iPhone vs. Android - 45,000 Tests Prove Whose Browser is Faster
Android 52% faster, speeds past iPhone on 84% of sites* … Browser performance is a big deal. Browser speed was a major bullet point - if not the top point - in practically every browser release this ...
Source: iPhone 5 May Have NFC Contactless Capability
Apple's iPhone 4 doesn't have NFC. But could the iPhone 5? — One of the latest, juiciest rumors about Apple's upcoming iPhone, dubbed iPhone 5, is that the device will not include a wireless techno...
The Times Announces Digital Subscription Plan
The New York Times rolled out a plan on Thursday to begin charging the most frequent users of its Web site $15 a month in a bet that readers would pay for news they have grown accustomed to getting fr...
Exclusive: Yahoo Is About To Sell Delicious For $1-$2 Million
Yahoo is about to close a deal to sell bookmarking site Delicious for $1-$2 million, says a source familiar with the discussions. — Our source isn't sure what company is buying it, but says it's a “...
Steve Jobs Offers Support to Apple Employees Affected by Earthquake
Photo of Apple Store in Sendai, Japan by naok — Apple CEO Steve Jobs is reported to have sent a message to Apple staff regarding the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The contents of the emai...
Japanese Earthquake Poses Potential Supply Problems for iPad 2
The aftermath of the Japanese earthquake may cause logistical disruptions and supply shortages in Apple Inc.'s iPad 2, which employs several components manufactured in the disaster-stricken country—in...
Groupon Is Said to Discuss IPO Valuation of Up to $25 Billion
Groupon Inc. has held talks with banks about an initial public offering that would value the online-coupon company at as much as $25 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Why the Nitro JavaScript Engine Isn't Available to Apps Outside Mobile Safari in iOS 4.3
Along a similar line to today's story about the performance differences between Mobile Safari and the system-wide UIWebView control in iOS 4.3, was Tuesday's mini-brouhaha about web app performance ou...
Rumor: Asus To Launch $200 Chrome Netbook
The netbook market has more or less dried up; the little things might still be useful for light computing, but they've been clobbered by tablets as the go-to device for quick email and web browsing. ...
Fan backlash over adverts injected in Angry Birds HD
Last night, an update to Angry Birds HD dropped on iPad with fifteen new levels, a new golden egg and a “feature” that has immediately angered loyal fans - adverts. No, not the unobtrusive types of a...
Apple Airs 'If You Don't Have an iPhone' TV Ads
Apple has posted three new iPhone ads to their website and YouTube channel. The new ads start off with the phrase “If you don't have an iPhone” and demonstrate some specific features found on the iPh...
Saying “SXSW Is Over” Is Over
A lot of the talk surrounding SXSW this year has reminded me of one of my favorite skits from IFC's show Portlandia. It starts off with a guy peering into the window of a bar and telling the locals i...
Rustock Botnet Flatlined, Spam Volumes Plummet
The global volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide took a massive nosedive today following what appears to be a coordinated takedown of the Rustock botnet, one of the world's most active spam-generating ...
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Amazon Appstore: Apps and Prices Leak [EXCLUSIVE] [UPDATE]
Today we accidentally tripped over some information regarding available apps and prices in Amazon's Appstore. The store itself is still not working yet, but now we have some first impressions of whic...
Samsung's MacBook Air Challenger Ready to Ship
You can thank me in advance for not calling the ultra-slim Samsung Series 9 laptop a “MacBook Air killer,” which it certainly is not. It is, however, a sleek featherweight of a portable PC, one that ...
Apple Supply Chain Temporarily Affected By Japan Earthquake, But “Demand Stronger Than Ever”
Apple's supply chain is likely temporarily going to be affected by the Japan earthquake and tsunami, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster writes today, but demand for Apple products is stronger than eve...
Paramount Pictures Partner With BitTorrent Release Movie
Distracted Media's Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey first hit the BitTorrent conciousness in mid 2010 when trying to raise funding for their latest project by selling frames of their upcoming horror mo...
Google offers help for U.S. nonprofits
U.S.-based nonprofit organizations can get discounts on advertising and Google Apps subscriptions as part of a new Google for Nonprofits program launched today. — Nonprofits will be able to take adv...
iPod touch showing freaky graphical glitches after iOS 4.3 update? (video)
Another issue appears to be plaguing those who've upgraded to iOS 4.3, though thankfully this one won't make them late for work. We're seeing dozens of reports online of iPod touch users, particularl...
Zong Extends Mobile Payments to Game Consoles and More
Zong, one of the many startups trying to address carrier billing as a viable payment option for digital goods, is expanding its platform to other technologies, including game consoles and tablets. — ...
HTC Thunderbolt First Speed Tests: Freakin' Fast, Mixed Hotspot Mode Results
As the first 4G LTE phone for Verizon Wireless, there's a lot of pressure on the HTC Thunderbolt to deliver blazing speeds, especially since it costs $249. We just got our hands on this powerful 4.3-...
Sprint ‘Project Leapfrog’ rumors claim LTE network upgrade is underway
If we had a dime for every time Sprint CEO Dan Hesse (or spectrum partner Clearwire) has talked about a possible migration to LTE, we'd have... well, at least several dimes. A new rumor that's popped...
Frankness, Facebook Go A Long Way For Accel Partners' Kevin Efrusy
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story originally appeared in the March edition of Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst, as part of a monthly feature profiling “rising stars” of the next generation of genera...
Sony To Subpoena Two Years Of PS3 Hacker's PayPal Records
Query: If I donated $10 to Geohot's legal defense fund, does that make me liable for his actions, and do I have no right to keeping that donation private? It was, after all (if I made it), a perfectl...
Firm to Pay FTC $250,000 to Settle Charges That It Used Misleading Online “Consumer” and “Independent” Reviews
A company selling a popular series of guitar-lesson DVDs will pay $250,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively advertised its products through online affiliate marketers …