1. Why no one cares about privacy anymore

    Cnet News &bull 5 Hours Ago

    Google co-founder Sergey Brin adores the company's social network called Google Buzz. We know this because an engineer working five feet from Brin used Google Buzz to say so. I just finished eating dinner with Sergey and four other Buzz engineers in one of Google's cafes," engineer John Costigan wrote a day after the Twitter-and-Facebook-esque service was announced. You might call Brin's enthusiasm premature, especially since privacy criticisms prompted Google… Full Story »

  2. IE 9, Windows Phone in the Mix

    Cnet News &bull 5 Hours Ago

    This year's Mix trade show won't be the first time that people hear about Internet Explorer 9 or Windows Phone 7 Series, but it is the event where developers will get enough information to start creating products targeting the new browser and mobile operating system. The three-day Las Vegas event kicks off… Full Story »


  3. MySpace Musical Chairs: Will the Partovis Stay or Will They Go Now?

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull Today

    While there have surely been a lot of departures of talent at MySpace over the last year-including two major shifts in top management-one of the more interesting guessing games of late concerning the social networking company has been over the fate of the well-known tech… Full Story »

    • The Social

  4. Hootsuite acquires developer Swift App to bolster its Android efforts

    Venture Beat &bull Today

    Fresh off its recent Android launch, Canadian social media startup HootSuite acquired developer Swift App to beef up its presence on Google's mobile platform. Sebastian Delmont, the developer behind Swift App, will join HootSuite as a mobile adviser. His company… Full Story »

    • Facebook

  5. Google dispute: China says company must obey the law

    Silicon Valley &bull 44 Minutes Ago

    BEIJING - China's top Internet regulator insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking. Full Story »

  6. Onlive to offer game portal with free demos in addition to paid game service

    Venture Beat &bull 5 Hours Ago

    OnLive keeps rolling out news for its games on demand service. On Wednesday, the company announced it would launch its server-based game service on June 17. And today the company said it will launch a game portal web site that… Full Story »

  7. Google tests revamped Blogger layout design tool

    Info World News &bull 4 Hours Ago

    Google will begin on Thursday a public test of a Blogger layout customization tool that the company says significantly broadens publishers' ability to modify the look of their blogs. The Blogger Template Designer includes ready-to-use professional designs, pre-built templates that… Full Story »


  8. Intel wins top spots in SSD storage drive ranking

    Info World News &bull 4 Hours Ago

    Chip giant Intel won first place in a ranking of flash memory-based solid state drives (SSDs), in which the researcher, DRAMeXchange Technology, pilloried the industry over the wide disparity of quality among the storage devices. Intel took first place in two categories, one for its Intel X25-M 160GB SSD (SSDSA2M160G2GC) and the… Full Story »

  9. Chasing efficiency in green homes

    Cnet News &bull 1 Hour Ago

    BOSTON--Gear for making buildings greener was on display at this year's the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's annual BuildingEnergy conference, which seemed to have a greater emphasis on energy efficiency this year. Pictured here is the inside of a solar hot… Full Story »

  10. ISP interruptions trip up Zeus botnet

    Cnet News &bull 1 Hour Ago

    The botnet mainly pushes out the Zeus banking Trojan, an information-stealing keylogger that relays sensitive data back to its controllers. The Kazakhstani Internet service provider AS Troyak provides network connectivity to six other ISPs that host Zeus botnet command-and-control servers.… Full Story »

  11. Girlicious band member charged with having drugs

    Silicon Valley &bull 44 Minutes Ago

    GLENDALE - A member of the pop group Girlicious has been charged in California with drug possession with the intent to sell after Glendale police allegedly found a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse. Full Story »

  12. Gaga for Google: Communities compete for high-speed Internet

    Silicon Valley &bull Today

    They're swilling Google-tinis in Sarasota, Fla., and vowing to Google-ize the names of their firstborn children up in Duluth, Minn. Topeka, Kan., has been temporarily rechristened Google, Kan. And mayors throughout the realm are vying for the search giant's favor,… Full Story »


  13. Apple says iPad pre-orders start at 5:30 a.m. Friday

    Cnet News &bull Today

    Well, according to TUAW, Apple has confirmed that if you are poised over your Mac at 5:30 a.m. PST Friday, you will be able to go to Apple.com and lay your claim to one of the first iPads to not… Full Story »

  14. An angel investor's advice for startups

    Venture Beat &bull 3 Hours Ago

    Angel investor Ron Conway has put money in over 500 companies, so he knows a few things about what works and what doesn't. In this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture at Stanford University, Conway and fellow investor Mike Maples Jr. of… Full Story »

  15. Video game pros get down to work (and play) at GDC (photos)

    Cnet News &bull 3 Hours Ago

    GDC started in 1988 as an informal gathering of about 25 developers in gamer Chris Crawford's living room in San Jose, Calif. Today, it is the world's largest meeting of video game professionals, a forum where artists, designers, producers, and… Full Story »

  16. Beijing official warns Google to obey China's laws

    Cnet News &bull 1 Hour Ago

    A Chinese government minister has issued a stern warning to Google in the event the company stops filtering search results at its Chinese Web site: Follow our laws, or else. Speaking to reporters at the National People's Congress on Friday, Chinese Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong said he hopes Google will respect China's rules and regulations.… Full Story »

  17. Countdown to Ecstasy? Apple iPad Pre-Orders Begin at 5:30 am PT Today (Post-It Note For Now!)

    All Things Digital Boom Town &bull 5 Hours Ago

    BoomTown is always up at 5:30 am PT, but now I will apparently be joined by twitch-fingered Apple fanboys, waiting for the iPad pre-order rush to begin this morning. We've launched a new commenting tool, Disqus. For the full story… Full Story »

  18. San Carlos council member gives up monthly stipend and health benefits

    Silicon Valley &bull Today

    Council Member Bob Grassilli said he has long considered declining the $300 stipend and roughly $700 in health care coverage he gets each month for being on the council. But he said the tipping point came last week, when the… Full Story »

  19. New York cashier, 91, punched trying to fend off thief

    Silicon Valley &bull 3 Hours Ago

    Florence Critelli grabbed the man's hand and screamed when he reached over and grabbed cash from her cash register at the Rite Aid in East Northport on Long Island. He punched her in the chest, knocking her down, before fleeing. Full Story »

  20. Apple plugs 16 holes in Safari as Pwn2Own looms

    Info World News &bull 1 Hour Ago

    Two weeks before a browser hacking contest is to kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia, Apple on Thursday patched 16 vulnerabilities in Safari, 12 of them critical bugs that could be used to hijack a machine. Apple updated Safari for… Full Story »

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