2011

A persistent rumor over the past months has pertained to Google having a music service in the works, and today those rumors were proved true, with a live beta service …

Early this morning Microsoft went official with news that has been rumoured for the last 24 hours – they have saved up their pocket money and are using it to buy Skype, the ubiquitous VoIP service, for a cool $8.5 billion. Other suitors such as Facebook and Google has also been in the mix, but it would seem Microsoft have reached deepest in order to secure the deal.

Well, Google I/O week is officially underway. We mused what might be shown yesterday evening, but it would seem Google can’t even keep it in their pants until the event is open to attendees.

Wall Street Journal | May 6, 2011 | Giada Zampano ROME (Dow Jones)–Telecom Italia SpA (TI) Friday confirmed its full-year targets despite a sharp fall in first-quarter net profit, as …

Silicon Valley is seeing a tech induced job recovery of late, with the California Employment Development Department noting that every major industry except construction added jobs in March and April …

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth Street. The offering is the company’s …

Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T) announced that the mobile carrier is launching a Wi-Fi “hotzone” in Austin on the popular downtown nightlife area of Sixth Street. The offering is the company’s …

Mothering Sunday used to be a day where moms nationwide could expect flowers, breakfasts in bed and beautifully written, thoughtful cards. But we’ve evolved as a species and pushing forward into the digital future, our mothers can now expect something truly special on the one day a year kids remember to appreciate them: a 140 character or less text message.

Austin-based Tabbedout, a company that offers a free mobile payment app for Android and iPhone platforms, released that the company has garnered $5.75 million in a Series A funding coup. …

Never mind flooding, tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes and the extinction of the polar bears, all that pales in comparison to the latest revelation that fluctuations in temperature caused by climate change could affect how far Wi-Fi signals can travel.

Shortly after the Nexus One was released there was a small controversy regarding a cracked screen. HTC allegedly responded by suggesting that mobile phones don’t belong in your pockets.  I can’t …

Google’s annual developers conference, I/O, is mere hours away. In preparation for the big event Google has posted a quick guide to what people can expect over the next few days, as 5,000 excited developers pour into San Francisco, no doubt expecting a free gizmo of some kind.

With Near Field Communication (NFC) popping up in the news on an almost daily basis, it may finally be time to wonder when the great promise of every Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) might start impacting our daily lives. Significantly.