An Analogy of Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs
IN August 1931, Thomas Alva Edison, age 84, became gravely ill with kidney problems. He recovered a little, then suffered a setback and was confined to bed at home, drifting in and out of consciousne...
Apple sells out of iPhone 4S pre-orders, now shipping in 1-2 weeks
This happened internationally earlier in the day, but now Apple has sold out of its U.S. iPhone 4S pre-order allotment. Customers who are interested in ordering an iPhone 4S from the Apple Online Sto...
Amazon spins off Kindle Fire products into separate company called Seesaw
Amazon appears to be spinning off its Kindle Fire business under a separate new company called Seesaw. — According to recent trademark filings for the Kindle Fire and Amazon Silk with the United Sta...
Apple outs more powerful Apple TV (dual-core A5?) in iOS 5 file system
We've been hoping for a new Apple TV since Apple began transitioning its iOS device lineup to dual-core A5 processors, and we now have some compelling evidence for a next-generation Apple TV being in ...
Chrome extension enables remote computer control
The Chrome remote desktop extension lets a person remotely control another computer over the network, in this case using Chrome on a Mac to control a Windows machine also running Chrome. — Months of...
German government accused of spying on citizens with state-sponsored Trojan
Summary: A well-established group of German hackers has accused the German government of releasing a backdoor Trojan into the wild. Security firm F-Secure has confirmed that the program includes a ke...
Homeland Security moves forward with ‘pre-crime’ detection
An internal U.S. Department of Homeland Security document indicates that a controversial program designed to predict whether a person will commit a crime is already being tested on some members of the...
Microsoft shares its plans to dramatically reduce Windows 8 memory usage
Microsoft detailed its plans to reduce the memory footprint of Windows 8 on Friday. — The software maker wants to ship Windows 8 with the same system requirements as Windows 7. One of the ways it p...
Google's Troubled Search for Valuable Patents
An analysis suggests that patents it recently bought from IBM won't help much against competitors such as Apple and Microsoft. — An analysis of more than 1,000 patents that Google bought from IBM of...