Facebook iPad App Still Snagged in Negotiations
It was almost ready to make its long-awaited debut. — In June, I reported that the Facebook iPad application had been in the works for almost a year and was essentially complete. According to peopl...
On Wednesday, Amazon Will Unveil The “Kindle Fire”
Last Friday, Amazon sent out invites to a press conference being held this coming Wednesday. They didn't give away any details in the invite, but given our scoop earlier this month, everyone assumed ...
Signing in to Windows 8 with a Windows Live ID
Apple Denied Trademark for Multi-Touch
In a decision handed down by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has been denied an application for a trademark on Multi-Touch. Apple ...
The new iPhone...
If you crack open the casing of the new iPhone, you will find significant upgrades from the iPhone 4. The new iPhone features Apple's dual-core A5 processor like the iPad 2 for even faster performanc...
Google Plus Traffic Went Up 1269% Last Week
New data from Experian Hitwise show a dramatic increase in traffic over the week since the service opened to everyone. Visits to Google Plus increased by 1269% last week. The site received 15 millio...
Facebook Defends Getting Data From Logged-Out Users
Facebook on Monday defended its practice of gathering data from “Like” buttons even after users have logged out, saying that the collection is part of a system to prevent improper logins and that the ...
Square COO: There's no value in NFC
The COO of mobile payment startup Square, Keith Rabois, thinks that the mobile payment technology Near Field Communications (NFC) has no value proposition for consumers and merchants, he said at GigaO...
Samsung announces 10 million Galaxy SII devices sold into the channel
With the US launch of the Galaxy SII phone underway, Samsung today announced that they have sold 10 million Galaxy SII devices into sales channels. That follows hints earlier that the 10 million numb...
Did Netflix screw up? I don't think so.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced last week that the company would be splitting off their DVD rental service into a new business to be called Qwikster. Last time I checked their blog post on the su...
Spotify responds to criticism of forced Facebook logins with new statement
Spotify has been taking a great deal of flak today about a change made to the service that forces newly registered users to log in using their Facebook IDs. The streaming music service has just relea...
The Cloud's My-Mom-Cleaned-My-Room Problem
Welcome to the era of parental computing, or how the cloud makes children of us all — When your mom cleans your room, it's a mixed bag.The clothes are in the drawers and the papers are straight, but...
Nokia Windows Phone is ‘absolutely stunning’
INTERVIEW: Nokia UK MD talks to Pocket-lint — “Absolutely stunning.” That's how everyone that's been shown Nokia's new Windows Phone 7?smartphone describes the device. This is according to Nokia's...
Tumblr Is A Pageview Machine, Now Bigger Than Wikipedia
If you are wondering why Tumblr just raised $85 million, all you have to do is look at its pageviews. The super-easy blogging platform saw its pageviews jump from about 2 billion a month to 13 billio...
No iPhone in Sight, T-Mobile Doubles Down on Android
Not expecting to be part of next week's iPhone party, T-Mobile on Monday announced two new phones that it hopes will keep it in the forefront of the minds of consumers looking for a powerful smartphon...
J.P. Morgan Is Backing Down From Its iPad Report This Morning
Here's an odd one: It looks like J.P. Morgan is having an internal battle over today's report that Apple slashed its iPad orders by 25%. — According to Bloomberg headlines we just read, JP Morgan's ...
With Version 2.0 On Fire, Instagram Zooms Past 10 Million Users
Six days ago, Instagram pushed version 2.0 live in the App Store. A big time upgrade with a focus on the camera, co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom expected signups to pick up some significant steam. ...
Apple Cuts IPad Supply Chain Orders: JPMorgan
Apple Inc. is cutting orders to vendors in the supply chain for its iPad tablet computer, a move that may result in slower sales for companies including Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., JPMorgan Chase ...
Apple reduces Samsung tablet patent claims
Uses ‘eyes wide open’ attack. — Apple has reduced the number of patent claims it will pursue against Samsung in Australia to four following negotiations with the rival tablet maker. — The amended ...
Tumblr Lands $85 Million in Funding
Over the past few years, Tumblr, a microblogging service, has steadily built a community of fans and users who like the site's combination of social networking features and simple blogging tools that ...
The Facebook Chart That Freaks Google Out
The overhaul Facebook rolled out last week is meant, first and foremost, to keep users sticking around. But, hyperbole aside, Facebook is already crushing the rest of the Web when it comes to stickin...
Amazon, Fox Streaming Deal Brings 11k Movies And TV Shows To Prime Instant Video
Amazon quietly announced a huge deal with Fox Broadcasting Company over the weekend. Posting directly on Amazon.com, CEO Jeff Bezos brought the big news to Prime subscribers who will now have unlimit...
Apple purported working on curved-glass iOS devices for 2012
Apple may opt for curved touchscreens in 1h 2012 — An industry rumor on Monday claimed that Apple was developing mobile devices with curved glass. The company has supposedly given part suppliers he...
Why Apple Needs a Real Social Network
In a single week, Facebook has become not just a competitor to Apple, but the Mother of All Apple Competitors. — Facebook this week announced a series of initiatives and partnerships that the New Yo...
Facebook to offer free ads to small businesses, report says
Advertising has long been the lifeblood of Facebook, and now, the company is hoping small businesses will also find use for its ad platform, a new report claims. — Facebook is looking to partner wit...
Seamless, Fresh Out of Corporate Fetters, Buys MenuPages for $15 M. as GrubHub Comes Nipping
New York City-based online food ordering service Seamless, born SeamlessWeb during the dotcom boom in 1999, has purchased Menupages from New York magazine publisher New York Media for $15 million …
Inside Sean Parker's Totally Deluxe Off-The-Hook Spotify Party
Facebook investor Sean Parker stole some of Facebook's thunder last night. — While Facebookers and F8 attendees were getting down at the official party, Parker was throwing a much smaller — but way ...
Zynga takes its most popular game, CityVille, to Google+
Zynga announced today it has taken its most popular game, CityVille, to the fledgling Google+ social network. — The move could be strategically important for both Google and Zynga, which need each o...
Amazon Kindle Tablet Could Shake Up Tablet Wars: Here's How
Amazon's unveiling of a Kindle tablet would shake up the industry and pose one of the biggest threats to the Apple iPad — which is why the technology world has its eyes on the online retailer as it pr...
Evri Comes To iPad With New Topic-Based News Reader
Realtime semantic startup Evri is debuting its brand-new iPad application today, where it joins the crowded “iPad news magazine” space filled with the likes of Flipboard, The Daily, Zite, Pulse, NewsM...
New Spotify users are now required to have a Facebook account
Facebook's recent integration with Spotify will certainly help make the music-streaming service a lot more social, but it seems that users are now required to have a Facebook account to sign-up for th...
Slick news reader Pulse heads to Windows Phone, taking its time with ads
Windows Phone 7 users, rejoice! This week, the gorgeous news reader app Pulse will finally make its way to Microsoft's new mobile platform, the company announced in a blog post today.
AdMob Founder Omar Hamoui Invests In Paid Task Mobile App Gigwalk
AdMob founder Omar Hamoui has made an investment in Gigwalk, a mobile app that allows users to get assigned basic “gigs” or jobs from companies via their location. The startup has raised a total of $...