Chromebooks to ship with offline versions of Google Apps
One of the problems with the marketability of the Chromebook -- that it only functions when connected to the Internet -- is also a misunderstanding. Google's Chrome OS doesn't have any locally...
View ArticleBing, Facebook deepen ties, threaten Google +1
Microsoft has unveiled a deeper conglomerate of Bing and Facebook that harvests the power of the social Web, one year after forming a partnership to take "social search" to the next level.
View ArticleBeware of malware even as Mac Defender details emerge
Apple users are getting new details about one malware scare, but should be careful not to fall victim to another that may be lurking.
View ArticleGoogle's Schmidt admits to screwing up on Facebook
When former Google CEO Eric Schmidt took the stage at the AllThingsD conference, it was almost guaranteed that he would blurt out something controversial. But Schmidt didn't go over the top -- he did,...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Xbox TV service may be near
Streaming TV may soon be coming to an Xbox near you.
View Article5 possible reasons U.S. users are ditching Facebook
Have we finally grown tired of Facebook? According to Inside Facebook, more than five per cent of U.S. users abandoned Facebook in May -- that's about six million people who have stopped "liking" the...
View ArticleTwitter won't fly as high if it flubs Bing deal
Twitter stands to lose a lot of clout -- and money -- if it flubs its social search deal with Microsoft's Bing like it did with Google.
View ArticleMozilla's Boot to Gecko: A Mobile OS that could succeed
Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox browser, hopes to revolutionize the modern operating system with Boot to Gecko, a universal-platform OS primary aimed at mobile devices such as smartphones and...
View ArticleFacebook lets expectant parents share the news
Facebook has added a feature that lets expectant parents add unborn children to the "Friends and Family" section of their profiles by selecting "Expected: Child" on the drop-down list. Typical of...
View ArticleFox's 8-day content delay encourages piracy
Fox recently decided to stop releasing free online streams of its TV shows on Hulu the day after they air -- instead, Fox is delaying free streaming for eight days. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this choice...
View ArticleAmazon Kindle E-Book lending program: What it needs
Amazon's plans to create a subscription-based lending library of e-books on the Kindle is just, at this point, a rumor -- but, despite the novelty of the idea, it's already running into problems,...
View ArticleCool features your iPhone 4 gets after downloading Apple iOS 5
Apple's major overhaul of its iOS operating system arrives today, but amidst the excitement comes a major concern: Will iOS 5 function properly on older model iPhones? Or will there be an added circle...
View ArticleApple iPhone 4 "Self-Combusts" on airplane
In what appears to be a one-off incident and not a general manufacturing flaw, a passenger's iPhone 4 "self-combusted" on an Australian flight last Friday, according to an airline press release [PDF].
View ArticleAndroid 5.0 Jelly Bean mobile operating system may arrive in Spring
Are you digging Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? Well, don't get too comfortable.
View ArticleNext Android flavor: Key Lime Pie -- but where's Chrome?
The newest cavity-inducing Android operating system code name will be Key Lime Pie, according to The Verge.
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