Gmail back soon for everyone
Imagine the sinking feeling of logging in to your Gmail account and finding it empty. That's what happened to 0.02% of Gmail users yesterday, and we're very sorry. The good news is that email was ne...
iPad 2: also comes in white?
Imagine the look on our faces when these pictures of a white second-generation iPad part landed in our inbox. Yes folks, it looks like the new iPad could come in white. That seems strange since Appl...
This 26-Year-Old Is Making Millions Cutting Out Traditional Publishers With Amazon Kindle
Welcome to disruption. 26-year old Amanda Hocking is the best-selling “indie” writer on the Kindle store, meaning she doesn't have a publishing deal, Novelr says. — And she shouldn't.
Apple Plots Move To Expand iPhone's Market Share
Apple (AAPL) continues to plot new moves in its campaign to conquer the world. — In a research note this morning, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi reports on a meeting he had last week wit...
How we found the rudest cities in the world - Analytics @ foursquare
With over 400 million check-ins in the last year, it's safe to say that our servers log a lot of data. We use that data to do a lot of interesting analysis, from finding the most popular local bars i...
How Kinect and its offspring are shaping the future of Microsoft
Gee-whiz conceptual demos of “natural user interfaces” are a longstanding tradition at Microsoft, but the early success of the Kinect motion controller for Xbox 360 has given these projects new energy...
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in 34 languages
Last June, we introduced the ability to upload documents into Google Docs using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). OCR analyzes images and PDF files, typically produced by a scanner (or the camera ...
Mac OS X backdoor Trojan, now in beta?
It appears there is a new backdoor Trojan in town and it targets users of Mac OS X. As even the malware itself admits, it is not yet finished, but it could be indicative of more underground programmer...
Verizon iPhone Clears 1 Million-Sold Mark
NEW YORK, (TheStreet) — Verizon's(VZ) Apple(AAPL) iPhone sales, while deceptively slow, still managed to fly past the 1 million-sold milepost. — Dan Mead, Verizon Wireless chief, told media outlets ...
HTC Trophy spotted in the wild, sporting Verizon logo
If you had any remaining doubts whether the HTC Trophy would be playing for Team Red, you can leave them at the door — a tipster just sent us a high-res version of the above image, and says it's runni...
iPad channel inventory dries up
It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, but Apple has stopped production of the original iPads and cut of supplies to the channel. We are getting reports that global retailers are no longer able to get...
Honeycomb statue finally at Google campus
It took a little while longer than its cousins, but the Honeycomb statue has finally arrived at Building 44 on Google's Mountain View, Calif., campus. There she be, with a honeybee and the Android ro...
Apple targets SMBs with JointVenture
Apple laid the first stages of JointVenture out to Apple Retail staff today and as West Coast employees exit the meetings we are getting our first information on the new small business program. Joint...
Mac OS X Lion hands-on preview
Apple announced Mac OS X Lion with considerable fanfare at its Back to the Mac event last October, and now it's dropped the first developer preview on the world — giving us a chance to sample some of ...
Server Startup SeaMicro First to Use New Intel Chip
A Silicon Valley startup selling a new style of server system now has another unusual selling point-a microprocessor that was all but custom-tailored for the company by Intel. … SeaMicro, a closely he...
HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr Steps Down
Embattled CEO Aaron Barr says he is stepping down from his post at HBGary Federal to allow the company to move on after an embarassing data breach. — The announcement comes three weeks after Barr be...
Facebook Investor Peter Thiel: Palantir Is The Next Facebook Or Google
Who isn't looking for the next big tech company? — For a FORBES magazine story I recently wrote on cyber-security software-maker Palantir Technologies, I spoke with billionaire Facebook investor Pet...
FAA OKs iPad for Pilots' Charts
From the earliest days of aviation, pilots have relied upon paper maps to help find their way. Even in an era of GPS and advanced avionics, you still see pilots lugging around 20 pounds or more of ch...
France's Orange Hopes to Put the Squeeze on Rivals with an iPhone Voice Mail App
While few in the U.S. know Orange as anything other than a color or a fruit, the France Telecom mobile unit is hoping to change that with an app that improves upon the iPhone's built-in voicemail.
Getting Notified
There's some discussion on Apple-centric and tech news websites about a video that's doing the rounds with a new approach to notifications for iOS. While the system in the video is really nothing new...
‘Xooming’ In: Researchers Say Cameras, Display Add to Costs of Motorola Xoom
Research firms that have taken apart Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.'s Xoom tablet computer uncovered some additional clues about its features and why it costs more to build than Apple Inc.'s hit iPad...
European customs ordered to seize PlayStation shipments in legal dispute
Confiscations ordered after Asian electronics giant LG wins preliminary injunction against Sony in acrimonious patent battle — European customs officers have been ordered to seize shipments of Plays...
Intel unveils next gen SSDs with 6Gbps throughput
New 510 SSD series doubles throughput by taking advantage of high-speed SATA bus interfaces on new Intel Core platforms — Intel announced on Monday a new line of SSDs (solid-state drives) that are b...
Chomp May Have Just Solved The Nightmare That Is Android App Search
Regardless of what you think about the Android platform, there's no denying that the Market experience for finding apps is pretty poor. And that's putting it nicely. Google has evolved the experienc...
Morgan Stanley Attacked by China-Based Hackers Who Hit Google
Morgan Stanley experienced a “very sensitive” break-in to its network by the same China-based hackers who attacked Google Inc.'s computers more than a year ago, according to leaked e-mails from a cybe...
Facebook plans to resume address, phone sharing
Despite congressional criticism, Facebook is planning to resume the aborted rollout of a feature that allowed the optional sharing of addresses and mobile phone numbers. — Facebook said in a letter ...
Web's Hot New Commodity: Privacy
As the surreptitious tracking of Internet users becomes more aggressive and widespread, tiny start-ups and technology giants alike are pushing a new product: privacy. — Companies including Microsoft...
Motorola's Sanjay Jha hints at a 7-inch tablet before the end of the year, foresees tablet prices dropping
Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha had hinted once before that there would be a family of Motorola tablets, but speaking at Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media & Telecom Conference today …
Intel Closes $7.68 Billion McAfee Acquisition
Intel has officially completed its acquisition of security giant McAfee, according to a release issued today. Intel announced the $7.68 billion, all-cash deal last August. — According to the releas...
Mobile App Revenue to Reach $38 Billion by 2015, Report Predicts
It may be hard to remember, but when the Apple iPhone had its debut in early 2007 there were only a few apps available for the device — no Angry Birds, Doodle Jump or Netflix. — Today it's a differe...
Motorola's big plans to fix Android's security woes
Execs confirm plans to develop APIs for the missing capabilities, letting Android devices match the security level of BlackBerrys and iPhones — It's official: Motorola Mobility execs have confirmed ...
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in 34 languages
Last June, we introduced the ability to upload documents into Google Docs using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). OCR analyzes images and PDF files, typically produced by a scanner (or the camera ...
Yahoo Blocked Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter From Investing In Twitter
Delicious founder Joshua Schachter was offered the opportunity to invest in Twitter's first round and Yahoo, where he was working at the time, blocked him. Of course now Twitter is trading at $4.5 bi...
Khosla Ventures Leads $5.6 Million Funding For MyLikes; Buchheit Joins Board
Khosla Ventures likes social advertising startup MyLikes. The VC firm is leading the startup's $5.6 million Series A financing. Lightspeed Partners and Metamorphic Ventures, who participated in the ...
Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud-management service to go on sale March 23
Microsoft plans to make its Windows Intune cloud-management service available for trial or purchase on March 23 in 35 countries, company officials disclosed on February 28. — Windows Intune (codenam...
Amazon Gets Another Kindle Distributor: AT&T Will Sell In Its 2,000+ Stores
Amazon smartly continues to sell its Kindle e-reader at more places than just its Amazon.com web store. The company's latest Kindle distributor is AT&T, the wireless carrier that powers the Kindle's ...
SocialEyes Taps Facebook Social Graph For Video Chatting
SocialEyes, a new start-up co-founded by RealNetworks chairman Rob Glaser, is launching today at DEMO with the promise of making video chat truly social by leveraging Facebook Connect. The San Franci...
Investors Are Drawn Anew to Digital Music
Since it emerged in the 1990s, digital music has been hugely popular with fans, but for online music companies and their investors it has almost never been profitable. — And yet the money has again ...