Monthly Archives: May 2012
Intel is adding a feature to its Ultrabooks and tablets that will make them stand out from its competitors’ netbooks and slates: Automatic access to a global Wi-Fi network. The silicon vendor has inked a deal with Devicescape to use its connection manager technology to link to millions of open global hotspots. Intel doesn’t make... Read More>>
Apple CEO Tim Cook was careful not to reveal any deep secrets in his sit-down interview with All Things D‘s Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher. But he did drop a few breadcrumbs for Apple speculators to follow. Speaking about Facebook, Cook said he thought Apple’s relationship with the social network is “very solid” and that Ap... Read More>>
At a meeting last night, Menlo Park officials approved a deal that will let Facebook employ thousands more people at its headquarters in the Silicon Valley city. Today, the social networking company employs roughly 2,200 people in Menlo Park, but city officials have now unanimously granted it permission to employ up to 6,600 worke... Read More>>
Despite Apple’s emergence as a dominant force in the handheld gaming market, CEO Tim Cook has no interest in taking on Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft in the console business. During a Q&A session at the D10 conference, Cook responded to a question asked by The Verge’s own Joshua Topolsky about the company’s futur... Read More>>
Link shortener Bitly today launched a major redesign and number of new features that all add up to what the company itself calls “a new Bitly.” Among these new features are ‘bitmarks,’ Bitly’s name for its new bookmarking features, the ability to search and find these bookmarks, a fast search functionality, as well as en... Read More>>
It’s that time of year again where rumors are being dusted up about Facebook’s potential plan on building its own phone. Here are some of the fun headlines we’re seeing on the topic: “Why Facebook doesn’t need a Facebook Phone (but will try anyway)” “It’ll Be A Miracle If The Facebook Phone Doesn’t Suck” And my pe... Read More>>
Israeli business publication Calcalist reports (in Hebrew) that the social networking giant is eyeing a purchase of face recognition technology company Face.com. Tech news blog Newsgeek, meanwhile, reports that the deal size could be between $80 million and $100 million. This is pure speculation at this point, and we currently do... Read More>>
The possibility of Facebook entering China continues to be one of the most keenly discussed issues about the social network but, in the meantime, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have made a subtle film debut in the country, with this a cameo appearance in a documentary about China’s Police force aired on broadcast channel CCTV. The v... Read More>>
Amazon is set to enter the Japanese MVNO market, selling prepaid 500MB SIM cards for a flat rate of ¥1980 (about $25); the first entry by a foreign-owned corporation, reportsNikkei. The cards will be usable on NTT Docomo’s LTE network — the nation’s largest — which would make sense given that the two companies are partnering ... Read More>>
One of the most popular complaints about Apple’s iOS operating system is that it forces the user to exist in a “walled garden.” The user has plenty of access to apps and services, but only if those apps and services meet Apple’s guidelines. The iPhone is such a unique platform that some people find it a tot... Read More>>
