Armies of Expensive Lawyers, Replaced by Cheaper Software
When five television studios became entangled in a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against CBS, the cost was immense. As part of the obscure task of “discovery” — providing documents relevant to...
Twitter's “Quickbar Uprising” Is Nothing: Wait Till The Ads Really Show Up
Some people hate Twitter's new iPhone app, and Twitter is listening: It's going to change the app slightly. — Which won't appease the people who hate Twitter's new iPhone app at all.
Apple's expanding voice control, sync teams hint at iPhone improvements
Apple is looking to hire new employees related to voice control and syncing for the iPhone, suggesting further enhancements in both categories for future handsets. — Three new job listings (1, 2, 3)...
SEO is no longer a viable marketing strategy for startups
Many of the today's most successful informational sites such as Yelp, Wikipedia and TripAdvisor relied heavily on SEO for their initial growth. Their marketing strategy (whether deliberate or not) wa...
Even YouTube Can't Silence Radical Cleric
WASHINGTON — From the shootings at Fort Hood, Tex., to the stabbing of a British member of Parliament, investigators have identified Anwar al-Awlaki's stirring online calls to jihad as an important in...
The App Wall
A couple nights ago, a friend sent me a message. “So glad we finally have a way to talk without hanging out.” — He was, of course, kidding. He sent me the message through Yobongo, a new location-b...
iOS 4.3 GM Jailbroken Already Using PwnageTool. Here's A Complete How-To Guide !
Yes you read that right ! The just released iOS 4.3 GM for iPhone 4 has been jailbroken already. The jailbreak though is tethered only for now, which means that you will have to boot it into jailbro...
iPad May Be Magical. Apps Aren't. Here's Why.
It has been nearly a year since I first came in close contact with the original iPad. It blew my mind, and since then, it has become a daily accompaniment. I create content on my MacBook Air, but I ...
Angry Birds Are Flying To Facebook
Angry Birds has enjoyed more than 75 million downloads, so it's about time that the game developer Rovio is expanding the franchise to the Facebook. — The official Angry Birds page on Facebook says ...
Dear Apple: You're not “Post-PC” until you cut the cord
On Wednesday, Steve Jobs took the stage and announced what he called “Apple's third post-PC blockbuster”, the iPad 2. Don't get me wrong: I'm loving everything I've seen about the iPad 2 and I plan o...
Patent attack on Google open codec faces ‘antitrust probe’
DoJ investigates Apple, Microsoft, and friends — The US Department of Justice is investigating MPEG-LA - the patent pool organization backed by Apple, Microsoft, and others - over the organization's...