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Why Obama Should Keep His BlackBerry
The news over the weekend was full of stories about (the AP’s, for example) how Barack Obama will have to give up his beloved BlackBerry once he enters the White house. While I can see why he might choose to, I cannot fathom why he would have to.
The best reason for letting go of of [...]
Jerry Yang to Step Down As Yahoo CEO; Will Microsoft Return?
Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang will step down as CEO as soon as a successor is found, the embattled Internet company just announced. The release (quoted in full after the jump, along with Yang’s memo to the troops) came shortly after the blog Boomtown broke the news.
The move may well prompt Microsoft, whose repeated [...]
Flash Is Now A Platform, AIR Gets An Upgrade, And Adobe Puts A Catalyst In Gumbo
Realizing that Flash is a better name than Flex for a platform, Adobe is now referring to everything it does related to Flash (including the Flash Player, Adobe AIR, Flex developer tools, and Flash media servers) as the Flash Platform. That’s what I’ve been calling it anyway, so I’m glad they finally caught up.
Beyond [...]
HOW TO: Convert Videos for Your iPhone (or Any Mobile Device)
Video on devices like the iPod, iTouch and iPhone look great because of their MPEG-4 H.264 format. The good news is that there are tons of videos that you can purchase from the iTunes store, but the bad news is that you’ll go broke in a hurry downloading everything you want. Sure, some of the [...]
Google-Yahoo: Unintended Consequences
From left, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
By quashing the planned search advertising deal on antitrust grounds, the government may get even less competition
Opponents of a planned search advertising deal between Google and Yahoo! may have little cause to celebrate the proposal’s demise. Advertisers fretted the alliance, announced in June, would [...]
25+ Celebrity Twitter Users
Twitter references seem to be popping up everywhere. From news shows to sitcoms such as The Big Bang Theory, there’s no denying that the service is finally going mainstream. And now even celebrities are joining in.
Some seem like your typical Twitter users, posting about whatever crosses their minds, while others use their accounts as a promotional [...]
Q: Do Baby Boomers Need Their Own Yahoo Answers? A: No. (Someone Tell Boomerator).
Today is the public beta launch of Boomerater, a question and answer service that caters specifically to baby boomers, which is a fancy term to describe people aged somewhere between 44 and 62.
Can Apple, Gilead and the Hot Techs Keep Growing?
In tough times, technology industry leaders are showing how it’s possible to thrive—and winning slots in BW’s annual Tech Hot Growth ranking
Amid the roiling waters of the stock market and economy, which have tossed tech investors around for weeks, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs made a special guest appearance on Apple’s fourth-quarter earnings call [...]
Frogmetrics: Handheld Surveys You Might Actually Want To Fill Out
Frogmetrics, a Y Combinator startup that helps companies quickly get customer feedback using a handheld hardware device, has launched to the public. The startup has created a custom firmware for the Nokia n810 internet tablet that lets companies offer their customers brief surveys that are far more convenient than traditional questionnaires, and has also developed [...]
Puzzllotto: The Incredibly Frustrating iPhone Game That Could Net You $30,000
If you’re looking for a fun, relaxing iPhone game, don’t get Puzzllotto, the first application to come out of developer Mike Lee’s United Lemur development house. The $5 app is more puzzle than it is game, and is ridiculously frustrating - I’ve spent the last 15 minutes cursing at my phone repeatedly. But there’s a [...]
