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80% of US Consumers Won't Pay For Online Content

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 16, 2009 9:39 AM / 14 Comments

According to a new Forrester survey, almost 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada would not pay for access to newspaper and magazine websites. Those users who would Continue reading »

Official Google Chrome Extension Gallery Announced Early, Launching Soon

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 16, 2009 12:48 AM / 12 Comments

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Google's Chrome, the fastest major browser on the internet, appears set to launch an official gallery of browser extensions in the very near future. In the latest nightly build of Continue reading »

Obama: "I Have Never Used Twitter"

Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / November 15, 2009 10:36 PM / 43 Comments

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Barack Obama spoke to a group of Chinese students tonight at a town hall in Shanghai. The meeting was streamed live, worldwide on the Whitehouse website and on the Whitehouse's Continue reading »

UN Officials Censoring Chinese Firewall Protest?

Written by Jolie O'Dell / November 15, 2009 6:09 PM / 2 Comments

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At a UN-sponsored event today in Egypt, UN officials demanded the removal of a poster that alluded to the issue of Internet restrictions in China. The poster was an advertisement Continue reading »

Despite Layoffs, Adobe Expands Investment in E-Books

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 13, 2009 11:05 AM / 2 Comments

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Adobe announced earlier this week that it plans to lay off almost 10% of its workforce. At the same time, though, the company also announced that it plans to expand Continue reading »

FeedBurner and Google Analytics: Together at Last

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 13, 2009 9:30 AM / 8 Comments

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After years of waiting, FeedBurner users can finally see their stats in Google Analytics. Google acquired FeedBurner in 2007. Since then, there has been a lot of grumbling about how Continue reading »

How to Secure Your Jailbroken iPhone

Written by Sarah Perez / November 13, 2009 6:01 AM / 1 Comments

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Earlier this week, the news of the first iPhone worm made its way around the net. Since the worm only targeted jailbroken devices and then only those which had the Continue reading »

iPhone Game Maker Apologizes for Stealing Phone Numbers, Calls Lawsuit "Meritless"

Written by Sarah Perez / November 13, 2009 6:00 AM / 4 Comments

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A federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday is charging an iPhone development firm with collecting users' cell phone numbers without their permission. The developer, a game-making firm by the name of Continue reading »

Boxee Gets Into the Hardware Business

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 12, 2009 9:31 AM / 3 Comments

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Boxee just announced that it plans to release a dedicated Boxee hardware device in partnership with an undisclosed consumer entertainment company. This is a big step for Boxee. The software, Continue reading »

TV on the Internet: Clicker Launches

Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 12, 2009 6:00 AM / 2 Comments

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Clicker, which aims to be the TV Guide for Internet television, just launched. We first reviewed Clicker last week when it was still in private beta. The version that went Continue reading »

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