Remember Paul Ceglia? The wood pellet salesman from upstate New York claiming a 50 percent stake in Mark Zuckerberg’s slice of Facebook? A few months ago, Mr. Ceglia submitted purported evidence in the form of an e-mail exchange between himself and Zuck which, if legitimate, would appear to support his claim, perhaps entitling him to …
Sony Confirms the ‘PlayStation 4’ Is Underway
The PlayStation 4 exists, surprise! Bet you never saw that coming. Except it’s not called the PlayStation 4—not yet, anyway. But yes, Sony admitted it’s in the offing in one of those indirectly-traveling-from-New-York-to-L.A.-by-way-of-China references.
Perhaps you’ve heard Sony’s PlayStation division posted a profit for its fiscal …
PayPal, eBay: Not So Fast, Google Wallet, You’re Sued!
From launch day press coverage bonanza to dismal other-shoe-drops lawsuit, it looks like Google Wallet may have some splainin’ to do. Or at least PayPal and eBay think it does.
Google took the wraps off its new mobile e-payment service yesterday, a service that promises to let you abandon plastic cards and just use your smartphone …
Nokia Fights Back with Gold Plated Luxury Phone
Nokia’s fighting back in the smartphone wars with something really special: a gold-plated handset.
Take that, Apple. Ha!
The Nokia Oro is plated in 18-carat gold, has a sapphire crystal on the Home button, and comes lovingly wrapped in leather from “one of Scotland’s finest Caledonian herds”.
Inside, it’s basically a C7, runs …
Viewpoint: Facebook Is Not Your Friend
Attention, humanity: We seem to be suffering from an acute case of stupidity.
There’s a viral misconception making its way through our Twitter accounts and Facebook profiles and injecting itself into our brains. And it’s leading those infected to believe these social sites are looking out for us.
Yesterday, we wondered if Twitter …
Study: 53% of Youngsters Would Choose Technology over Sense of Smell
A new McCann study surveyed a group of 7,000 young individuals ages 16 to 30 across several countries to gauge their interests in different categories (friends, celebrity culture, etc. etc.) to see what actually motivates them to, you know, do things.
One of the more interesting tidbits–if you couldn’t tell from the extra grabby …
Online Ad Spending Sets New Record in First Quarter
Cynics who claimed online ads would have no staying power might want to bite their tongues. Why? Turns out, online advertising spending just hit a record high in the first quarter with a total of $7.3 billion spent.
The amount represents a 23% increase from $5.9 billion in the first quarter of last year, the Interactive Advertising …
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Is It Even Possible to Make Windows Work Well On a Tablet?
Rumor has it that Steven Sinofsky–the guy who runs Windows for Microsoft–will show off the next version of Windows at the Wall Street Journal’s “D” conference next week. (I used that possibility as an excuse to write about the Windows 8 I’d like to see for this week’s Technologizer column over on TIME.com.)
Sinofsky will supposedly …
The Comic Book Club: Strange Adventures and Kirby Genesis
I liked this book more than I was expecting and, really, I was intrigued by the first page. It blurred the line between reality and fiction and teased me with a bit of history I didn’t know. From there, Genesis incorporates the themes of Kirby’s work–the wonderment at and questioning of the human condition against a backdrop of …
Will Europe Ban Cellphones in Schools over Radiation Fears?
How harmful is cell phone radiation? A new report to the Council of Europe isn’t willing to offer a definitive answer, but it does suggest that maybe we should keep cell phones (as well as Wi-Fi signals) away from schools, just in case.
The report, “The Potential Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields and Their Effect on the Environment,” …
Pandora’s Pre-IPO Numbers: Not Too Shabby
Doug has this analogy for writing about technology news that’s pretty dead on: It’s like a bunch of little kids all running after the same soccer ball. This month, that soccer ball just happens to be IPOs.
(NOTE: Credit goes to Paul Thurrott for that saying, though I’m not sure if he heard it from someone else – Doug)
Peter Kafka …
Google Wallet Is Coming. Don’t Be Afraid.
At last, Google has revealed its plans to slowly replace credit cards with cell phones in a new initiative called Google Wallet. The service will allow Nexus S 4G owners to buy stuff by touching their phones to Mastercard PayPass kiosks at participating retailers in select cities. If that sounds scary to you, it shouldn’t. Here’s …