Introducing the Google+ project: Real-life sharing, rethought for the web
Among the most basic of human needs is the need to connect with others. With a smile, a laugh, a whisper or a cheer, we connect with others every single day. — Today, the connections between people...
FBI Raids Iowa Woman's Home in Lulz Security Hacker Investigation
The hacking group Lulz Security ended its 50-day reign of terror this weekend, but law enforcement's hunt for its members will go on. Last week, FBI agents raided an Iowa woman's home because of her ...
Evolving the Google design and experience
Starting today, you might begin noticing that things look a little different across Google products. We're working on a project to bring you a new and improved Google experience, and over the next fe...
It's So Obvious
My career in developing large scale systems that allow people to express themselves and communicate started in 1999 with Xanga. I left after a couple years and got more academic about the democratiza...
All-You-Can-Watch MoviePass Brings Netflix Model to Theaters
Updated: Information on 3-D and Imax pricing and a comment from an analyst were added to this story June 27, 2011, at 11:20 a.m. Pacific. — MoviePass, a new $50-per-month service for film fans, will...
RIM scraps 10-inch PlayBook to focus on QNX-powered superphone?
BlackBerry PlayBook enthusiasts will want to cuddle up with their favorite blanket and a carton of ice cream, as the 10-inch version of RIM's tablet may have been given the axe. N4BB reports that its...
Groupon leaks entire Indian user database
The entire user database of Groupon's Indian subsidiary Sosasta.com was accidentally published to the Internet and indexed by Google. The database includes the e-mail addresses and clear-text passwor...
Major development in Facebook case: Paul Ceglia's lawyers quit
Status update on Paul Ceglia, the New York state man who claims he is entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook: The big-firm lawyers who lent credibility to his case...
Facebook's Zuckerberg Is Now Richer Than The Google Guys
In news reported by my colleague Tomio Geron yesterday, publicly-traded closed-end mutual fund GSV Capital (nasdaq GSVC) bought 225,000 shares of the social networking giant Facebook at an average pri...
French Company Says It Will File Anticompetitive Suit Against Google, Seeking Damages
BRUSSELS — An Internet company in France says it will seek heavy damages from Google in what it says is the largest claim of its kind in Europe against the American giant.
Google Quietly Rolls Out WDYL.com: A Range Of Google Product Results On One Page
This morning, we got tipped to check out wdyl.com. The tipster noted that it was apparently a new Google site attempting to “create a unified UI to search in multiple channels”.
Google now activates 500,000 Android devices every day
Google's Android chief Andy Rubin tweeted this morning to announce that Google is now activating 500,000 devices each day, a 100,000 increase since it's last announcement at Google I/O in May. — Rub...
Microsoft Launches Office 365 Globally
World-class collaboration tools are now available for businesses large and small. — Today, at media events around the world, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Microsoft Office 365, the c...
Exclusive: Myspace Sale Nearing End Today With Low $30M Price and Buyer You Never Heard Of
It was just supposed to be a three-hour tour, um, quick sale process! — But, like a storm-tossed ship looking for any safe harbor, the Myspace sale is still chugging along …
Evolving the Google design and experience
Starting today, you might begin noticing that things look a little different across Google products. We're working on a project to bring you a new and improved Google experience, and over the next fe...
Skype video chat on iPad app moves Microsoft closer to Apple
Optimized Skype for iPad app to surface Tuesday; could make Apple a part of Windows Live, analysts say — Computerworld - Skype is reportedly set to release a video chat app optimized for Apple's iPa...
Sony VAIO Z debuts in Europe: external GPU, Light Peak, and new look included
Sony Europe has just announced full details of its brand new 13.1-inch VAIO Z, and it's a real looker. The big news here is the external GPU and optical drive, or what Sony's calling the Power Media ...
Acer lowering notebook shipments too as iPad bites deeper
Acer summer notebook shipments drop too — Acer's significantly lowered estimates include full-size notebooks as well, part suppliers divulged Monday night. The PC builder is now planning to drop it...
FCC competition report says nothing with a lot of data
Sometimes it's not what you say but what you don't say that matters, and in today's release of its annual wireless competition report (PDF link), the silence of the Federal Communications Commission s...
Sony says protecting content made it hackers' target
(Reuters) - Sony Corp believes it was targeted by hackers because it tried to protect its intellectual property, CEO Howard Stringer told a shareholders' meeting at which he sidestepped a call for him...
Facebook bans KDE application, deletes user photos
KDE users have gotten a rather unpleasant surprise from Facebook: Not only is the site blocking KDE apps like Gwenview from uploading, the social media giant has also taken down photos uploaded with t...
Amazon Starts an Ad Network, Powered by Your Data
You can buy just about anything on Amazon.com, including advertising. Now Amazon is selling ads on other people's sites, too. — The e-commerce giant has started what is effectively an ad network*, ...
Anonymous Declares War On The City Of Orlando
The hacktivist group Anonymous may be setting its sights on the city of Orlando, Florida next, if an anonymous press release which has landed in our inbox is to be believed (see bellow). The group is...
AOL Moves the Furniture Around Some More, With Brod to Patch
Here's an internal memo, titled “Platform for Growth,” just sent out by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, in which he buries the lede by noting the business partner of content czar Arianna Huffington, Jon Brod, ...
Opera Hits 200 Million Users; Debuts A New Featherweight Look And More In Version 11.5
When you're in fifth place in the browser races, there's room to be a little goofy. That's why it can be a pleasure to read the releases coming from Opera Software, the quirky Oslo-based company resp...