A tale of two Diggs
It's clear that the company has to deal with its dual identity as a social-news pioneer struggling to compete with Facebook and Twitter, and a Slashdot-like fanboy hub.
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Microsoft PDC: Lots on Azure, but no IE 9
roundup Developers at the event won't see preview code for Microsoft's next browser, but are getting a full rundown on the cloud-based Azure OS, along with a beta of Office 2010.
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Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds
In an interview with CNET, Microsoft's software chief talks about Windows Azure, lessons learned from the Sidekick fiasco, and a future in which devices record everything imaginable.
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IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019
A leading scientist, working with colleagues from several top universities, has pioneered computational analysis that rivals that of a cat's cortex. The human brain could be just a decade away.
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Six Apart releases tiny blog tool, TypePad Micro
New Chroma theme, designed for short posts, available for free under the new TypePad Micro brand.
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Opera Mobile 10 beta now browsing Windows phones
Opera releases its most recent mobile browser--complete with Speed Dial and a new tabbed browsing design--for Windows Mobile phones.
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AMD unveils 'world's fastest' graphics card
The chipmaker continues its assault on Nvidia at the high-end of the graphics chip market by laying claim to the world's fastest graphics card.
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Intel an investor in storage firm for Apple users
Chipmaker says it has invested in seven new companies through its global investment arm.
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Facebook adopts new privacy policy
The social-networking site hopes that policy revision will make the policy more accessible and easier to understand.
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T-Mobile says workers sold customer data
British consumer privacy commissioner says he will prosecute over sale of customer data by T-Mobile employees.
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Wii and Wii Fit make their way to Sports Authority
Nintendo can add another victory to its long list: Wii and Wii Fit Plus will now be offered in Sports Authority stores. But does the company's game justify its existence in a sports store?
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A stethoscope app? Be still my beating heart
The iStetho Adapter, from start-up RidRx, converts an old stethoscope into an electronic one using an iPhone or iPod Touch and the iStethoscope Pro app.
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Observations from an EMC analyst day
EMC has made VMware an integral part of its story in a dramatic departure from years past.
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Army tests new special ops hybrid vehicle
The hybrid "Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle" does 80 mph, climbs hills, and serves as a high-speed weapons platform--all while cutting fuel consumption, according to the Army.
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Music biz expert Passman: Subscriptions can save us
Author of "All You Need to Know About the Music Business" acknowledges the impending death of the CD, but he remains optimistic about the long-term health of the industry.
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Moving to the virtual layer (and taking advantage of the cloud)
A new start-up advocates an agentless approach that allows virtual infrastructure to be managed seamlessly.
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Chase commits $5 million to Facebook charity campaign
Members of the social network are encouraged to install an app that lets them vote on which local nonprofit should get the grand prize in contest.
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Google, Bing continue gains at Yahoo's expense
Over the last several months fewer and fewer searches have been performed on Yahoo's sites, with market leader Google and upstart Microsoft seeing the benefits.
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Yahoo stopping mobile 'Go' app in 2010
Yahoo to pull the plug on a mobile app it cannibalized with the introduction of Yahoo Mobile, its optimized site and mobile app.
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Shining the light on Robolamps (photos)
Croatian artist Robert Matysiak has created cute and quirky "Robolamps" made from plumbling supplies and colored lightbulbs.
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Netherlands' open-source policy goes double Dutch
While the Netherlands means well in its attempt to foster open source adoption, the management of its policy may actually be hurting open source uptake, not helping it.
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