The disconnect between our immigration system and the needs of Silicon Valley has become so acute that plans are being developed to anchor a giant ship off the coast of San Francisco, where immigrant entrepreneurs can live and …
“They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.”
Margins and More: Who Can Actually Make Money from 7-inch Tablets?
Ben Bajarin is a principal at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley. He contributes to the “Big Picture” opinion column that appears every Monday on …
The Many Problems with an Amazon Smartphone
The rumor of an Amazon smartphone is picking up steam, with Bloomberg citing two unnamed sources who say the device is in development.
Amazon is reportedly working with manufacturer Foxconn on the device, and is looking to …
Video: Simple iPad Tips and Tricks
Like magic, but without all the danger. Get more from your iPad with these simple tips and tricks. Many of these will work for your iPhone, too.
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Mozilla Tells Thunderbird Users ‘Our Work Here Is Done’
The Mozilla Foundation may be synonymous with Firefox, but its e-mail client, Thunderbird, is just as venerable. However, the developer of open-source software has concluded that Thunderbird is as good as it’s going to get–or at …
British Airways to Search Google for Passenger Photos
Listen, we’ve all Googled other people and have ourselves been Googled. When it’s done by a major corporation, however, it just seems a little more creepy.
Introducing British Airways’ “Know Me” program. Apparently the airline …
How a Group of Businesses Conspired to Get Better Yelp Ratings
Yelp recently busted what it calls a “review-swapping ring,” in which partners in a business network posted top ratings and glowingly positive reviews of each other’s services.
WATCH: Robotic Legs Use Brain-like Controller to Mimic Human Motion
Robots don’t stroll, at least not in science fiction movies.
They more often than not lumber or, in the case of C-3PO, shuffle. But thanks to scientists at the University of Arizona, you might one day see a robot casually …
DNSChanger: No, the Internet Isn’t Shutting Down on Monday
Dozens of news outfits are amping up this DNSChanger malware “event” on Monday with stories bearing apocalyptic titles like “Countdown to Internet Doomsday: Will Your Computer Survive?” or “How to Survive Internet Doomsday” or …
Quantum Computing at Room Temperature — Now a Reality
You’ve read about the world’s first quantum network built from two atoms and one proton. You’ve heard about the quantum computer someone plonked inside a diamond to grapple with something called “quantum decoherence.” I mean, who …
AOL’s Longest-Running Employee on the History of AOL Chat Rooms
Last month, Sean Parker of Napster fame launched Airtime.
Amid the hoopla of the launch — attended, for some reason, by Jimmy Fallon and Snoop Dogg — Parker told an anecdote about meeting his business partner, Shawn …