Apple Updates MacBook Air With Next Generation Processors, Thunderbolt I/O & Backlit Keyboard
Apple® today updated the MacBook Air® with next generation processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and Mac OS® X Lion, the world's most advanced operating system.
Feature: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review
Mac OS X 10.7 was first shown to the public in October 2010. The presentation was understated, especially compared to the bold rhetoric that accompanied the launches of the iPhone ("Apple reinvents t...
Make multiple calls in Gmail
Over the years, we've expanded Gmail's communication abilities by allowing you to make voice and video calls to other computers and more recently call phones. Until now, though, you were limited to m...
Larry Summers calls Winklevoss twins ‘A**holes’
NEW YORK (Fortune) — What did Larry Summers really think of the Winklevoss twins? — “Rarely, have I encountered such swagger, and I tried to respond in kind,” the former president of Harvard said in...
EBay's PayPal Payments Going Offline With Point Of Sale Product
eBay's PayPal unit has been a big driver of the company's growth as the company has retooled its marketplaces unit. Now PayPal is not just going after online and mobile payments, it's also targeting ...
Twitter Poised to Close a Two-Stage $800M Funding, With Half Used to Cash Out Investors and Employees
In a move reminiscent of one done by Facebook in 2009, Twitter is close to completing an $800 million funding deal that will include a second part in which around $400 million of the total …
Windows Phone Developers Get New App Hub Features: Mango app submission just one month away
This week marks another significant developer milestone on the path to the release of Mango and also gives me a chance to talk about where we're headed. — We know there's tremendous excitement among...
The Trouble with Nathan Myhrvold's Pro-Patent Arguments
Nathan Myhrvold is a smart guy. I haven't met him, but everyone tells me that, so I'll take it as given. I have a hunch he's 1980s Microsoft-smart, which is to say he's about as much fun to be with ...
Apple Updates Mac mini
Apple® today updated the Mac® mini with next generation Intel core processors, new discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and Lion, the world's most advanced operating system. The n...
Samsung to release Galaxy S2 in U.S. next month
Samsung Electronics Co. will release its flagship Galaxy S2 smartphone in the U.S. market next month, the chief of its mobile business division said Wednesday, a move that will likely pit the product ...
Apple leases a big office campus in Cupertino that could accommodate more than 1,000 workers
Apple (AAPL) has struck a deal to lease a big office campus in Cupertino just west of De Anza College, in a move that would enable the tech titan to occupy the complex with more than 1,000 workers.
Jack Dorsey Cleaning House At Twitter: 4 Key Product Guys Are Out
Breaking news out of Twitter this afternoon, four key product managers have just been let go, we've learned. The move was led by Jack Dorsey and will see key product guys Kevin Cheng, Josh Elman, and...
Wave Goodbye to Google Labs
Google just announced that it is shutting down Google Labs, the company's central hub for testing new product ideas and features. According to Google, the decision was made in order to allow it to pr...
Google+ Now The Top Free App In The Apple App Store
After less than 24 hours of being live, the Google+ iPhone app has hit the number one free spot in the Apple app store, beating out “Draw ‘n’ Go: Awesomeness!” for the top slot. — This is quite impr...
Exclusive: Google offers credit card to advertisers
(Reuters) - Google Inc is introducing a credit card for its advertising customers, offering its clients a credit line to try and drum up business as competition in the online ad market heats up. — G...
Google+ and Search Signals: Tinfoil Hat Edition
I was recently examining Google+ and how it transparently redirects through plus.google.com as it sends readers to your website. One of the oddities I noticed was this: … Take a look at how the URL s...
Pottermore and Google team up to enable Harry Potter ebooks push to Google Books libraries
When JK Rowling's new website Pottermore opens its doors this Fall, we'll provide services to help fans make the most of their ebook purchasing experience. Pottermore and Google are teaming …
Apple, Google Are Said to Be Among Companies Sizing Up InterDigital Offers
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Google Inc. (GOOG), aiming to bolster their patent portfolios, are among companies weighing possible bids for InterDigital Inc., a mobile-phone technology designer, according to ...
REPORT: How Google Plus Stacks Up Against Facebook
Ever since Google Plus launched last month, the blogosphere has been making bold declarations about how the search giant's social media product means the beginning of the end for Facebook. — Well no...
Firefox 8 for Windows x64: Has 64-bit browsing finally come of age?
Over the last couple of weeks, Mozilla has finally stepped up its 64-bit testing process. There are now five slaves dedicated to building Firefox for Windows x64, which means that from Firefox 8 and ...
Zynga Is Hit With Countersuit Over Game Designs
Vostu, a Brazilian company whose social games are popular in South America, filed suit against the online gaming giant Zynga on Wednesday, responding to a suit from Zynga claiming that Vostu copied it...
Apple initiates mass discontinuation of boxed retail software
Further emphasizing the Mac App Store as the preferred place to get new software for Mac OS X, Apple on Wednesday discontinued a slew of boxed software products. — Virtually all of Apple's retail so...
U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers
The federal government plans to shut 40 percent of its computer centers over the next four years to reduce its hefty technology budget and modernize the way it uses computers to manage data and provid...
Google blinks in Oracle patent case, indicates willingness to pay
Oracle and Google just filed their joint reply to the judge's request for input on “the extent to which” that lawsuit should be stayed. — As I expected, the common and agreed-upon part of their resp...
Microsoft Makes Windows Live Access Easier for Mobile Developers on iOS, Android & Windows Phone
Microsoft is making it easier for mobile developers building apps for iOS, Android and Windows Phone to integrate data from Windows Live into their applications.
eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 25 Percent To $2.8B; PayPal Posts First $1B Quarter
eBay just posted strong second quarter earnings, reporting that revenue for quarter ended June 30, 2011, increased 25 percent to $2.8 billion, compared to the same period of 2010.
Intel Q2 Crushes Estimates; Q3 View Beats; Raises Spending View
Intel (INTC) this afternoon reported Q2 revenue and earnings per share ahead of estimates. — Revenue in the three months ended in June rose 22%, year over year, to $13.1 billion, yielding EPS of 59 ...
Apple 27-inch Thunderbolt Display now available: FaceTime HD camera, 2.1 speaker system, and $999 price tag
New Mac Minis? MacBook Airs? Apple knows what you're really wanting is an excuse to upgrade your almost-but-not-quite two-year-old Cinema Display — only now, it looks like Apple's opted for new nami...
Zillow Soars 200 Percent In First Trade With Over $1 Billion Valuation
Shares of real estate listings site Zillow began trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol ‘Z’ today, opening at $60 per share. This gives the company a whopping $1.6 billion valuation.
Mac OS X Lion Available Today From the Mac App Store
CUPERTINO, California—July 20, 2011—Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world's most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available tod...
Amazon Pulls a Netflix, Adds (Old) CBS Shows
Amazon, which is trying to build up a digital video service that can rival the one Netflix has built, has added a bunch of TV shows from CBS — just like Netflix did earlier this year. — The deal is ...
Lenovo announces Android-based ThinkPad Tablet and IdeaPad K1, forgets to cancel Windows 7 P1
Well, Lenovo is certainly making up for lost time today. After first revealing its IdeaPad U1 about a year and a half ago at CES 2010 and some juicy ThinkPad tablet leaks …
Myhrvold: Tech Giants Discover Value of Patents
Myhrvold: Tech Giants Discover Value of Patents — Patents rarely make headlines, but they did this month when Nortel Networks Corp., the defunct Canadian telecommunications giant, auctioned off its ...
China not only fakes iPhones... but Apple Stores, too!
China might be known as the home of the fake iPhone, but what about whole stores? Surprising almost no one, China is indeed home to the fake Apple Store. These pictures from BirdAbroad (via IFOApple...
T-Mobile to Offer Lower Rate Plans to Those Who Bring Own Phone (Or Pay Full Price)
T-Mobile is rolling out a set of new “value” rate plans that cut the monthly costs for people that either have their own phone or are willing to pay full price in exchange for the lower service fees.
Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings?
I do not enjoy Facebook — I find it cloying and impossible — but I am there every day. Last year I watched a friend struggle through breast cancer treatment in front of hundreds of friends. She broa...
VC funding for web reaches 10 year high
Venture capital investments continued to grow at a rapid clip in the second quarter of 2011, with VC firms investing $7.5 billion across 966 deals, according to the latest MoneyTree report from Pricew...
Roku Launches New Media Streamers Complete With Motion Gaming Capabilities Perfect For Angry Birds
Roku just announced its fourth generation of media streamers and they're unsurprisingly the best yet. They sport more features, an even smaller physical footprint, and the same Apple TV-killing price...
Meet the ‘Keyzer Soze’ of Global Phone-Tracking
Chances are you've never heard of TruePosition. If you're an AT&T or T-Mobile customer, though, TruePosition may have heard of you. When you're in danger, the company can tell the cops where you are...
The Rise and Fall of the Cisco Empire
Yesterday Cisco announced that it will lay off 6,500 employees and sell a manufacturing plant in Juarez, Mexico to Foxconn to shave off an additional 5,000 employees. This follows Cisco's decision to...