Previewing ‘Windows 8’
REDMOND, Wash. - June 1, 2011 - Today, at the D9 Conference, we demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” for the first time. Windows 8 is a reimagining of Windo...
The +1 button for websites: recommend content across the web
Since we started rolling out the +1 button in March, you've been able to recommend content to your friends and contacts directly from Google search results and ads. — But sometimes you want to +1 a ...
Ensuring your information is safe online
The Internet has been an amazing force for good in the world—opening up communications, boosting economic growth and promoting free expression. But like all technologies, it can also be used for bad ...
Apple's new data center is visible (at last!) from space
One of the mysteries surrounding the 500,000-square foot server farm Apple (AAPL) has famously constructed in a small North Carolina town called Maiden — besides its ultimate purpose — is why it didn'...
search+photos
Twitter brings the most meaningful information in the world right to your pocket. And, we're constantly working on ways to make that even better. — One good search can take you #anywhere. — Today...
How Powerful is Twitter? Well, Shaq Just Tweeted His Retirement
Dick Costolo just spent 45 minutes on stage at D9 talking about the power of Twitter. But I think Shaquille O'Neal just made a better argument for Twitter's power in just two words. — “im retiring,...
Enough Is Enough
I believe that software patents should not exist. They are a tax on innovation. And software is closer to media than it is to hardware. Patenting software is like patenting music. — The mess arou...
Taiwan makers rushing to obtain certification from Apple for iPad 3
Apple has begun certifying components for iPad 3 and many Taiwan-based makers are actively participating. Some makers have already landed certification such as Radiant Opto-Electronics with LED backl...
Microsoft Said to Limit Chipmakers Using Windows to Only One Tablet-Maker
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has asked chipmakers that want to use the next version of Windows for tablets to work with no more than one computer manufacturer, three people with knowledge of the plan said.
10 hidden features in Windows 8
Windows 8 is coming in 2012: Here's an early look at 10 major new features and areas of improvement. … Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finally confirmed what tech pundits knew all along: the next generati...
Apple's Twitter
I've been waiting a year for someone to write about this, but my laziness has not yet paid off, so here are a few things that we all know about everybody's favorite Cupertino fruit company: — Apple h...
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Tells Developers to “Move Up the Value Chain” (Video)
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shared details and perspectives about Twitter usage, developer relations and monetization in an interview with Walt Mossberg today at D9. He also introduced new photo and sea...
Flip creator gets into the grilled cheese business, Sequoia invests
Well, this is ... unexpected. Jonathan Kaplan, who previously led the company that created the Flip camera, just announced his new project on-stage at the D9 conference — and it's a grilled cheese co...
HP Might License webOS, Says CEO (Video)
Hewlett-Packard's plans for webOS extend far beyond tablets, smartphones and PCs. Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker says the company is planning to make it available to its partners to provide mobili...
The Future of Identity Belongs to Apple and Google
Why is it, when you install an app from the AppStore that requires an account, and you don't already have an account on the service, you have to fill out a form and create one? — It seems like a dum...
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason on Google, Clones and Hubris-But Not on an IPO
Groupon's CEO Andrew Mason makes history today as the first speaker at the D conference to ever request that his image be based on a recent driver's license photo — goofy grin and all.
EXCLUSIVE: Northrop Grumman May Have Been Hit by Cyberattack, Source Says
Top military contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. may have been hit by a cyber assault, the latest in a string of alarming attacks against military suppliers, a source within the company told FoxNews.com...
Motorola Site Redesign Tips Xoom 2, Watchphone, More? (Images)
Motorola appears to be in the midst of a site redesign following its split earlier this year, and with it comes evidence of several new devices. Besides a followup to the Xoom, it seems that Moto's w...
Samsung Chromebook goes on sale early at Gilt (update: sold out)
We can't say we expected Gilt to be the first place to offer Samsung's new Chromebook but, well, here we are. Google's now sending out emails like the one above to at least some folks that signed up ...
JP Morgan: Apple's iPad rivals reduce build plans after ‘early dose of reality’
A new investor report from J.P. Morgan on Wednesday indicates that Apple's competitors in the tablet market have reduced their build plans after receiving an “early dose of reality” in the form of lac...
Rovio acquires animation studio Kombo
Helsinki-based studio to work on animated content for Rovio properties — Rovio, the developer of the Angry Birds entertainment franchise, today announced the acquisition of leading Finnish animation...
AirPort devices out of stock in many Apple Stores, refresh imminent?
We've received reports from several Apple Stores across the US stating that some AirPort devices are either low in stock or out of stock altogether. — A reader let us know that all of the Apple Stor...
Angry Birds Coming to TV, Via Roku
Yes, there are still places you can't see Angry Birds yet. Roku wants to fix that: The company, whose boxes are best known for making it easier to play Netflix on your TV, says it will bring the pig-...
The HP Touchpad Gets A Video Demo Thanks To SanDisk
HP! SanDisk just crashed your party! Deep in the seedy show that is Computex Taipei, SanDisk is showing off one of its latest partner devices. Yep, they have a fully functional HP Touchpad. — The...
HTC Sensation 4G launches June 15th from T-Mobile, $199.99
T-Mobile on Wednesday announced that its latest and most capable Android smartphone to date will launch later this month. The HTC Sensation 4G, which we took a hands-on look at back in April, will be...
Tapjoy says Apple's ban on promos is killing mobile game profits
Tapjoy said tonight that Apple's ban of a popular kind of promotion on the iPhone is hurting mobile game developers. — Tapjoy and Apple held talks on the ban in the past few weeks, but Apple's hard-...
Apple Takes Control of iCloud.com
Apple has taken ownership of the domain iCloud.com. The domain was believed to have been sold to Apple for a price tag of $4.5 million. Prior to today, the whois domain registration listed Xcerion a...
Microsoft: If we ‘Build’ a new developers conference, will they come?
Microsoft execs told developers earlier this year that there would be a new developers conference happening in mid-September 2011. But until this evening, details about this until-now-unnamed event w...
Jack Dorsey Is “The James Franco of the Internet”
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Square and product chief at Twitter, didn't have much of anything going on today so he dropped in on D9. — All kidding aside, the seemingly super-human Dorsey will be taking ...
Exclusive: Groupon Books Travel Plans Through Expedia Partnership
Groupon is partnering with Expedia to create a new discount travel service that will let people book hotel rooms and airfare at half the cost. — The announcement is being made today at the D Confere...
Wi-Fi to Overtake Wired Network Traffic by 2015
Wi-Fi devices will for the first time use more bandwidth than wired devices in 2015, according to Cisco's new Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global IP Traffic Forecast. Cisco predicts Wi-Fi devices wi...
A way to take out spammers? 3 banks process 95% of spam transactions
If you want to stop spam then going after the banks and payment processors that enable their lucrative trade may be your best bet, according to research performed by a team from the University of Cali...
Official: Google Offers Goes Live, First Portland Offer Arrives
[As promised below in our post from late Tuesday night, the first Google Offer just arrived minutes ago in my Gmail inbox. Here's a screenshot, followed by the remainder of Tuesday night's post about...
Campus Life at Facebook and Google
It's like the difference between public and private school: Facebook and Google have very different vibes — This is part of IEEE Spectrum's special report on the battle for the future of the social ...
Nokia CEO: There are “absolutely no discussions” with Microsoft on buyout
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop appeared at D9 today and told Walt Mossberg that rumors of a Microsoft buyout of Nokia are completely baseless. — The rumor flared up earlier today, suggesting that Microsoft ...
U.S. Presses to Rein In Web Gadgets in New Cars
As consumers clamor for more tools to help them stay connected to online media on the road, auto makers are coming under fresh pressure to minimize distracting gadgetry in new cars. — “There's absol...
How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company
Disclosure 1: I work in the vacation rental industry. While my company specializes in regional, recreational vacation homes, not metro rentals - there is an obvious conflict. — Disclosure 2: This i...
Reed Hastings at D9: Competition for wallet share is increasing
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—Reed Hastings at the D9 conference today discussed the challenges facing the video distribution company. Netflix is still fighting movie release “windows” and not offering...
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Live at D9
Netflix has turned itself from a DVD rental company into a Web video subscription service, and consumers love it: Millions are signing up each quarter. — Investors love it, too: They've pushed the s...