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During our Inside Search press event in San Francisco today, we discussed how mobile search has inspired new ways to remove barriers to knowledge on the desktop and help you get to your results faster...
More Evidence for 2048x1536 iPad Retina Display
More evidence has emerged to suggest that a future version of the iPad will sport a “Retina” display with a resolution of 2048x1536, or double the horizontal and vertical pixels of the current iPad. ...
Pandora IPO Prices At $16; Valued At $2.56 Billion
Interactive Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. continued the trend of hot Internet-related IPOs by pricing its shares at $16 apiece Tuesday night, above expectations. … The company sold 14.7 mi...
Next-generation Xbox rumored to be unveiled at E3 2012
Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console will likely be shown at E3 2012, according to reports. — The software giant is preparing to announce the successor to the Xbox 360 at E3 2012 according to Vi...
iPhone liquidity: Why an unlocked Phone in the US matters
The iPhone is now available in the US unlocked. Judging by the lack of reaction to the news, one would assume that this is not a significant event. I would argue however that it's a very significant...
Troubled Startup Color Loses Cofounder Peter Pham
Peter Pham, the president and a cofounder of mobile social startup Color, is no longer with the company, we've heard from multiple sources. The company launched publicly less than three months ago. ...
Meet Amazon.com's first employee: Shel Kaphan
Shel Kaphan came from Santa Cruz in a U-Haul before the company was called Amazon. (Photos: Annie Laurie Malarkey) — Amazon.com today is approaching 40,000 employees. Seventeen years ago, Shel Kap...
Most Common iPhone Passcodes
In my last update to Big Brother Camera Security (Free), I added some code to record common user passcodes (completely anonymous, of course). Because Big Brother's passcode setup screen and lock scre...
Nokia enters into patent license agreement with Apple
Apple payments to Nokia settle all litigation and have positive financial impact — Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced that it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple. The agreement will resu...
Bloomberg to FCC: Comcast is Violating NBCU Merger Conditions
News giant Bloomberg has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission, accusing Comcast of violating conditions it agreed to as part of its merger with NBC Universal, which crea...
Angry Birds looks to conjure some location-based Magic [Video]
Rovio is looking to take Angry Birds local with location-based integration, which will now enhance the game play for users when they visit real-world locations. The feature, called Magic, builds off ...
Facebook juror guilty of contempt
Juror contacted acquitted defendant online during multimillion-pound drugs trial, causing it to collapse — A juror and acquitted defendant who made contact through Facebook during a multimillion-pou...
DOJ Clears Google's Bid for Nortel Patents
WASHINGTON—U.S. antitrust enforcers have given Google Inc. the go-ahead to pursue its $900 million opening bid for a trove of high-tech patents being sold next week by Canadian telecommunications-equi...
Tech bubble
This house believes that we are in a new tech bubble. — Overview — Rebuttal — Closing — Post-debate — Tuesday — Friday — Wednesday — Friday — June — Opening statements — The burs...
Verizon adds 19 more cities to its LTE network
Computerworld - Verizon Wireless announced 19 more cities that will get its faster LTE wireless network service starting Thursday, bringing the total to 74 metropolitan areas. — San Francisco and De...
Facebook Hires Former White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart
Joe Lockhart, who served as White House press secretary during President Bill Clinton's eventful second term, will join Facebook as VP of global communications next month. — Lockhart, currently foun...
It's All Software
Here's Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, writing about iCloud: … Many — maybe even most — observers share this view of the differences between Apple's and Google's approach to cloud-backed software. I think thi...
Why Content Isn't King
How Netflix became America's biggest video service—much to the astonishment of media executives and investors — NETFLIX FAMOUSLY ENGENDERS fierce loyalty from its ever-growing customer base. This y...
Twitter ‘Follow Recommendations’ Let You Make A Personalized ‘Suggested User’ List
Grace Chu Lee from Twitter's Business Development team earlier tweeted out and then deleted a Twitter feature that has as of yet gone unheard of beyond a select few, “Follow Recommendations.”
BBC developing new iPhone app for field reporters
The BBC is developing an app that will allow its reporters in the field to file video, stills and audio directly into the BBC system from an iPhone or iPad. — The new app, due to be in use within a ...
Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive
It's been a busy time for cloud storage and music services and Apple's launch onto the scene with Apple iCloud has officially declared it global war. The lines have begun to blur as to what you own …
Google launches $280 million residential solar fund with SolarCity
Crossposted on Smart Planet. — Google on Tuesday said that it will create a $280 million fund to help SolarCity, a residential solar project financing company, to ramp up deployments.
Apple feels “harassed” by “copyist” Samsung's demands for early look at iPhone 5 and iPad 3; showdown on Friday
With all that's going on, this is already my third blog post within a few hours. After reporting on The New York Times Company's and OpinionLab's declaratory judgment actions …
Apple to sell new Macbook Air late this month: report
(Reuters) - Apple Inc will start selling its latest Macbook Air in late June with 380,000 units as the first shipment, Taiwan's Economic Daily said on Tuesday quoting industry sources. — The newspap...
Live Blogging Google's “Inside Search” Event
Everyone ready? Because the big day has arrived! Google's “Inside Search” event begins today at 9:30am Pacific Time. OK, reset your expectations. It might not be that big. But I'll be live bloggi...
Apple iCloud vs Google vs Amazon Cloud Drive vs Dropbox vs Microsoft SkyDrive
It's been a busy time for cloud storage and music services and Apple's launch onto the scene with Apple iCloud has officially declared it global war. The lines have begun to blur as to what you own …
Apple now selling unlocked GSM iPhone 4 in US, starting at $649
Apple updated its online store on Tuesday to begin offering unlocked models of the iPhone 4, starting at $649. — Both the white and black versions of Apple's bestselling smartphone are available, wi...
Apple feels “harassed” by “copyist” Samsung's demands for early look at iPhone 5 and iPad 3; showdown on Friday
With all that's going on, this is already my third blog post within a few hours. After reporting on The New York Times Company's and OpinionLab's declaratory judgment actions …
iCloud will have a Web-based interface
When Apple introduced iCloud at last week's Worldwide Developer Conference, there were no discussions about a Web-based interface for the service, which lead some to believe that there wouldn't be one...
Groupon Vice Chairman Leonsis Seen as Having Potential Conflict
Groupon Inc. Vice Chairman Ted Leonsis' venture firm is an investor in rival LivingSocial and has ties to its board, a relationship that could pose a conflict, according to corporate-governance expert...
Microsoft's Xbox 360 rules the U.S. console market, again
In a down month for video games, Microsoft's Xbox 360 continued to buck the trend in May, according to new data out this afternoon. — Microsoft sold 270,000 Xbox 360s in the U.S. in May, up 39 perce...
JC Penney Nabs Top Apple Executive
J.C. Penney Co. is tapping Ron Johnson, head of Apple Inc.'s iconic retail stores, as its new president and eventual chief executive, people familiar with the situation said. — The company is expect...
Duke Nukem Forever: barely playable, not funny, rampantly offensive
In the first few moments of Duke Nukem Forever, your character pees in a urinal and then earns an achievement for reaching into a toilet and extracting a piece of human excrement. Why does the game r...
Why Google Earth Can't Show You Israel
Since Google launched its Google Earth feature in 2005, the company has become a worldwide leader in providing high-resolution satellite imagery. In 2010, Google Earth allowed the world to see the ex...
Twitter Announces ‘Strategic Alliance’ With Yahoo Japan
Twitter has just announced a partnership with Yahoo Japan, according to a blog post on the company's site. — As part of the partnership Twitter says that “Tweets will be integrated into various serv...
BlackBerry teams up with HTC Sense creator
Research In Motion, the company behind the iconic BlackBerry line of smartphones is rumored to be hiring YOU i Labs, an Ontario-based design firm that helped develop the front-end user experience for ...
Steve Jobs comic book biography coming in August
A comic book biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs is headed to stores in August. — Entitled “Steve Jobs: Co-Founder of Apple” and published by Bluewater Productions, the comic book will be the latest i...
AMD's Fusion A-Series chips official: 10.5-hour battery life, DirectX 11 graphics, and USB 3.0 support (video)
AMD's Llano platform has been on our radar for more than two years, and finally, the company has come clean with its latest class of hybrid CPU / GPU chips, officially dubbed the Fusion A-Series.