Yahoo messed up badly in the handling of offers from both Microsoft and Google. With stock prices dipping below the $14 mark, the fledgling search company is searching out any offer possible. Will AOL make it into the mix?
Six Apart, the company behind the Movable Type and TypePad blogging software, has launched an initiative to move the company into the realms of social networking. The company’s new CEO, Chris Alden, has big plans for the company to bring into the era of Web 2.0.
Broadband providers are getting tired of people hogging their networks, and have finally introduced limits on usage. AT&T is the latest to join a growing number of broadband companies to place 150-250 GB monthly limits on subscribers.
Laptops have come a long way since their inception. From the humble beginnings of the “Dynabook” concept to the lightweight powerful notebooks we have today, the 40 years have seen their ups and downs. To celebrate 40 years of laptops, the creator of the Dynabook sat down to discuss how it all started.
Circuit City has been struggling for quite some time now, but things are getting serious. Among other cutbacks, the retailers has vowed to close down 155 stores within days.
In a rush for partnerships, Netflix has struck a deal with TiVo to expand its streaming movie and television content to TiVo DVR users. Streaming Netflix should be available on HD XL, TiVo HD, and all Series3 DVRs by the end of the year.
Google has extended its 99.9 percent uptime guarantee to all Google Apps products and customers, after proving itself with its GMail users. With more than one million businesses using Google Apps, reliability has finally come into the spotlight.
Yahoo’s recently purchased Right Media seems to be allowing deceptive ads to publishers using the inventory. Whether they’re graphic ads depicting Windows errors, or “free offer” ads that are misconceiving, Yahoo seems to be looking the other way.
Internet collaboration in general is still an evolving technique, with the biggest advances still to come. Public collaboration online will play an important role in the very near future, but how will that information be used and is it safe?
Cox has committed to adding wireless service from Sprint to its bundled packages starting in 2009. Beyond that, the company plans to build its own 4G LTE-based wireless network with its share of the wireless spectrum in the near future.
Microsoft launched its widespread initiative for cloud computing at an event in Los Angeles on Monday. Besides the obvious advantage for consumers and enterprise, is it simply a move to sway developers back to Microsoft?
The newest version of OpenOffice, version 3.0, has set a download record in its first week of availability. Most surprising is the fact that over 80% of downloads were from Windows users.
In a rather not-so-surprising turn of events, college hopefuls are resorting to using Facebook to downgrade the chances of rival applicants- in an attempt to get the top spots in the nation’s best universities.
The “professional” social network added another $22.7 million to its coffers recently by taking on more VC partners, but will it help? Plans to launch a display advertising network look grim, and firings are happening more than hiring, so what’s next for LinkedIn?
Rackspace has launched an initiative to expand beyond basic Web hosting services, and to dive into the realm of cloud hosting with two upcoming acquisitions. The company hopes to leverage its already expansive hosting technologies into niche cloud environments for both consumers and the enterprise.
Google has updated its Analytics software to include some features it should have had a long time ago. Most importantly, you can now integrate your AdSense account with your Analytics account to combine website traffic details and earnings in one easy-to-understand portal.
BMW has launched a test of some 500 all-electric Mini Coopers in three US states that will be available to select private and corporate customers in California, New York and New Jersey. Dubbed the Mini Cooper “E,” it will first debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
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