Funny or Die: Groupon's Fate Hinges on Words
RACHEL HANDLER is struggling to say something funny or perhaps amusing or at least clever about horses. Her mind is empty. She can't recall the last time she was on a horse or even saw a horse. The...
Android Market's most popular emulators disappear without a trace (update)
If you're an Android gamer, chances are you've heard of Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, N64oid, Ataroid, Gearoid and Gameboid: they're all video game console emulators developed by yongzh, and many ranked a...
Lockheed Martin Confirms It Came Under Attack
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin confirmed tonight that the network problems it has been been contending with during the last several days, are the result of a “significant and tenacious attack” car...
NVIDIA's quad-core Kal-El used to demo next-gen mobile graphics, blow minds (video)
You might think yourself too grown-up to be wowed by shiny, glittery things, but we doubt many will be able to watch NVIDIA's new Glow Ball tech demo without a smidgen of childlike glee.
Twitter unmasks anonymous British user in landmark legal battle
California court forces site to reveal personal details of user accused of libelling local authority in north-east England — Twitter has been forced to hand over the personal details of a British us...
E-sales to imprints: Amazon's ambitious publishing plan
In a series of public moves, Amazon.com has signaled its determination to enter the book publishing business, a move with broad implications for the online retailer as well as the traditional publishi...
Anthony Weiner: Hackers posted lewd photos on Twitter
Rep. Anthony Weiner says social networking identity hacking is to blame for the lewd material that a conservative news website reported was sent from his Twitter and yfrog handles to an unidentified w...
Wolfram Alpha Turns 2: ‘People Just Need What We Are Doing’
Steven Wolfram, the man behind computing-application Mathematica and the search engine Wolfram Alpha, has a short attention span that's married to a long-term outlook. — Wolfram Alpha is an online s...
Zuckerberg: Privacy anxiety is fleeting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits down for an on-stage interview at the e-G8 Forum in Paris. — Facebook products in the past have created controversy over privacy, but people get used to new feature...
Greylock Partners launches new $160 million tech fund for Europe and Israel
Well known US VC house Greylock Partners is launching a brand new $160 million fund aimed at internet technology companies, with the fund being deployed between Europe and Israel.