Skype downtime today
Earlier today, we noticed that the number of people online on Skype was falling, which wasn't typical or expected, so we began to investigate. Skype isn't a network like a conventional phone or IM ne...
Google Buys Giant New York Building for $1.9 Billion
Google is down with New York City. — So down, in fact, that the web search titan just dropped $1.9 billion to acquire one of the largest and most historic buildings in all of the Big Apple. At near...
Clues About the Next PlayStation Portable
TOKYO —Sony's gaming chief, Kazuo Hirai, expected by some analysts to be Sony's next president, gave hints on Wednesday to burning questions that have fascinated the blogosphere for months: Is there a...
Obama's deputy CTO leaves to launch start-ups
Andrew McLaughlin, the nation's deputy chief technology officer, said Wednesday he is resigning his post to launch two start-ups aimed at technology development in communities in the United States and...
Android In Spaaaace!
Here at Google, we're all about exploration. It's no surprise that some of our favorite products are built to let you explore the world in ways never before possible. Google Maps lets you find your ...
Kinect-Like Gesture System for iPad to Be Demoed at CES
Mobile Magazine reports that Norwegian company Elliptic Labs is set to offer demonstrations of its new “touchless gesture” user interface for the iPad at CES 2011 early next month. The interface, whi...
More Payment Options in Android Market
A key to a great purchasing experience is providing users with simple and fast payment methods. The Android Market team has been working hard to deliver more forms of payment to further reduce purcha...
How Wikileaks killed Spain's anti-P2P law
Spain last night killed a controversial anti-P2P bill that would have made it easier to shut down websites that link to infringing content. The move was a blow to the ruling Socialist government, but...
The Hottest Startups Are Full of Bros
The absence of women in tech is not really news, but since it remains a Situation, it's worth hammering away at. — This morning we wrote about the lack of women at the top positions at Twitter, Face...
60 million tabs towards good causes
In 2010, the Chrome community has joined us in moments of fun, invention, exploration, and now, giving. Last week, we invited Chrome's users worldwide to “donate” their opened tabs in Chrome to drive...
RSS app Reeder blasts MobileRSS for stealing its design
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - that's great when someone decides to buy a new hat that they first saw worn by you, it's not so great when its a app you have designed and your c...
Banknotes go electric to outwit counterfeiters
GOOD old-fashioned cash is to go down the electronic route, now that it is possible to stamp simple electronic circuits directly onto banknotes. — Modern banknotes contain up to 50 anti-counterfeiti...
Mobile Security Firm Lookout Picks Up Additional $19.5 Million in Funding
Lookout Mobile Security, a firm that specializes in buttoning up wireless devices, is announcing that it has scooped up another $19.5 million, marking the second time this year it has taken on additio...
Ex-Googlers Launch Beluga for Mobile Group Chat
Simple social apps, from photo sharing to intimate networks, to group texting services are gaining in momentum with the success of TextPlus, GroupMe, Path, Instagram and others. A new entrant to the ...
Everything the Internet Knows About Me (Because I Asked It To)
Editor's Note: Zach is outreach editor for The Wall Street Journal, where he helps manage the newspaper's relationship with companies like Twitter and Foursquare. Below, he explains one way that he m...
SkyFire for iPad Launching Tonight For $4.99 [Update: It's Live!]
It's been a busy couple of weeks for the folks over at SkyFire. They launched their Flash Video-friendly browser for the iPhone back in early November, only to pull it down almost immediately to ease...
WikiLeaks iPhone App Made $5,840 Before Pulled By Apple, $1 From Each Sale Will Be Donated To WikiLeaks
Igor Barinov, the developer behind the WikiLeaks app that got removed from the App store, has revealed the total breakdown of his app's reach before it got taken down by Apple. Total damage?
FCC: Yup, we're going to stop “paid prioritization” on the 'Net
The Federal Communications Commission is releasing the details of its new net neutrality Order in stages. Although the FCC's new ban on “unreasonable discrimination” for wired ISPs allows certain kin...
More Payment Options in Android Market
A key to a great purchasing experience is providing users with simple and fast payment methods. The Android Market team has been working hard to deliver more forms of payment to further reduce purcha...
Android In Spaaaace!
Here at Google, we're all about exploration. It's no surprise that some of our favorite products are built to let you explore the world in ways never before possible. Google Maps lets you find your ...
Hurd Wants Accuser's Letter Shielded
Mark Hurd, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive, is fighting to keep private the letter that led to his resignation from the technology behemoth and has triggered an investigation by federal...
The Worst Ideas Of 2010: Ping
All week we'll be talking about the best and worst ideas in music this year — click here to see all the stories. Write us at therecord@npr.org if anything in the business or culture struck you as par...
Judge Sides With Google, Throws Out Android Trademark Suit
Back in April 2009 — before the incredible rise of Android had really picked up steam — Google's mobile operating system faced a challenger that had almost nothing to do with cell phones. Erich Spech...
Google's Big Problem: It Ain't What You Think
When I first met Larry Page and Sergey Brin back in the 20th century, my first impressions about them included phrases like super-smart, engineer's engineers and minimalists. They argued against the ...
EXCLUSIVE: Real photos of the HTC EVO Shift 4G
That elusive handset, the HTC EVO Shift 4G, which is expected to be something like a slightly watered-down version of the first WiMAX phone for Sprint, the EVO 4G, has been making random appearances i...
Amazon.com Kindle Sales Are Said to Exceed Estimates
Dec. 21 (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is likely to sell more than 8 million Kindle electronic-book readers this year, at least 60 percent more than analysts have predicted, according to two people who...
The Simple Software That Could — but Probably Won't — Change the Face of Writing
but Probably Won't — Change the Face of Writing — It took T. S. Eliot about a year to compose his masterpiece epic poem, “The Waste Land,” and by the time he was done he had left a substantial paper ...
Devicescape helps MetroPCS offload data traffic to Wi-Fi networks
Wireless phone provider MetroPCS announced a deal with Devicescape that allows the cell phone service provider to move data traffic from its cellular network to Wi-Fi networks. — In doing so, MetroP...
Sync and speed in latest Firefox 4 beta
Improved desktop-to-mobile synchronization and hardware acceleration powered by WebGL are the hallmarks of Mozilla's latest Firefox 4 beta, which the company plans to release later today for desktops ...
Teradata Buys Marketing Automation Software Company Aprimo For $525M
Teradata is to acquire Aprimo, a cloud-based integrated marketing software maker, for approximately $525 million including the assumption of roughly $25 million of cash at closing. — Aprimo delivers...