Stop restricting YouTube, disrupting Windows Phones, blocking search boxes, and a bunch of other stuff–just a few of the complaints Microsoft’s leveling at web-search giant Google in an antitrust filing the company plans to put before European Union regulators.
Google’s response? “We’re not surprised that Microsoft has done this, …
Technology as a force for the greater good! Of course, its nowhere near Batman-style gadgetry, but Palm Bay, Florida is developing a system where warrants can be issued on the spot – via Skype.
Get caught with something? The police officer forwards documents by e-mail, and then the judge can issue a warrant through Skype. The system …
Remember that super-awesome iPad app that let you lounge around in your PJs, while simultaneously being hooked up to some 30-plus cable channels? Hopefully you’re not too attached to watching Fox on your iPad, because the television network sent a cease-and-desist letter, asking the channel to be pulled from the app.
When the app …
Photo site Flickr has just updated its sharing options, making it easier to post photos to other online services.
Flickr says it wants to be a hub for people’s photos. You upload them just once, then share them everywhere.
It makes sense when you think about it. Uploading the same photos to Flickr to share with your Flickr friends, …
Google is working on a mobile application that will delight some and creep out others—THERE CAN BE NO MIDDLE GROUND!
It’s a facial recognition app that’ll allow you to take a photo of someone, which it’ll match to photos in that person’s Google Profile, and then return that person’s contact information to you,
Newsflash: Digital music sales will overtake CD sales in the US for the first time in 2012, according to a new study released by Strategy Analytics.
I know what you’re thinking: Didn’t that already happen? Like, forever ago? Strange but true, CD sales are still the biggest moneymakers for the music industry. Until next year, when …
So here’s what happened this week.
Tuesday: Amazon launches an online storage service that allows you to upload your music collection for playback over the internet.
Wednesday: The record labels get upset about it.
Thursday (today): Amazon is now apparently trying to hammer out licensing deals with the record labels.
The Wall …
If you find the majority of your Facebook friends annoying, here’s some potentially good news: You’re not alone.
A study of 400 women for daily deals company Eversave unexpectedly uncovered more information about participants’ distaste for their friends’ online behavior than about the impact social networking has on saving money …
Computer maker Samsung has issued a strident denial that it pre-installs secret keylogging software on its computers.
As we reported yesterday, security consultant Mohamed Hassan, writing at Network World, said he’d found evidence that Samsung was installing a keylogging tool called Starlogger.
Today Samsung said: “The statements …
Earlier this month, analysts predict that Cupertino-based Apple would outpace IBM by 2013, and would eventually bring in over $200 billion in revenue. It might be really soon, but forecasters say Apple will hit its first $100 billion in revenue this year.
Due to demand in recent years, the company is expected to report the profit …
We Americans love our Netflix, but evidence suggests the video-on-demand service is at least thinking to pushing its service beyond Lady Liberty’s shores. Engadget reported that Netflix may be looking to expand based on some facts they unearthed.
What’s this evidence? The blog found some job postings online for the company that …
Malware hidden inside a banner advert infected “just a handful” of Spotify users, the Europe-based music streaming service said today.
The attack was hidden inside a graphic banner advert that appeared on Spotify’s free ad-supported service last week.
Although Spotify is still investigating the affair, spokesman Jim Butcher told …
