| Bits Blog: Start-Up Nicira Plans to Disrupt Networking Giants Martin Casado, co-founder and chief technical officer of Nicira. If you think computers are big now, just wait.Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon already turn millions of computer servers into... | |
| Verizon, Coinstar Team Up to Take on Netflix Verizon Communications and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to provide video services aimed at competing against video rental company... |
| Apple to put iPads, iPhones back on shelves in Germany pulling various iPhones and iPads from its German online store, the company turned around and said the products would be back shortly.It all had to do with a ban that was placed on its products,... |
| Verizon and Redbox team up to battle Netflix NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Verizon and DVD kiosk company Redbox said Monday that they're teaming up on a streaming video partnership, a move that puts Netflix squarely in their crosshairs. The... |
| Premiering today: Netflix's original TV gamble Monday. The show, which stars Steven van Zandt as an ex-mobster in a witness protection program in Norway, was co-financed by Netflix and is, at least in the U.S., only available to the... |
| Grading the Apple analysts Green = Amateurs, Yellow = Pros Source: Dediu, PED We've been trying for several years to find the best way to show how much better the so-called amateur analysts (some of whom have since gone... |
| Facebook Files to Raise $5 Billion in Biggest Internet IPO Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc., the social- networking website that in eight years changed the way the world communicates, filed to raise $5 billion in the largest Internet initial public... |
| Sony, Panasonic Forecast Worsening Losses as Samsung Dominates Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s biggest makers of phones, televisions and chips say they’ll lose about $17 billion this year, about three-quarters of what Samsung Electronics Co. will spend... |
| Web giants remove content on India's order Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy.The... |
| Over 3 Years Later, 'Deleted' Facebook Photos Are Still Online Ars first brought attention to the topic . The company admitted on Friday that its older systems for storing uploaded content ';did not always delete images from content delivery networks in a... |
| Commentary | Scoble: I'll Go Down With The Ship I will always love Scoble for who he is, and who he is not. He is a great user. I love users. I named a company after users. Users are everything. The only reason to make software is for users.... |
| Rdio's Android Player Gets a Much-Needed Update Rdio fan with an Android phone, you’ve been on the losing end of things for quite some time — stuck with a clunky mobile app and waiting around for a long-promised refresh. Meanwhile,... |
| Intel launches 520 Series SSD drives Intel has released its 520 Series solid-state disk (SSD) drives barely a year after it launched its 510 Series SSDs. Intel's three unit SSD range has been given a jolt with the firm releasing... |
| Samsung will release a white Galaxy Nexus Samsung will release a Galaxy Nexus smartphone in white in the UK on 13 February. The Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone to feature Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, debuted in black in November of... |
| Intel jumps on WiFi Direct advertising bandwagon Intel will add in-video advertising technology into its software development products. According to Artivision Technologies it has inked a deal with Intel that will see the chipmaker include... |
| Marriott hacker does not get a job that took an unorthodox route to seeking employment has taken the fast lane to prison. Hungarian Attila Nemeth, 26, failed on his first attempt to get a job interview for a role in Marriott's... |
| Avast! AMD Sea Islands sighted Bulldozer's ‘ahead-of-its-time’ performance and a lukewarm holiday season that has left most hardware vendors wanting. One of the things it did bring was a lot of clarity to where... |
| HTC warns first quarter revenue could by down 36 per cent HTC has warned that its revenue could fall as much as 36 per cent in the first quarter, signaling that its struggles are far from over. According... |
| Murdoch's tablet project tanks , News International has abandoned a project to produce content for the company's brand on the Apple tablet and similar devices. Murdoch had set up a team called Project Two22 to bring about... |
| MPs call for ISPs to clamp down on 'extremism' that internet service providers do more to clamp down on violent extremist content that is helping to promote a surge in online radicalisation. The Home Affairs Select Committee, lead by MP Keith... |
| The in-depth guide to data destruction A critical part of securing IP is the elimination of records and data you no longer need. Here's the scoop on overwriting, degaussing, and physical destruction of... |
| Symantec releases faster next-gen NetBackup, Backup Exec Symantec on Monday unveiled new versions of its flagship NetBackup enterprise-class and Backup Exec midrange backup applications -- Backup Exec 2012 and NetBackup v7.5. The Backup Exec 2012 version... |
| Microsoft to roll out wave of native mobile apps for its CRM software Microsoft is gearing up to release a phalanx of native mobile applications for its CRM software, with clients aimed at BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, iOS, and Android 2.2 and higher devices, the... |
| Google agrees to court order in India to remove content Google has agreed before a court in Delhi to remove religious and other content considered objectionable, though some other Internet firms are likely to appeal the court's decision, plaintiff... |
| Finding out what went wrong with failed romance SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With Valentine's Day just a week away disappointed daters wondering what went wrong with the romance have a new way to discover why the relationship... |
| Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to provide video services aimed at competing against video rental company Netflix... |
| Cyberplex unit to pay $4.8 million to Yahoo for poor traffic (Reuters) - Cyberplex Inc said its debt-laden unit Tsavo Media is required to pay Yahoo Inc $4.8 million for what the U.S. search company called "low quality traffic" from ads on Tsavo-run... |
| Samsung's Galaxy Note phablet now ready for pre-order If you're burning to secure Samsung's Galaxy Note, AT&T is now taking pre-orders of the hybrid slate for $300. Samsung was the only tech company with... |
| Honeywell slaps Nest Labs with lawsuit over thermostat (Credit: Nest Labs) Honeywell today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nest Labs and is seeking to stop sales of Nest Labs' high-profile thermostat. The lawsuit claims that Nest... |
| Microsoft Bing page tips off new Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Microsoft has already cooked up a special Bing page tempting users to check out its upcoming Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The first clue is... |
| Hollywood studios latest to sue LimeWire With a frown on his face and holding his head in his hand, LimeWire founder Mark Gorton appeared depressed last May as he sat in a New York... |
| Solar startups set new power records Scientist Keith Emery checks out at a prototype Semprius solar concentrator at NREL's testing lab. Inside each square is a solar cell sized the diameter of a dot made by a ball point... |
| Microsoft removes start button in Windows 8 (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Say goodbye to the Windows start button. Microsoft has gotten rid of it from the latest build of Windows 8. Hitting the Web over the weekend,... |
| Multi-deal Monday: Save big on tablets, speaker docks, and more! . That's after applying coupon code MLCK602PNL1 at checkout. (Note: Most Meritline codes expire after a certain number of uses, and there's no way to tell when that'll happen.) The... |
| Tamron's 24-70mm lens takes image-stabilization lead (Credit: Tamron) Lensmaker Tamron announced a new 24-70mm F2.8 zoom lens today, beating Nikon and Canon with a model that brings image stabilization to this premium lens category. The SP... |
| Verizon teams up with Redbox to offer video streaming service announced a deal and Coinstar, the company that owns the Redbox DVD rental business . Redbox allows people to easily rent movies through kiosks it owns in grocery stores and other retail locations.... |
| Super Bowling for ad dollars Samsung's Super Bowl ad--for the Galaxy Note--claims that this is the product that can finally stop Apple fanboys from having to stand in line, waiting for Apple's latest. (Posted... |
| Acta protests spread over Europe Further protests in opposition to controversial anti-piracy measures have taken place, with another 100 expected to happen in Europe this week. A petition calling for the rejection of the... |
| Komen Says Criticism Unfounded as Planned Parenthood Gains Funds Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure sought to blunt criticism of its decision to end much of its breast-cancer funding for Planned Parenthood clinics while the health network rode a... |
| Obscure Malcolm X speech found at Brown University In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, Brown University senior Malcolm Burnley, 22, sits with a copy of the 1961 edition of the Brown University Herald in the John Hay Library on campus in Providence, R.I.... |
| Police: Man accidentally shoots self at gun show (02-06) 03:58 PST Savannah, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show. Police say 26-year-old Charles Lake was... |
| Eastwood Calls 'Halftime in America' in Chrysler Super Bowl Ad Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- It's "halftime in America," and people who are out of work need look no farther than Detroit to see a way to recovery, Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood said... |
| Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title Cyclist Alberto Contador, is seen before the start of the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge cycling race in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 5,... |
| Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox NEW YORK (AP) -- Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental... |
| Google, Facebook remove content on India's order NEW DELHI (AP) -- Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's... |
| Verizon, Redbox combine to start streaming video service Verizon (VZ) and Coinstar (CSTR), Redbox's parent, say the service will be national. It adds another leg to Verizon's quest to become a force in home entertainment, and appears set to compete to some... |
| Super Bowl finale sets Twitter record Top of the world: Eli Manning marched the New York Giants 88 yards to score the winning touchdown in the final seconds in a 21-17 triumph over New England last night at the Super Bowl. Photo: Getty... |
| Fake Cormac McCarthy account fools Twitter founder Dorsey Twitter account, set up in the name of the reclusive novelist, has been revealed as a fake, after fooling Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of the microblogging service.An unpublished Scottish author,... |
| Music Magpie site has busiest January selling unwanted Christmas gifts Christmas gifts to free up cash.Entertainment Magpie buys the items through its Music Magpie website and they are then cleaned, repackaged and sold through its That's Entertainment brand, which... |
| After a Year, Tablet Daily Is a Struggle One year ago Rupert Murdoch took the stage at the Guggenheim Museum and with much fanfare introduced a News Corporation publication that, in the words of the Apple executive Eddy Cue, would... |