-dir="c:\path\to\the\p rofile") to associate a profile with a folder where the browser will save...
Can Anything Stop The Facebook Juggernaut?
So. Facebook. $35 billion valuation; 600 million users; 25% of all US Web traffic — and all that with fewer employees than Google has job openings. The inventor of the World Wide Web recently warne...
Facebook Pages Can Have All Their Admins Removed, Leaving No Way to Control Them
Facebook Page admins recently received the ability to remove all existing administrators including themselves from a Page, preventing anyone from editing or posting as that Page.
No Angry Birds For Windows Phone 7 In 2010
This may make you sad, but there is nearly no chance that Windows Phone 7 users will be able to enjoy some Angry Birds fun on their phones this year. — Despite previous rumors to the contrary, we ha...
Japan iPhone craze attracts global app developers
TOKYO - The iPhone's popularity in Japan is cracking open an industry long thought inaccessible to outsiders. — For years, the typical Japanese cell phone — built to operate on a network hardly used...
No iPhone? DoCoMo Turns to the Dark Side
How Did The Beatles Sell 2 Million Songs On iTunes? Mostly Facebook (Not Search)
Although at least one recent study says search beats social media when it comes to product discovery, those rules don't apply to The Beatles. When you're known worldwide and have set the standard …
Former Digg VP Of Engineering Lands At Gilt Groupe
Well there's at least one former Digg engineer out there that had a happier Thanksgiving. We've gotten word that John Quinn, former Digg VP of Engineering, will be joining luxury discount marketplace...