Netflix is in talks to acquire its own original programming in a bid to compete with premium cable TV channels such as Time Warner&'s HBO.Clearly, the... read more »
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After all the hoopla surrounding Apple&'s iPad 2 launch has settled, Motorola announced that a Wi-Fi-only version its Android-based Xoom tablet will b... read more »
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For a publication thata4‚¬a4„s supposed to set the gold standard for writing about the news, The New York Times has done a pretty poor job of explaini... read more »
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Bubble or no bubble, the conditions brewing in Silicon Valley around hot new startups now differs greatly from the tech collapse of 1999 to 2001 becau... read more »
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Social movie site Flixster, which purchased the popular movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes early last year, is in acquisition talks with Yahoo an... read more »
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China&'s chat and gaming service Tencent reported revenues and earnings today that should make everyone take notice. As the company prints money in it... read more »
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Zediva, which is launching today, is yet another contender in the online movie streaming arena with one curious twist: It literally streams DVD disc... read more »
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Comcast-owned Plaxo used to have a straightforward goal: It helped users maintain their address books. Over time, however, the site has wandered into ... read more »
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The Middle East has been pretty much off the map when it comes to making video games. But a small Dubai-based start-up called Quirkat would like to ch... read more »
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Back to the Future may have been right: The cars of tomorrow will be powered by capacitors (they will not, presumably, be able to time-travel).At leas... read more »
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Daily deals giant Groupon might be in talks with several banks to file for an initial public offering later this year that would value the company at ... read more »
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Computer manufacturer Asus is betting therea4‚¬a4„s still a pot of gold to be found in the netbook market, despite decline due to growing competitio... read more »
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Adobe warned yesterday that its Flash, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader products all have a critical vulnerability that will allow an attacker to take contr... read more »
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Googlea4‚¬a4„s Nexus S smartphone is remarkably faster than iPhone 4 loading mobile web pages, says a study by Blaze Software &8212' a study that Appl... read more »
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Google would not release the specific details of its first biofuels investment, but a Google spokeswoman said that it was not the lead investor in the... read more »
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Jumio, a mobile payments startup based in Mountain View, Calif., announced today that it has raised $6.5 million in a first round of funding led by Fa... read more »
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UpdatedVisa took on PayPal today in the personal payment space, announcing that consumers in the U.S. would be able to receive and send funds to any e... read more »
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It used to be that if a Western game showed up in China, it was pirated. But times have changed, and Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase.com have annou... read more »
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Noteleaf, a contact information aggregator for Googlea4‚¬a4„s Gmail and Calendar apps, launched a number of new features for its text-messaging notifi... read more »
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Rustock was one of the biggest botnets in the world, producing more e-mail spam than any other network. But early yesterday, it ceased sending spam. I... read more »
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