China's Cyberassault on America
If we discovered Chinese explosives laid throughout our national electrical system, we'd consider it an act of war. China's digital bombs pose as grave a threat. — In justifying U.S. involvement in...
Pandora Opens At $20 Per Share With A Market Cap Of $3.2 Billion
Yesterday, music streaming service Pandora priced its IPO at $16 per share (valuing the company at $2.6 billion). The company originally set the range of its IPO at $7 to $9 per share, at a market ca...
Duke Nukem's PR threatens to punish sites that run negative reviews
A large part of my job is dealing with people who work in public relations. The vast majority of those whose do PR for video game companies are polite, well-intentioned, and extremely professional.
Exposed: Facebook's Secret iPhone Photo Sharing App (Which Looks Amazing)
It's far too often that the term “killer” gets thrown around in tech blogs. And yes, we're just as bad as anybody. But what if I told you that a service that gets 6 billion photo uploads each month ...
How Larry Page Thinks About Search
Google's SVP of the search division, Alan Eustace, stuck around to answer a few questions after today's Google Inside Search event, and he gave some new insights into the way CEO Larry Page thinks abo...
Exclusive: Google Nexus 4G detailed - 720p display, 4G LTE, Android 4.0
Google is two devices deep in a quest to deliver its vision of what a mobile device should be, while pushing the envelope forward as far as specifications and collaboration is concerned.
Acer cuts 2011 tablet shipment target by nearly 60 percent
(Reuters) - Acer Inc slashed its full-year shipment target for tablets by almost 60 percent and expects lower notebook shipments as the world No.2 PC maker works to clear accumulated inventory. — Ho...
Chromebooks now available for sale
Last month we unveiled the first Chromebooks from our partners, Samsung and Acer. Chromebooks were built and optimized for the web to give you a faster, simpler and more secure experience without the...
Close to US$500k stolen in first major Bitcoin theft
In the first Bitcoin theft of its size, a user has lost 25,000 BTC — or nearly $487,749 at today's market rates — to an unknown thief. — While the Bitcoin community has always been quick to point ou...
New AirPort Extremes and Time Capsules confirmed, software update caching references found
Following our reports that Apple is gearing up to release updated AirPort Extremes and Time Capsules with software update caching, we have discovered references to unreleased AirPort Extremes …
Apple's Retail Secrets Spilled: Don't Correct The Customers, Abide By The A.P.P.L.E. Code
It's no accident that Apple's retail empire has grown into a $12 billion+ business. — It's run as a strict operation, with specific guidelines on how employees can and can not talk to customers …
A risky currency? Alleged $500,000 Bitcoin heist raises questions
Bitcoin, the decentralized virtual currency whose value has skyrocketed in recent weeks, faced a key test Monday as a veteran user reported that Bitcoins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars had bee...
New Research Shows Netflix Is A Catalyst for Cord-Cutting and Cord-Shaving
The Diffusion Group released interesting research yesterday which supports a view that I've had for a while: heavy Netflix streaming usage correlates with a propensity to cut back on pay-TV services.
My Places now helps you manage your important locations
Almost every day you encounter new places and businesses, whether it's a new store you spotted on your commute to work, or a restaurant you visited with friends over the weekend. To date, you've been...
Dolby Sues RIM Over Patent Infringement, Aims To Halt Sales Of BlackBerry Devices
Breaking - Dolby has just announced that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States and Germany against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. — The lawsuits seek recovery of finan...
LulzSec opens hack request line
Lulz Security's request line features the voice of Pierre Dubois - possibly the name of its comic icon — The hacker group Lulz Security has opened a telephone request line so its fans can suggest po...
No more doubt: Oracle wants billion-dollar amount from Google
Yesterday's announcement of the Apple-Nokia settlement led to much speculation over how much money the Finnish handset maker receives. All analysts agreed that it must be a lot. But there are also o...
Starbucks unveils Android app, brings mobile payment to Safeway
Starbucks today rolled out a new Android application that allows users to pay with their mobile phones, find nearby stores and manage gift cards. The Seattle coffee retailer also announced that its m...
Windows Phone 7 Ad Impressions Up 92%; iOS And Android Neck In Neck For App Revenue
Mobile ad network Millennial Media has released its monthly monthly mobile report for May, giving us a view into how each OS and manufacturer is performing on the mobile ad network.
HTC pulls a 180, now says Gingerbread is coming to Desire
So, here's the tally: as of June 14th, there's just “not enough memory” in the Desire for Gingerbread to run properly. As of the 15th, however, there is. We won't pretend to understand what changed ...
A Slender Tablet With Widescreen Ambitions
New Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Is Thinner and Lighter Than the iPad 2 but Lags Behind When It Comes to Battery Life — If you've ever experienced the anxiety of buying an Apple product while worrying th...
The Entire Internet Under Governmental Censorship In France?
Paris, June 15th, 2011 - Information website PC INpact revealed today a draft executive order which would give the French government the power to arbitrarily censor any content or service on the Net.
Google Ventures Backed-Copious Launches A Social Marketplace For The Facebook Era
Social commerce has taken on many forms; from purchasing items on Facebook to product recommendations from your social graph to daily deal sites. There are plenty of startups that offer the functiona...
Windows Phone update schedule: one major version a year
Previously expected, but never before confirmed, Microsoft's plans for Windows Phone updates have been spelled out explicitly in a job posting, of all things. First noticed by MobileTechWorld, the jo...
Redux brings social video discovery to Google TV
Video discovery startup Redux has launched a native app for Google TV-powered connected TVs, Blu-ray players and other devices, enabling viewers to navigate curated channels of online content in the s...
Exclusive: Hacking blitz drives cyberinsurance demand
(Reuters) - The recent string of sensational hacker attacks is driving companies to seek “cyberinsurance” worth hundreds of millions of dollars, even though many policies can still leave them exposed ...
Apple Bans App That Was Storing iPhone Passcodes
We shared some cool data with you on Monday about the most commonly-used passcodes on iPhones. — It came from developer Daniel Amitay, who made the Big Brother Security app. The app was designed to...
China's Cell Phone Pirates Are Bringing Down Middle Eastern Governments
In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we examine China's cheap knockoff cell phones. After being forced out of China and India, Chinese counterfeiters brought their product to the Middle Eas...
Microsoft hints at Windows 8 release date
Autumn 2012 still the most likely date for the next version of Windows By Mary Branscombe 3 hours ago | Tell us what you think [ comments ] microsoft-hints-at-windows-8-release- date Corporate VP Da...
Project Spartan: Facebook's Hush-Hush Plan To Take On Apple On Their Own Turf: iOS
Given the news that has already come out about Facebook, you're probably thinking there is no way that anything else leaks out today. They're probably on lockdown (real lockdown, not the crazed codin...
Behold: Facebook's Secret Photo Sharing App
Last night, something very interesting came our way. Something massive — documents and images outlining what appears to be a new Facebook iPhone app built around photo sharing. We teased what we had...
Sun co-founder launches new startup — on Twitter
on Twitter — WayIn is a new startup being developed by Sun Microsystems' co-founder Scott McNealy. But so far, the tech industry titan is going about the company's launch in a slightly unexpected wa...
Me, Myself and I: Helping to manage your identity on the web
In recent years, it's become easier and easier to publish information about yourself online, through powerful new platforms like social networking sites and photo sharing services. One way to manage ...
What we talk about when we talk about RSS
(Disclaimer: I started working with RSS even before creating NetNewsWire nine years ago. I still very much want NetNewsWire to succeed. But know that I don't speak for NetNewsWire or for its new own...