Groupon's fall to earth swifter than its fast rise
Only a few months ago, Groupon was the Internet's next great thing. Business media christened it the fastest growing company ever. Copycats proliferated. And investors salivated over the prospect o...
Syria using American software to censor Internet, experts say
LONDON — Syria is using equipment and software developed by an American company to censor the Internet and conduct surveillance of its citizens, according to data analyzed by technology experts and ad...
Microsoft Inks Tenth Android Patent Deal, Signs Agreement With Compal Electronics
Microsoft has signed yet another Android patent deal, this time with China's Compal Electronics. The current list of Microsoft's patent agreements include Samsung, HTC, Wistron, Quanta, Acer and Gene...
The “Occupy” Series: Sina Weibo's New List of Banned Search Terms
As the Occupy Wall Street movement goes global, China's call for calm observation and reflection may have been followed by another round of censorship in cyberspace. A long list of banned keywords on...
The Full Walter Isaacson/Steve Jobs Interview From 60 Minutes
CBS has posted the full 60 Minutes interview with Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, including a number of extras that weren't included in the broadcast piece. The double-length interview promote...
Microsoft's YouTube channel hacked
Unless this is some elaborate publicity stunt, Microsoft's official YouTube channel appears to have been taken over by someone not affiliated with the company, who has removed all of the videos and po...
iPod at 10: A game changer getting long in the tooth
Apple's original iPod in 2001. — On October 23, 2001, Apple took a big step in its corporate renaissance with a little device that stored all of 1,000 songs, cost an eyebrow-raising $399, and had mo...