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AT&T Calls F.C.C. Neutrality Plan a 'Bait and Switch'
Published: Monday 21st of September 2009 07:14:31 PM

While other wireless companies waffled, AT&T said it wasn't fair for the F.C.C. to impose new network neutrality rules on wireless networks after auctioning off spectrum with no such restrictions.... MORE

AT&T Says F.C.C. Neutrality Suggests a 'Bait and Switch'
Published: Monday 21st of September 2009 07:14:31 PM

While other wireless companies waffled, AT&T said it wasn't fair for the F.C.C. to impose new network neutrality rules on wireless networks after auctioning off spectrum with no such restrictions.... MORE

Netflix Awards $1 Million Prize and Starts a New Contest
Published: Monday 21st of September 2009 09:15:56 AM

Netflix has decided its million-dollar-prize competition was such a good investment that it is announcing another million-dollar challenge.... MORE

Microbloggers, Meet the Microvideo
Published: Monday 21st of September 2009 07:00:16 AM

Particle Brand, a San Francisco start-up, offers tools that Twitter and Facebook fans can use to add short videos to their status updates.... MORE

Amazon Slaps Its Brand on Some Consumer Electronics
Published: Saturday 19th of September 2009 03:00:47 PM

Amazon.com is expanding its line of private-label products and will offer basic consumer electronics items such as cables and blank DVDs under the AmazonBasics brand.... MORE

Microsoft Chases Unknown Scammers Through the Courts
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 06:16:29 PM

Five lawsuits filed against John Does on Thursday will give the software company subpoena power to help track down purveyors of Internet malware.... MORE

Google Says Apple Flatly Rejected Voice App for iPhone
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 02:59:41 PM

While Apple claims it is still considering the iPhone application for Google Voice, Google says the company rejected the app outright because it could replace core functions of the iPhone's dialer software.... MORE

Yahoo Is Set to Unveil Big Marketing Push
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 02:57:59 PM

Yahoo plans to introduce a big marketing push next week to reinvigorate its brand, backed by a budget of $100 million.... MORE

Conflux Festival Turns New York Into a Digital Playground
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 02:16:17 PM

More than one hundred artists will transform New York into an interactive canvas this weekend, with events like an iPhone drum circle and a virtual chess board that will span 64 city blocks.... MORE

SolidThinking Has a Bone to Pick With Designers
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 08:33:49 AM

Architects and industrial designers can add morphogenesis to their tool chest, giving everything from watches to stadiums the naturalistic look of human bones.... MORE

SolidThinking Has A Bone to Pick With Designers
Published: Friday 18th of September 2009 08:33:49 AM

Architects and industrial designers can add morphogenesis to their tool chest, giving everything from watches to stadiums the naturalistic look of human bones.... MORE

Verizon Boss Hangs Up on Landline Phone Business
Published: Thursday 17th of September 2009 03:11:33 PM

Ivan Seidenberg, chief executive of Verizon, tells Wall Street that he is no longer worried about customers canceling traditional landlines. With its new fiber-optic lines, Verizon will focus on selling video.... MORE

Text-to-Speech Technology Reaches an Inflection Point
Published: Thursday 17th of September 2009 11:25:52 AM

A flood of new devices and software has made text-to-speech technology cheaper and more accessible to the speech-impaired.... MORE

I.B.M. Sets Out to Make a City in Iowa 'Smarter'
Published: Wednesday 16th of September 2009 11:00:11 PM

A new I.B.M. project in Dubuque will give the city's government and citizens digital tools to measure, monitor and alter the way they use water, electricity and transportation.... MORE

Start-Up Tries to Revive Online Group Buying
Published: Wednesday 16th of September 2009 03:52:14 PM

Who says buying in bulk is strictly for baby formula and cans of soup? A start-up called Groupon is using the power of the masses to get bulk discounts at local businesses.... MORE

Google Buys Service That Uses Humans to Digitize Books
Published: Wednesday 16th of September 2009 02:29:12 PM

With its acquisition of ReCaptcha, Google will use "human computation" to help scan old library books.... MORE

Now, Even the Government Has an App Store
Published: Tuesday 15th of September 2009 05:01:53 PM

Vivek Kundra, the federal government's chief information officer, is pushing agencies to use cloud-based computing to modernize themselves, save money and become more energy-efficient.... MORE

Facebook Says Its Finances Are Looking Up
Published: Tuesday 15th of September 2009 04:03:19 PM

Facebook said it had passed an important financial milestone and become cash-flow positive. The service now has 300 million members.... MORE

Security Pros Are Focused on the Wrong Threats
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 11:01:02 PM

Cyberattackers are now focusing their assaults on PC and Web applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Flash, and corporate Web sites. That's because those areas get scant attention from corporate I.T. security professionals.... MORE

Google's Fast Flip Deal Has a Familiar Ring
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 09:12:58 PM

Google's agreement with some news publishers over its new Fast Flip service resembles other deals that Google has cut with content owners.... MORE

Microsoft Bing Adds Visual Search Option
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 01:08:28 PM

Microsoft's search engine adds a feature that allows users to browse search results as thumbnail images rather than snippets of text.... MORE

Bing Adds Visual Search Option
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 01:08:28 PM

Microsoft's search engine adds a feature that allows users to browse search results as thumbnail images rather than snippets of text.... MORE

Times Site Was Victim of a Malicious Ad Swap
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 01:00:14 PM

The New York Times Company said NYTimes.com was the victim of an attacker who masqueraded as a legitimate advertiser, then distributed fake virus warnings.... MORE

Where Google Is Really Big: India and Brazil
Published: Monday 14th of September 2009 08:56:15 AM

Web users in emerging markets like India and Brazil spend about 30 percent of their online time using Google services, triple the market share that Google has in the United States, according to new data from comScore.... MORE

Intel Is Said to Plot an Executive Overhaul
Published: Sunday 13th of September 2009 09:38:12 PM

Pat Gelsinger, who runs Intel's enterprise business, plans to leave the company, and Sean Maloney, head of sales and marketing, will take on a broader role, according to people briefed on the changes.... MORE

How the Cliq May Make Handset Makers Uncomfortable
Published: Saturday 12th of September 2009 01:09:17 PM

The pulsating screen of Motorola's new Cliq phone may repel some people. The business model behind the phone is equally provocative.... MORE

So Long CPU Wars. It Was Fun
Published: Friday 11th of September 2009 02:18:52 PM

With a new marketing campaign, Advanced Micro Devices has decided to tout its graphics chips over its CPUs, ending many years of battling over technical specs with Intel.... MORE

Digital Health Records: The Hard Road Ahead
Published: Thursday 10th of September 2009 06:19:33 PM

The government's goal of computerizing patient medical records is a daunting challenge for reasons that have more to do with economics than technology.... MORE

Abu Dhabi's $10 Billion Chip Gamble
Published: Thursday 10th of September 2009 12:45:36 PM

The government of Abu Dhabi has poured $10 billion into the chip industry over the past year. The investments could turn out to be a license to print money -- or a huge financial blunder.... MORE

Sprint Puts a Twist, and a Higher Price, on More Free Minutes
Published: Thursday 10th of September 2009 12:12:58 PM

Sprint will give customers buying its $70 a month voice, text and data plan unlimited calls to any mobile phone.... MORE

The Wikipedia Battle Over Joe Wilson's Obama Heckling
Published: Thursday 10th of September 2009 11:44:22 AM

Rep. Joe Wilson's shout of "You lie!" during President Obama's health care speech Wednesday set off a furious debate on Wikipedia about how to describe the incident.... MORE

Listening to Radio on the Web? That's So Last Year
Published: Thursday 10th of September 2009 05:30:46 AM

Pandora, now available on phones running Google's Android software, says that most of its new listeners prefer to listen to the radio on their mobile phones instead of online.... MORE

Google Plans Tools to Help News Media Charge for Content
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 07:51:25 PM

In a proposal to the newspaper industry, Google said that it is developing a micropayment system that online publishers could use to charge for their content.... MORE

AT&T's Free-Calling Offer Preserves Revenue
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 06:08:20 PM

The phone carrier is matching Verizon and T-Mobile in offering free wireless calls to five preset numbers for its $60-a-month plan.... MORE

Steve Jobs on Amazon and Ice Cream
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 05:18:24 PM

Apple's chief executive discusses Apple products and his health.... MORE

Q&A: Steve Jobs Snipes at Amazon, Praises Ice Cream
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 05:18:24 PM

Apple's chief executive says the iPod Touch is becoming a gaming platform, e-readers like the Kindle will never be a big market, and he's "eating like crazy" to gain weight after his liver transplant.... MORE

Congress to Weigh Google Books Settlement
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 04:02:08 PM

Opponents and supporters of the settlement will square off in a Congressional hearing on Thursday.... MORE

Live-Blogging Apple's Music Event
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 11:34:35 AM

Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, reappears to announce new music products and services.... MORE

Bits Ventures Into Live-Tweeting
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 11:27:29 AM

In addition to live-blogging, Bits live-tweets from Apple's music event in San Francisco. Let us know what you think about this experiment.... MORE

Previewing Apple's Musical Mystery Show
Published: Wednesday 9th of September 2009 05:00:15 AM

On Wednesday, Apple is expected to unveil new iPods and a new version of iTunes in a bid to reinvigorate slowing sales of the portable media players.... MORE

 

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