Larry Page Wants to Return Google to Its Startup Roots
One afternoon about 12 years ago, Larry Page and Sergey Brin gave John Doerr a call. A few months earlier, the Google cofounders had accepted $12.5 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Doer...
Goldman Sachs Programmer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Code Theft
A former Goldman Sachs programmer convicted of stealing the bank's high-speed trading software was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison. — Sergey Aleynikov, 41, was convicted in December of the...
Google TV Remote for iPhone
A very popular feature of Google TV to use your phone as a remote control. We released the Android version of the Google TV Remote app in December and I am happy to say that the app is now available ...
Kevin Rose Resigns From Digg, Closing Round On New Startup
Wow, when I wrote last night that Kevin Rose doesn't really use Digg anymore, I had no idea how perfect the timing was. It turns out Rose really has tuned out. Because, say multiple sources, he's al...
Inside Anonymous' Secret War Room
Dissident members of the internet hacktivist group Anonymous, tired of what they call the mob's “unpatriotic” ways, have provided law enforcement with chat logs of the group's leadership planning crim...
A Seedy New Neighborhood For The Web: XXX Domain Approved
The Internet is about to get a seedy new neighborhood: the body governing top-level Internet domains has approved a new .xxx domain for porn, despite objections from the adult entertainment industry.
Flash 10.2 hits Android today, Adobe hopes for viewable 720p playback in a matter of weeks
Today, Adobe Flash 10.2 will hit the Android Market for devices running Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb, and by now you're probably familiar with what it brings — increased performance …
iPhone 5 prototypes spotted: metal back, larger display, iPhone 4 shape?
Image is a third-party “metal” back sticker for iPhone 4, not an image of the iPhone 5 — A source from Foxconn who we believe to be reliable has provided us with some information about Apple's fifth...
Apple plans major MobileMe revamp for April launch; prior version to be phased out in a year
Apple is set to announce a new, free version of MobileMe next month, according to a trusted iLounge source. The source, who works for a major educational institution, claims the school's supplier …
Obama Nears Appointment Of Eric Schmidt As Commerce Secretary
The word in Washington is that President Obama is close to naming departing CEO Eric Schmidt as the nation's next Secretary of Commerce. — Mr. Schmidt picked up an important vote of confidence earli...
AT&T cuts price of iPad 3G by $100
AT&T on Friday slashed the price of the original iPad 3G by $100 throughout its U.S. retail stores. — The iPad 3G now costs $429, $529 and $629 for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models, respectively. Yes...
VentureBeat executive editor leaving
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE — Owen Thomas, the executive editor of the VentureBeat tech news site, is leaving after about a year with the California-based news service. — Thomas is leaving to becom...
Netflix Data On Customer Viewing Habits Sparks New Class Action Lawsuit
Netflix is contending with a new class action lawsuit that alleges the streaming service violates customer privacy by retaining viewing and payment records even after a customer cancels his or her ser...
Netflix's Deep Integration With Facebook Under Way
Netflix (NFLX) has begun asking users to hook up their Netflix accounts with their Facebook accounts to share with friends and family information about what videos they're watching. — Netflix execut...
Is Amazon Working on an Android Kindle?
Amazon has been incredibly successful with its Kindle e-reader, offering a lightweight reader at an affordable price. But the pizazz of the iPad 2 and the dozens of Android-based tablets that are slo...
Twitter Splits Soho, Takes Facebook Space on Madison
Twitter, the Web's biggest repository of personal oversharing, political dissent and tasteless self-promotion, is donning a suit and tie. — The little blue bird has been perching in a spartan, open-...
bitly's Got a Brand New Mobile Site!
Hey look, it's a desk covered in mobile devices! — What makes these mobile devices different from all other mobile devices? They are all running the brand new cross-platform bitly mobile site, whic...
Taking Down Botnets: Microsoft and the Rustock Botnet
Senior Attorney, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit — Just over a year ago, we announced that the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), in cooperation with industry and academic experts, had successfully...
Not Even Kevin Rose Really Uses Digg Anymore
How bad are things at the once-mighty Digg these days? Not so good. It's been months since Digg relaunched in August in a quest for relevance. They had 18 million unique worldwide visitors that mon...
Are Four Words Worth $25 Billion for Groupon?
Inside Andrew Mason's plan to remake Groupon, fend off copycats, and change your spending habits forever — On a frigid Chicago morning in early March, Andrew Mason stood on a street corner outside h...
Q&A: New York Times Digital Czar Martin Nisenholtz on the Paywall, Pricing, Google and Apple
A lot of you have done a lot of reading, and a lot of writing, about the New York Times' digital paywall/subscription plans. And if any of you who care about this stuff haven't read Ken Doctor's diss...
AT&T aggressively moving against unauthorized tethering
AT&T is ruining a lot of people's days with a customer mailshot explaining that its “records show that you use [tethering] but are not subscribed to our tethering plan.” iOS, of course, will disable t...
RIM, Carriers Fight Over Digital Wallet
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is locking horns with wireless carriers over control of mobile-payment data, in an example of the battles erupting as smartphones evolve into electronic wallet...
Google: The Quest
How New CEO Larry Page Will Lead The Company He Cofounded Into The Future — It's not Helen of Troy or the assassination of an archduke, but this spelling-bee-worthy 10-cent word also launched a war, t...
The Economics of Dissent: How Twitter and Facebook Tipped the Revolutionary Equation
Perhaps it is time to update the phrase “The pen is mightier than the sword” to “The Internet is mightier than dictators” — While this statement is made tongue-in-cheek, it is undeniable that we are...
Developers express concern over pirated games on Android Market
Google's smartphone app market is growing fast - but developers are calling foul over piracy and lack of transparency — App developers are concerned that Google is being too lax in its regulation of...
Criminal probe into iPhone prototype nears end
A probe into a prototype iPhone 4 purchased by a gadget blog is nearing its end, with investigators expected to report their findings soon. — Stephen Wagstaffe, district attorney for the county of S...
Toshiba LCD plant out, Lenovo frets about supplies
(Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said an assembly line in Japan making small liquid crystal displays would be closed for a month, and PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd voiced worries over parts, highlighting the thre...
T-Mobile demos new Sidekick opening mechanism, promises mobile hotspot and tethering support
So what do you think of the first touchscreen Sidekick? A desperate attempt to keep an archaic brand alive with unrelated hardware or a modern retelling of a successful retail story?
Rovio Wants To IPO In New York
Finnish business magazine Talouselämä has published a story on Rovio, the creators of Angry Birds, where they state that the company is seeking to go public in New York. Rovio Board Chairman Kaj Hed,...