The Steve Jobs Reading List: The Books And Artists That Made The Man
“I like living at the intersection of the humanities and technology,” Steve Jobs said once. LSD, Bauhaus and Zen Buddhism shaped Apple's pioneering products as much as anything that took place on the...
Steve's Final “One More Thing...”
Steve Jobs was the ultimate showman. As such, it should be no surprise that he realized the power of following up a great performance with an encore. But unlike many musicians who treat encores as a...
Google, Private-Equity Firms Mull Bid For Yahoo
Google Inc. has talked to at least two private-equity firms about potentially helping them finance a deal to buy Yahoo Inc.'s core business, according to a person familiar with the matter. — Google ...
Vigilante Hackers Wage War on Underground Kiddie Porn
Just below the surface of the internet sits a network of hidden websites home to some of the worst stuff imaginable. Now hackers are going after pedophiles hiding in the so-called dark net. — Since...
An analysis of Steve Jobs tribute messages displayed by Apple
Two weeks have passed since Apple's Co-Founder/CEO Steve Jobs passed away. Upon his passing, Apple encouraged people to share their memories, thoughts, and feelings by emailing rememberingsteve@apple...
How Russian Tycoon Yuri Milner Bought His Way Into Silicon Valley
This is my first trip to Moscow, and Yuri Milner, the world's most successful investor in social media, is taking me to his parents' apartment, which he bills as a typical middle-class Moscow dwelling...
Check Out How Private Equity Is Using The Wall Street Journal To Try To Drive Yahoo's Price Down
A consortium of folks interested in buying Yahoo is keeping the public apprised of its plans, which now include using Microsoft's gigantic cash hoard to help fund the purchase price.
New printed chip could spark cheaper sensor networks
Thin Film Electronics ASA, a maker of disposable memory used in toys, has developed a way to add computing to its circuits through a partnership with Xerox PARC. This means it can offer thin, disposa...
Study Uses iPhone Accelerometers to “Read” Nearby Keystrokes
A team of researchers from Georgia Tech's School of Computer Science has announced that they've found a way to capture keyboard information through the accelerometer of a nearby iPhone. According to ...
Google Puts A Price On Privacy
Earlier this week, Google made a significant change purportedly to better protect the search privacy of users. In reality, it specifically — and deliberately — left a gaping hole open to benefit its ...