An Explanation and Some Reflections
I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation. — It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of ...
Launching Google Wallet on Sprint and working with Visa, American Express and Discover
In May we announced Google Wallet—an app that makes your phone your wallet—with Citi, MasterCard, Sprint and First Data. With Google Wallet, you can tap, pay and save using your phone and near field ...
Google Wallet, Confirmed
M.G. Siegler reports that Google might be launching its somewhat delayed Google Wallet service sometime today. From the looks of it, it might actually be out in the wild. Our own Ian Kennedy snapped...
HP Cutting 500 Jobs at webOS Division (Updated)
The layoffs have begun at Hewlett-Packard's Palm division. — The company, which announced plans to shutter its webOS hardware business back in August, is sacking hundreds of employees as a result. ...
As iCloud and iOS 5 launch nears, Apple plans iCloud backup reset for Sept. 22
According to a posting on the Apple Developer boards this afternoon, Apple will be resetting iCloud Backup data on Thursday, September 22nd. We believe Apple is performing this reset for the release ...
Google+: Social Media Upstart ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’
I wanted to log on to Google+. I swear I did. But the thought of it made me tired. — I recently wrote a piece for MediaShift on the perils of tweeting interview requests. Like I've done for past ...
Samsung planning legal offensive against Apple's unreleased iPhone 5
Samsung has already planned out an aggressive legal strategy to block sales of Apple's unannounced iPhone 5 when it arrives in Korea, a new report claims. — Insiders at the South Korean electronics ...
Source: Facebook To Launch Read, Listened, Watched, And Want Buttons
The cat is out of the bag that Facebook is going to launch something big at its developer conference f8 this week. We've heard about the social music services that could be debuting in a few days …
Ahead of Possible iPhone Launch, Sprint Tightens Upgrade and Return Policies
Sprint plans to do away with a program that gave longtime customers the ability to upgrade their phones as often as every year. — The company last week said it plans to kill off the Sprint Premier p...
Microsoft: Desktop apps will run on Windows 8 on ARM
Summary: Windows 8 Metro-style apps and Desktop apps are going to offer two different experiences. But both kinds of apps are going to be available on both x86/x64 and ARM PCs and tablets. — I've h...
Google buys European Groupon clone, snaps up German website DailyDeal
With reports that Google's Groupon competitor Google Offers has gotten off to a slow start, the company has announced another acquisition in the Daily Deals space, snapping up German deal site DailyDe...
The Guy Behind The Qwikster Twitter Account Realizes What He Has, Wants A Mountain Of Cash
Last night, Jason went to bed a normal man, with a normal Twitter account (albeit one with a weed-smoking Elmo as the avatar), and a few dozen followers. — This morning, Jason woke up to an inbox fu...
Mobile phone bonanza ‘over’, despite demand in developing markets
Mobile phone connections expected to rise 30% in five years but developing markets will not match western revenues — The 20-year bonanza enjoyed by mobile phone carriers is nearing its end, with rev...
OS X Lion passwords can be changed by any local user
In OS X, user passwords are encrypted and then are stored in files called “shadow files” which are placed in secure locations on the drive. Based on system permissions, the contents of these files ca...
Why Verizon just launched a $99 LTE phone
Verizon introduced a new Android smartphone on Monday. The Pantech Breakout runs on Verizon's fast 4G network but will only cost $99 after rebate when it appears in stores on Thursday. The low purch...