Microsoft, Defying Image, Has a Design Gem in Windows Phone
“GORGEOUS,” raves The Huffington Post. — “Best-looking smartphone operating system in the industry,” gushes Slate. — “Far superior to most if not all the Android smartphones,” says TechCrunch. — ...
Vizio's next market? Desktop and laptop PCs (Update: pictures!)
Just when it seems like everyone is running away from the PC business, well known HDTV company Vizio has apparently decided that after dabbling in lightbulbs, it's a great time to get in. Chief Techn...
Safari 5 for OS X, Firefox 9 for Windows 7 crowned victors of browser benchmark battle
Tom's Hardware has been running its meticulously detailed Browser Grand Prix since early 2010, and today it has crowned two new winners: Firefox 9 won in the latest Windows 7 Ultimate tests, while Saf...
EMI sues MP3 reseller ReDigi
Music buyers are prevented from selling or distributing used digital tracks and albums in the same way they do with CDs or vinyl albums, EMI said in copyright complaint filed in New York today. — EM...
OLPC XO 3.0 tablet: an 8-inch tablet for $100, with Android and Sugar options for the children (update: pictures!)
It was over four years ago that OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte showed off images of an XO tablet, and promised it would ship to kids of the developing world in 2010 for $100 each.
Warner Bros. to launch photo sharing social network called Out My Window
With photo sharing one of the fastest growing segments of social networking and services like Flickr and Instagram exploding in popularity, it looks like Warner Bros. is throwing its hat into the ring...
HTML5 cross-platform game company Moblyng shuts down (exclusive)
Moblyng was ahead of its time in making cross-platform HTML5 games for mobile devices. Too far ahead, it seems, as the company has shut down, VentureBeat has learned. — Just a year ago, the company...
Have RIM, Nokia & Apple provided Indian Military with backdoor access to cellular comm?
Summary: In exchange for mobile presence in India, RIM, Nokia and Apple have allegedly provided backdoor access for the Indian intelligence to spy on communication. — On January 6th reports of Syman...
Path is where the A list hangs out, don't tell anyone.
I was about to name them but no, Path is about privacy first, so I won't. Want to know where most influential and successful entrepreneurs, VCs and tech writers hide online these days? How they spen...
Battle of the Bands: Tech Firms Compete for Rock Stars
Big Names Fire Up Crowds, but Can Put Limits on Handshaking — SAN FRANCISCO—Shortly before Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison gave his keynote speech about a new cloud-computing effort at hi...
How Google beat AP with Iowa caucus results (and why it matters)
WNYC's John Keefe decided to use Google's election results for his map tracking the results of Iowa's GOP caucus for three reasons: — Google's data were easier to deal with than the files provided by...
Etsy Makes It Easy For Users To Post Items To Pinterest With New ‘Pin It’ Button
Online pinboard Pinterest is all the rage these days, and as Etsy is showing today with its latest product announcement, e-commerce sites are starting to realize the power of pinning.
SV Angel And Founder Collective Give Hackruiter $200K For Its Hacker School
YCombinator-backed hacker recruiter platform Hackruiter has raised a modest seed round from investors SV Angel and Founder Collective. The company raised $200K but could have raised much more …