Netflix never used its $1 million algorithm due to engineering costs
Netflix awarded a $1 million prize to a developer team in 2009 for an algorithm that increased the accuracy of the company's recommendation engine by 10 percent. But today it doesn't use the million-...
Announcing the Windows 8 Editions
Today I would like to share information with you on the editions that will be available for “Windows 8” when it is released to market. We have talked about Windows 8 as Windows reimagined, from the c...
Google Drive detailed: 5 GB for free, launching next week for Mac, Windows, Android and iOS
Sometimes we get lucky, and today is one of those days. I got a draft release from a partner of Google's upcoming Google Drive service and it gives away a wealth of information about how Google plans...
Amazon Android Developers Can Now Charge More Than $20 For In-App Purchases
Amazon is now letting developers charge higher prices for in-app purchases thanks to new parental controls it just strengthened. — The company sent out an e-mail to developers today that said:
Feds shutter online narcotics store that used TOR to hide its tracks
Federal authorities have arrested eight men accused of distributing more than $1 million worth of LSD, ecstasy, and other narcotics with an online storefront that used the TOR anonymity service to mas...
The Lonely BlackBerry Store
RIM's Sole Stand-Alone Outlet Serves as Reminder of Failed Corporate Strategy — FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.—On a gray stretch of highway 25 miles northwest of Detroit, in a strip mall next to an OfficeM...
Carly Dumps Her Pink Dresses, as T-Mobile Aims for an Image Makeover
T-Mobile's Carly is trading in her pink dresses for leather and a Ducati motorcycle. — In new commercials debuting later on, the carrier's spokeswoman throws her trademark dress on the ground and ta...
Samsung Galaxy S III launch details reveal multiple models, official device of 2012 Olympics
As we get closer to the official announcement of Samsung's Galaxy S III, more information is beginning to surface. In addition to our exclusive reports on the device's specifications and materials …