Verizon Wireless Confident It's Got Muscle for iPhone
Verizon Wireless has been beefing up its network and believes it will have no problem handling iPhone-type loads, a claim that could be put to the test this year if the carrier signs up millions of su...
Exclusive interview: Google's Matias Duarte talks Honeycomb, tablets, and the future of Android
We're not going to lie — we're pretty excited to bring this to you guys. Here at CES 2011 we had a chance to sit down with Matias Duarte, the man behind webOS (as well as the Sidekick and Helio UIs) ...
Developers weigh in on the Mac App Store
The Mac App Store is the biggest thing to happen to Mac software distribution since the Internet itself—some might say that the store is even bigger. Many users haven't bothered with boxes and CDs of...
No more restocking fees at Apple Stores starting January 11
Typically, when you return an opened product to an Apple Store you will be charged a 10% restocking fee. Well, come Tuesday, this will all be in the past as Apple is cutting restocking fees from thei...
Shooting suspect left unsettling artifacts online
The suspected gunman in the shooting today of a U.S. Congresswoman posted disturbing artifacts on YouTube and MySpace, according to various reports, including a photo of a gun on top of a U.S. history...
AT&T Already Attacking Verizon iPhone: “Not Sure iPhone Users Are Ready For Life In The Slow Lane”
AT&T is already attacking Verizon over the iPhone. — After we wrote about Verizon's plan to offer unlimited data plans, AT&T PR boss Larry Solomon reached out with a statement …
Some of Tomorrow's Best Gadgets
You know what? There's some pretty sweet gear at this year's CES: tablets galore, smart cameras, cool phones, audiophile pr0n. Woot! This little trade show might have a future! Check out some of o...
Issa bill would provide green cards for up to 55,000 workers
Tech companies and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have bemoaned the shortage of U.S. students earning advanced math degrees. — House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) introduced a b...
How Not To Be Influential? Quora Spam On Mechanical Turk
There's has been much discussion in the past couple of days about how Quora can handle its recent explosive growth, avoid becoming a Yahoo Answers (i.e. full of nonsense and spam) and scale with grace...
‘Internet Freedom Act’ Tries To Stop FCC Neutrality Rules
Part of larger Republican effort to scuttle new rules — Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) this week filed the ironically-entitled Internet Freedom Act (pdf), which is designed to prevent the FCC from en...
Windows on ARM is a big deal, but it's not enough to win at tablets
While “Windows runs on ARM now” is a really easy thing to say, it's an extremely complicated subject, fraught with industry drama, technical accomplishment, and a hint of Microsoft's vision for the fu...
Will A Q&A Ecosystem Bloom? Quora Launches An API In Alpha
Many successful startups have followed a simple pattern in recent years. They gain the users then demand for an ecosystem begins. We saw this with Facebook, with Twitter, with Foursquare, etc. Quor...