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October 17, 2010

Evolution of the E-book: When Is a Book Not a Book?

The line between what we call a "book" and something that's just a really long chunk of published text—what you might call the "not quite a book" ...

October 17, 2010

Evolution of the E-book: When Is a Book Not a Book?

The line between what we call a "book" and something that's just a really long chunk of published text—what you might call the "not quite a book" ...

October 14, 2010

Kapitall: Investing 'for the Rest of Us'

Earlier this year, Rutgers University student Daniel Moran noticed that his investment portfolio was being dragged down by tech stocks. To reverse the slide, Moran, ...

October 14, 2010

The Internet Skeptic

(Corrects the first paragraph to refer to Moldova, not Ukraine.)Evgeny Morozov is a skeptic in a world of Internet believers. His forthcoming book, entitled Net ...

October 11, 2010

Facebook, Zynga Impose Pre-IPO Share Fees

(Adds Zynga representative's comment in eighth paragraph.) (Bloomberg) Facebook Inc. and Zynga Game Network Inc. are charging fees of at least $2,500 for each ...

October 10, 2010

Parents Say Social Networks Don't Protect Children's Privacy

Three of four parents don't believe social networks are doing a good enough job of protecting the privacy of their children who use those networks, according to a new ...

September 26, 2010

Apple Threatens Search Giants' Mobile Ad Shares

Apple (AAPL) may be gaining share in the U.S. mobile advertising market this year at the expense of Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Apple will end the year with 21...

September 23, 2010

LinkedIn Agrees to Buy Business Reviews Startup

LinkedIn, the largest networking site for online professionals, bought ChoiceVendor Inc., a website for reviews of business service providers. ChoiceVendor, a San ...

September 23, 2010

Is the MiFi Model the Future of Mobile Broadband?

In January 2009, I got my first glimpse of a new device from Novatel Wireless (NVTL) called a MiFi. The MiFi, with its credit-card-sized footprint, uses a wireless 3G ...

September 16, 2010

Twitter Needs to Become More Open or Die

Twitter needs to become more decentralized and open, says the company's former chief engineer, or it will eventually wither and die like other "walled garden" ...

September 14, 2010

Sensor Networks Top Social Networks for Big Data

With the firehose of information enabled by Facebook, Twitter, location-based services, and other forms of social media, the era of Big Data is upon us. However, ...

September 12, 2010

Why Nokia Chose Stephen Elop

Nokia on Sept. 10 named Stephen Elop as the new president and chief executive officer of the Finnish phone maker, effective Sept.21. Elop is leaving a senior role at ...

September 7, 2010

Web Impostors May Face Prison in California

California Web impostors beware: You may soon be breaking the law, even if you aren't one of the perpetrators targeted by the state's "e-personation" bill. The ...

September 6, 2010

Ev Williams: Twitter Can Reduce Information Overload

At its core, Twitter is a "recipient-driven medium," said Chief Executive Evan Williams in a public conversation tonight in San Francisco. What does that mean? ...

September 3, 2010

Ex-Googler Lee Backs China Companies to Foster Startup Culture

(This story was updated to include the total number of résumés received.) Kai-Fu Lee, who headed Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Chinese division during its biggest growth years,...

September 2, 2010

Why Ping Is the Future of Social Commerce

Apple (AAPL) announced on Wednesday, Sept.1, a cornucopia of new hardware and software: sleek iPods, a brand-new Internet-enabled video streaming device, and new ...

August 31, 2010

Intel Buys Infineon's Wireless Biz. Is It About LTE?

It's been rumored for months that Intel (INTC), the world's largest chipmaker, was close to buying German semiconductor company Infineon's (IFNNY:US) wireless chip ...

August 30, 2010

MetroPCS and Leap Take Prepaid Calling Upmarket

MetroPCS Communications (PCS) and Leap Wireless International (LEAP), two of the top sellers of pay-as-you-go wireless calling plans for low-income consumers, are ...

August 29, 2010

Killer Feature of Windows Phone 7? Hint: Not the Phone

In a bid to reverse declining market share and relevance in the smartphone space, Microsoft (MSFT) is prepping Windows Phone 7, expected to launch this fall. The new ...

August 27, 2010

Fans May Not 'Like' Facebook Film

Facebook's 500 million users spend about six hours a month on the social-networking website. To Sony Pictures, the question is how many will invest two hours at the ...

August 24, 2010

Connected Workers Going iPad for Connectivity

Nearly 50 percent of the mobile workforce carries more than three devices, causing them to stay connected longer, according to the latest quarterly Mobile Workforce ...

August 23, 2010

Google Goes to the Guggenheim to Take YouTube Fare Upmarket

YouTube will fill the cylindrical atrium of New York's Guggenheim Museum with video installations that may feature anthropomorphic sneakers, avatars from virtual world...

August 18, 2010

AT&T, Angie's List Take Cues from Groupon

Angie Hicks, co-founder of business review site Angie's List, overheard employees raving in late March about the great deals they got from sites such as Groupon, a ...

August 16, 2010

Delta Monitors Twitter to Remedy Customer Complaints

Mike Brice skipped the queue at the Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) ticket counter and dashed off a post on Twitter Inc. when he missed his Atlanta connection en route home...

August 10, 2010

The End of Outsourcing (As We Know It)

In the next five years outsourcing as we know it will disappear. The legion of Indian service providers will be sidelined or absorbed. U.S. and European companies that...

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