Why did Twitter suspend UberTwitter?
Answer (1 of 7): Twitter told us today that they suspended our applications for three reasons: — 1. Twitter said that in UberTwitter and Twidroyd we use a tweet-elongation service named tmi.me that ...
The photo we were all waiting for...Steve Jobs at dinner with Obama
Earlier we brought you a photo of President Obama talking with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, posted to the official White House Flickr account. — A new photo has been uploaded showing all of Oba...
Obama dines with tech stars of Silicon Valley
(02-18) 04:00 PST Woodside - — President Obama - on his first official trip to the Bay Area that didn't involve political fundraising - held a dinner meeting Thursday to talk job creation and educati...
Faster than a speeding rabbit: speed, sync, and settings
In the spirit of the lunar new year, we're excited to kick off the Year of the Rabbit with a slew of enhancements in the Chrome beta channel. Today's new beta includes a dramatic improvement in JavaS...
Zynga Raising $500 Million at $10 Billion Valuation
The fast-growing social gaming company, Zynga is close to completing a funding round of $500 million, valuing the company at $10 billion, said multiple sources. — The round includes big institutiona...
Lenovo to Launch LePad Tablet Worldwide in June
Chinese PC maker Lenovo plans on selling its LePad tablet worldwide in June, but will first launch the device in China at the end of March, a company spokesman said on Friday. — The LePad, Lenovo's ...
Google Unveils Delicious Bookmark Importer
Google has just rolled out a convenient new tool for importing your Delicious bookmarks to Google Bookmarks. — The simple importer takes your Delicious login credentials (or lets you use a one-click...
Nokia giving developers free E7 and free WP7 device
Nokia's decision to switch from Symbian to Windows Phone 7 might not have been met with glee from many developers, but the company looks to be addressing its coding community in a decent way. SlashGe...
San Francisco Wants to Tax Your Stock Options- All of Them.
Few people are aware the San Francisco has had a tax provision in its municipal code since 2004 that requires companies to pay a payroll tax on gains from employee stock options. No one pays it, and ...
Facebook Adds hCalendar and hCard Microformats to Millions of Events
As of today, Facebook has marked up all events with the hCalendar microformat including marking up their venues with hCard as well. According to a simple Google search, that's millions of public even...
Father of China's Great Firewall discusses being persona non grata, admits to skirting the censorship he built
The man better known as the father of China's Great Firewall defended his invention which blocks out hundreds of thousands of foreign websites and admitted to owning software to evade the censorship h...
Intel's Otellini Named to Obama Jobs Council
Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini is not one of the liberal tech leaders who helped President Barack Obama get elected. But he is nevertheless heeding the administration's call. — The White House...
Microsoft mulls changing Windows Phone Marketplace terms to add more open-source licenses
As headlines rolled by over the past couple of days claiming Microsoft was banning free and open-source applications from its Windows Phone Marketplace, I sat back and waited.
BilltoMobile Quietly Emerges As Mobile Payment Powerhouse
A year ago, few people in the U.S. had ever heard of BilltoMobile, a direct carrier billing company with roots in Korea. But the San Jose, Calif. company is fast emerging as a leader in the mobile pa...
Apple adds copyright infringement to reasons for rejecting apps
Apps mentioned: — The iTunes App Store is a big place, and in such a large and crowded digital space, there are bound to be a few unseemly characters. — One such character is intellectual property...
Digital Age Is Slow to Arrive in Rural America
COFFEEVILLE, Ala. — After a couple of days in this part of rural Alabama, it is hard to complain about a dropped iPhone call or a Cee Lo video that takes a few seconds too long to load. — The county...
Analysis: Google Social Search Is All About Blocking Facebook/Twitter Search
Google's decision to give prominence to links in search results that come from your social network might help to improve some search results but it will not help improve overall search quality. — Go...
Klout Chrome Extension Brings Scores to the Twitter Timeline
Time and again, we're told that influence on Twitter isn't simply about the number of followers someone has. It's about a number of different factors, from retweets to reach to interaction, and more.
Apple Contemplating Reduction in 15-Minute App Purchase Window
In an apparent response to rising concerns about children buying costly virtual goods in freemium apps, Apple is reportedly discussing the possibility of reducing a 15-minute purchase window for users...
A Bird's-Eye View Of iOS And Android As Seen By One Premium Ad Platform
Comparing the iOS and Android platforms is often tricky because the perspective is usually one-sided. But mobile ad platforms tend to have a pretty well-rounded look at the state of things because th...
Faster than a speeding rabbit: speed, sync, and settings
In the spirit of the lunar new year, we're excited to kick off the Year of the Rabbit with a slew of enhancements in the Chrome beta channel. Today's new beta includes a dramatic improvement in JavaS...
House Passes Defunding of Net Neutrality Rules
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment to its annual government funding bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from using any funds to implement the Net neut...