Delivering a consistent Twitter experience
Just over two weeks ago, I talked about more interactive experiences within expanded Tweets and how easy it is for users to discover even more great content on Twitter. The technology behind expanded...
RIM's Sad Reality: Collapse Has Been Obvious for a Long Time
Let's be real: Anyone who's been paying attention isn't surprised by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's recent collapse. It's unfortunate, but it's been inevitable. — On Thursday, RIM announced ...
The Man Behind The Mac OS Is Working On A Mystery Startup With Other Ex-Apple Employees
Bertrand Serlet is widely considered to be the brains behind Apple's Mac operating system. He was even mentioned as a possible successor to Steve Jobs at one point.
Apple granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales in U.S.
Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction on the sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the U.S. by District Court Judge Lucy Koh, says Reuters legal reporter Dan Levine.
Exclusive: Microsoft Word 2013 to support built-in PDF editing
Those who had been using Microsoft Word for their daily word processing tasks knows that ever since Office 2010 the software included the ability to save Word documents as PDF format (and an official ...
GameStop Taking Galaxy Nexus 7 Pre-Orders
GameStop is now taking pre-orders for Google's new Nexus 7 tablet. — The retailer confirmed this week that it is accepting pre-orders in U.S. stores and online for the 16GB version of the Nexus 7, w...
Google Said To Face U.S. Probe Over Motorola Patents
A U.S. antitrust regulator is investigating whether Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Motorola Mobility unit is honoring commitments made to license industry-standard technology for mobile and other devices on fai...
Minneapolis street test: Google gets a B+, Apple's Siri gets a D
1,600 questions — 800 in a quiet room, 800 in a noisy street — FORTUNE — Pi per Jaffray's Gene Munster is nothing if not methodical. When customers queue up for a new Apple (AAPL) product, he's th...
Hewlett-Packard To Shun ARM At Debut Of Microsoft Windows 8
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) said it will hold off selling tablets based on ARM Holdings Plc technology when the next version of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows operating system debuts later this year.
Five Years Ago Today, the First iPhone Went On Sale
Photos I took when I bought the first iPhone on June 29, 2007 … I quote from “iPhone Set to Struggle,” by the Guardian's Jemima Kiss. I first read the story on the day it was published, June 29, 2007...
YouTube And Google+ Grow Closer: All Users Can Now Switch Their Usernames To Their Google+ Profiles
YouTube's comment section isn't exactly known for being a hotbed of in-depth intellectual conversations. One of the reasons for this, some would argue, is the fact that YouTube still lets …
Your E-Book Is Reading You
Digital-book publishers and retailers now know more about their readers than ever before. How that's changing the experience of reading. — It takes the average reader just seven hours to read the f...
Apple demands iPad3.com domain name
Apple files complaint over iPad3.com domain name. — Apple didn't name its third generation iPad the “iPad 3″, but that hasn't stopped most people from calling it that anyway. — The company doesn't...
Google Nexus Q review
Sticking to the Q's methodology, video playback is initiated via either YouTube or the Play Movies app. Watching our own Ben Popper host an episode of 90 Seconds on The Verge on YouTube provided one ...
Greek militant group claims Microsoft attack
(Reuters) - A little-known leftist militant group claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on Microsoft's Greek headquarters earlier this week. — Hooded attackers rammed a van packed with gas ...
Exclusive: Microsoft tie-up, network sale among RIM options: sources
(Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd's board is under mounting pressure to consider unpalatable options such as selling its network business or forming an alliance with Microsoft Corp after the Blackber...
Facebook testing ‘Want’ button plugin
Facebook appears to be testing a new “Want” button plugin similar to its popular Like button. — Developer Tom Waddington from Cut Out + Keep discovered that a Want button has been added to the Faceb...
Adobe confirms it won't support Flash on Android 4.1, stops new Flash installs from Google Play on August 15th
Adobe was very public about dropping mobile Flash last fall. In case that wasn't clear enough, the developer just drew a line in the sand: Android 4.1 doesn't, and won't ever, get certification for F...
Nexus 7 review
GOOGLE'S NEXUS 7 AIMS FOR THE KINDLE FIRE AND IPAD — BUT CAN A TRUE ANDROID TABLET FINALLY MAKE A DENT? — Google's Nexus 7 tablet is not exactly a surprise. Nor is the fact that I'm able to work on...
AOL Reorganizes Into Membership, Brand And Ad Units [Incl Armstrong's Memo]
After yesterday's $400 million share buyback, some more news today from our owners, AOL: it's reorganizing into three operating units, plus a separate one for corporate support of all three: they wil...
Infographics Are Broken. We Can Do Better.
Infographics on the web are so bad and so broken. They are everywhere, yet few actually do a decent job of conveying information (click on the one at left to see what I mean). Some even argue that t...
Is your new MacBook Air crashing frequently? Blame Google Chrome
Several users on Apple's Support Communities reported that their new MacBook Airs have crashed frequently, and in most cases they have pinned Google Chrome as the main cause. Luckily, all of our spec...
Google scrambles to fix Events after celebs yelp
Despite the “Google+ is a ghost town” mantra, a number of high-profile or widely connected people are active users who promote what they like. They also yelp when they're unhappy and when Google+ Eve...
Uber officially launches its private ‘driver for hire’ service in London
It was perhaps one of the worst kept secrets in tech (besides, perhaps, Microsoft's Yammer acquisition), but Uber has FINALLY landed in London. Properly. — The private car hire company, headquarter...
How Google Pulled Off Their Live Video Skydiving With Glasses Demo
Google won the Internet by pulling off a truly impressive Google Glass skydiving stunt, twice, during their I/O event. Skydivers in wingsuits 4,000 feet above San Francisco delivered the high tech gl...
Does Google Have Any Social Skills at All?
Google revealed a lot at Google I/O: a shimmering tablet at a good price, a sci-fi home theater orb, seriously sophisticated search, and Jelly Beans. It also revealed an unsettling lack of human unde...
Scientists develop spray-on battery
Scientists in the United States have developed a paint that can store and deliver electrical power just like a battery. — Traditional lithium-ion batteries power most portable electronics. They are...
Judge suggests Ceglia motions aim to stall Facebook case
The judge hearing pretrial motions in Paul Ceglia's lawsuit against Facebook suspects the man suing for half of the social-networking giant is trying to stall the legal proceedings and has suggested t...
NFC Cometh? 1M Android NFC Devices Shipping Each Week, And Prototypes Show iPhone 5 Is Next
Google I/O is in full swing, and stories have been pouring out at a fairly steady pace: Sergey finally demoed Google Glass, Google Drive passed 10 million users and is available on iOS, and we all got...
Official Twitter app for Windows Phone finally gets Notifications in latest update
If there was one nagging issue with the official Twitter app for Windows Phone, it was the inability to get Toast notifications for new mentions or re-Tweets. Even after receiving a new update just 3...
Flickr taps Nokia Maps to bring better geotagging to photos
Flickr has partnered with Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia to bring improved mapping and geotagging to its millions of users around the world. — The Yahoo-owned image and video-hosting service...
Megaupload founder still faces NZ extradition battle
(Reuters) - The suspected kingpin of an Internet piracy ring still faces a battle to avoid extradition from New Zealand but the case against him has likely been weakened by a ruling that search warran...