Wikipedia Raises $16 Million to Remain Ad-Free
The Wikimedia Foundation announced this morning that it has reached its goal of $16 million in record time, more than doubling the $7.5 million the organization raised in 2009. The foundation, which ...
CES 2011 Preview: Phones and Tablets
Dual-core and 4G phones will muscle their way to the fore at CES this year. — CES is traditionally the beginning of a busy season for cell phone and tablet announcements, but it's not the end of the...
Clear iSpot discontinued already
Well, that certainly didn't last very long, did it? Looks like Clear is already sending its unusual iSpot product to the great WiMAX network in the sky less than five months after its introduction. ...
How Space Jam's Website Went Viral. Space Jam's 1996 Website, That Is.
A couple of days ago Reddit user Jeff Ubelhor was talking to his friends about something or other and Space Jam, the movie starring Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan, came up (he swears they weren't stone...
The New Speed of Money, Reshaping Markets
Secaucus, N.J. — A SUBSTANTIAL part of all stock trading in the United States takes place in a warehouse in a nondescript business park just off the New Jersey Turnpike. — Few humans are present i...
Facebook Close To Naming Sun Microsystems Campus As New Headquarters
It's been less than two years since Facebook moved into its 150,000 square foot office space at 1601 South California Ave in Palo Alto, but the rapidly growing company is already itching for a new hom...
Windows and Mac OS X make it onto the Cr-48, look great in matte black
Google built the Cr-48 with hacking in mind, so it's no surprise that we're seeing other operating systems crop up. Still, it's fun to watch, and enterprising hackers have got most of the usual suspe...
Ford Unveils Sync Destinations Navigation App for iOS, Android
Ford on Wednesday announced a new Sync Destinations app for iOS and Android devices that will let users send directions to their cars from their smartphones, among other things. — The free app will ...
ECG Attachment for Your iPhone
Seattle, Washington based Alivecor will be showing off its new iPhonECG system at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company has partnered with Oregon Scientific to manufacture ...
The Best Tech Writing of 2010
Writing, whether it appeared in print or on a blog, was dissected, critiqued, relinked and shared faster than ever in 2010. Just take a look at the recent arguments on the Lamo/Manning Wikileaks chat...
Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better) Google
This semester, my students at the School of Information at UC-Berkeley researched the VC system from the perspective of company founders. We prepared a detailed survey; randomly selected 500 companie...