If you’re annoyed by the Facebook news ticker already, just you wait. Facebook confirmed today that it has introduced sponsored stories, or ads, to the ticker. “Sponsored Stories now appear in Ticker on the home page,” a Facebook spokesperson … Continue reading
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company was winning the battle for productivity applications in the cloud, and when it’s winning, it’s taking customers away from Google. And in doing so, he invoked a little bit of Charlie Sheen in … Continue reading
Cloud-storage startup Dropbox just closed a $250 million funding round, and now it has its eyes set on being the foundation of a future where we’re never without our data. Phone, tablet, TV, car, you name it. Dropbox plans to … Continue reading
Scott Noteboom, the man who led Yahoo’s data center operations since 2005, has now joined Apple as the iconic consumer electronics maker expands into the cloud. According to LinkedIn, Noteboom is now a “distinguished gentleman” at Apple as of this … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge will allow the bulk of Oracle Corp's copyright infringement claims against Google Inc over the Java programing language, according to a court ruling. Oracle sued Google last year, claiming the Web search leader's Android mobile … Continue reading
Bose has a new toy for your desktop. The Soundlink Mobile builds on the company’s SoundDock pedigree but ditches the physical dock in favor for a bit of streaming magic. But no AirPlay here. Bose instead employs Bluetooth A2DP, which … Continue reading
Apple is famous — hell, notorious even — for their culture of secrecy. With the strictest of NDAs, discussions between even the closest of teams limited to need-to-know matters, and whispers of creepy internal investigation squads lurking about, people in … Continue reading