We’ve reached another milestone in the Apple product rumor cycle, in which the Wall Street Journal drops a big story based on unnamed sources. The topic now is an Apple television set–not to be confused with the existing Apple …
FTC to ICANN: New Domain Suffixes Will ‘Undermine’ the Internet
If the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has its way, .xxx domains are just the beginning: Starting January 12, organizations will be able to apply for new domain suffixes that include almost any word or phrase …
Should We Ban Apple’s Siri While Driving?
Eating, smoking, talking to a passenger, and changing the radio dial also distract drivers. Some studies find they’re even more distracting than cell phone use. Yet we instinctively find any suggestion that we ban those …
The Airing of Grievances (Day One)
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I don’t care that you raised your prices, split your company in two and then undid the split without undoing the price hike. You should have been more arrogant with all the complainers. That’s my grievance. It …
Saudi Prince Throws $300 Million at Twitter (What Arab Spring?)
Here you go Twitter, have $300 million, signed: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, nephew of Saudi Arabia’s king and, according to Forbes, the 26th wealthiest person in the world.
Alwaleed already holds substantial …
The Legal Case You’ve Been Waiting For? Mark Zuckerberg Vs. Mark Zuckerberg
Here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: Facebook has set its legal hounds on Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder could be forgiven for having a slight identity crisis now that Facebook has been forced to send a cease and …
The Battle for Smartphone Intenders
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer-technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Report: New iPhone 4 Siri Hack May Not Break the Law
Some Apple blogs are reporting that copyright infringement is no longer required to install Siri on an iPhone 4. It’s a dubious claim, but even if it was true, it doesn’t bring us any closer to a practical, working hack.
iOS …
HP TouchSmart 320 Review: Great Value for an All-in-One, Touchscreen Is a Nice Extra
Touchscreen computers have it tough. While tablet and phones leverage touchscreen technology really well, standard computer operating systems just haven’t been built with a touch-first focus. That’ll change a bit with Windows 8, …
YouTube Apparently Gives Universal Music Group Direct Access to Videos for Easy Removal [Update]
The legal battle between Megaupload and Universal Music Group continues to unfold in the most unexpected ways, with yesterday’s revelation from UMG creating a whole host of new questions about what’s going on over at YouTube. …
Regular Citizens Now in Charge of Sweden’s Twitter Account
Oh those crazy, free-wheeling Swedes. It appears the country has decided to allow regular citizens to man its official Twitter feed.
That’s right, instead of boring government announcements and links to policy proposals, …
NASA to Create High-Tech Space Harpoon for Science, Awesomeness
It’s the news that the world has been waiting for since man first considered the possibility of the space whale–and a development that will make you proud of the minds at NASA in a whole new way once more. Scientists at the …