Julian Assange answers your questions
The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, answers readers' questions about the release of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables — Fwoggie … Julian Assange: — I am an Australian citizen and I miss...
EveryDNS.net Terminates Wikileaks.org DNS Services, Wikileaks.ch Back Up in Switzerland
EveryDNS.net, which provided DNS services to the wikileaks.org domain has terminated them at 10 PM EST, December 2, 2010, citing threats to the stability of their infrastructure.
Sources: Google-branded Chrome OS netbook to launch on December 7th
The headline pretty much reveals the brunt of it, but indeed, it looks like next week Google is going to start talking about how its Chrome operating system is coming along. Multiple sources have tol...
Sources: Groupon rejects Google's offer; will stay independent
The deal didn't tip after all. Chicago-based Groupon Inc. has eschewed an acquisition offer from Google Inc. and is staying independent, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situatio...
On demand is in demand: we've agreed to acquire Widevine
With rapidly improving broadband and wireless speeds, more powerful smartphones, and higher resolution screens on devices of all shapes and sizes, it's becoming easier than ever to watch video whereve...
Can we talk? Better speech technology with Phonetic Arts
In Star Trek, they don't spend a lot of time typing things on keyboards—they just speak to their computers, and the computers speak back. It's a more natural way to communicate, but getting there req...
PlayStation Phone ‘Zeus Z1’ caught on video again, this time you can actually see it (update)
Wow guys, we just spotted a new video of the PlayStation Phone, codenamed Zeus Z1, and this time we get a long, loving look at the entire device — a refreshing contrast to last time's blurry tease.
Google pays Pennsylvania couple $1 in Street View lawsuit
Google Inc. will pay $1 in damages to a Pennsylvania couple who took the company to court, saying the company's Street View service was an invasion of privacy. — Street View is a feature that lets u...
Engineering Shortage Is Real. Former Digg Engineer Gets 7 Offers, Takes One for $150K
In recent months, venture capitalists have been complaining that a shortage of talented engineers is driving up engineering salaries at their portfolio companies. — Turns out all that complaining is...
Meet Cloud Picker, Google's Stealthy New Storage Product
What is Google Cloud Picker? According to these Blogger Forums, Sites Forums, and others, Google has been testing a new online storage tool called, you guessed it, Cloud Picker. — From these accoun...
A Guided Tour of Computing History
Steve Wozniak with George Stibitz's one-bit computer from 1936 — On January 13th, the seven-year-old Computer History Museum will open its first truly full-blown permanent exhibit:, the 25,000-squar...
Android OS 2.X upgrade picks up steam
Older phones are being updated, retired or just plain outnumbered by smartphones running Android 2.x — As the release of Google's (GOOG) Android 2.3 looms, the latest report of phones hitting the An...
Why We Choose HTML5 for User Experiences on Devices
This is John Ciancutti, VP of Personalization Technology here at Netflix. As you know, last month we released a completely new user experience for Netflix on the PS3. I thought I would tell you abou...
Angry Birds On Android Projected To Generate $1 Million Per Month In Advertising
One of the most successful mobile games right now is Angry Birds, which has been downloaded more than 30 million times across different mobile platforms, with 12 million of those being paid downloads ...
LimeWire Makes It Official: It's All Over
It took a day, but LimeWire has responded to my request for comment on its imminent shutdown: It acknowledges that it's shutting down, imminently. Via email: “Given our current situation, plans to br...
Apple, Publishers Still Miles Apart on iTunes Subscriptions
Magazine publishers used to salivate over the iPad. Now they're a lot more reserved. They make hopeful noises about Google's Android tablets instead. — That's because Apple and the publishing indu...
Facebook's big move to Madison Avenue
The world's largest social network could soon be opening shop on Madison Avenue, the iconic address long linked to New York City's advertising industry. — Facebook has leased two floors at 335 Madis...
Digg's New Notifications Feature Looks A Lot Like Facebook's
According to Digg's blog, the social news site has added a new notifications feature to its service. The update consists of email and on-site notification options, and the on-site version looks a lot...
The creators of no-longer-with-us products explain what went wrong
Stuart Roseman shut down Verifiable, a crowdsourced charting and data analysis site, to start SaneBox, a product that automatically identifies important email and separates them in a user's inbox.
Motorola CEO talks smartphones, tablets and 4G; alludes to Q1 Verizon iPhone launch
Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha delivered a keynote yesterday at the Credit Suisse 2010 Technology Conference, and it was quite a doozy. Topics covered included the future of Motorola's smartphone busines...
Google Toying With Naming Social Product “Google +1″ As Sergey Brin Gets Involved
Yesterday, after some digging, we were able to confirm that the internal codename for Google's upcoming social project is “Emerald Sea”. Despite some confusion that it may be called “Emerald City” …
WikiLeaks fights to stay online after US company withdraws domain name
Everydns.net says attack against leaks site endangered other customers' service - effectively pushing site off the web — The US was today accused of opening up a dramatic new front against WikiLeaks...
This is the Google Chrome OS netbook keyboard
It's just a Chrome OS sorta day, isn't it? To catch you up here, we told you earlier that Google is planning to announce its own Chrome OS netbook this coming Tuesday, and well, now we're peering at ...
Some Data-Miners Ready to Reveal What They Know
Seeking to head off escalating scrutiny over Internet privacy, a group of online tracking rivals is building a service that lets consumers see what information those companies know about them. — The...
On demand is in demand: we've agreed to acquire Widevine
With rapidly improving broadband and wireless speeds, more powerful smartphones, and higher resolution screens on devices of all shapes and sizes, it's becoming easier than ever to watch video whereve...
50 Percent of Smartphones Sold in China Last Quarter Run Android
The smartphone market in China is growing at an extraordinary rate, largely thanks to Google's Android OS. Chinese consumers purchased 8 to 10 million smartphones last quarter, up from an estimated 2...
Oracle Sets Database Speed Record; Larry Ellison Disses HP
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is having a big day. On the day of the premiere of a high-profile Bloomberg TV documentary that promises to burnish his legend, he also got to brag that Oracle had retaken th...
Introducing Google Earth Engine
Today, we launched a new Google Labs product called Google Earth Engine at the International Climate Change Conference in sunny Cancun, Mexico. Google Earth Engine is a new technology platform that p...
Viber is a new free VOIP app
The Good — Initial setup is very easy. Your phone number is your Viber identifier. You launch the app, tell it your phone number, and a moment or two later …