[BBC NEWS] The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88. Engelbart developed the tool in the 1960s as a wooden shell covering...
[GIGAOM] I have been baffled by Google’s decision in March to euthanize the Google Reader instead of trying to reinvent it for the mobile/tablet age and use its strong...
[BLOOMBERG] Once on the cutting edge of consumer electronics, Sony (6758) lost its mojo years ago. But every so often, it still comes up with something that reminds...
[CBC NEWS] Voice-activated technology in cars is more distracting to drivers than talking on a cellphone, according to a new U.S. study. Researchers at the University...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Ever wondered how many people click on the links you tweet? Wonder no more. Twitter appears to be giving all users access to...
[THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR] Twitter users have long used hashtags to help group and sort tweets. Ditto for Tumblr and Flickr aficionados. Now the feature is finally...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] For the first time, a majority of American adults are now smartphone owners, according to a study released Wednesday. The Pew Center for Internet...
[THE INQUIRER] INTERNET SEARCH GIANT Google’s Play store for Android apps will topple Apple’s App Store as the most popular app platform within the next few months, according to an...
[REUTERS] Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] Yahoo followed its purchase of Tumblr, a cool, hip brand, with a fresh revamp for Flickr, another cool and once beloved start-up that...
[LOS ANGELES TIMES] n the face of mounting criticisms and sluggish PC sales, Microsoft continues to insist that its gamble on the radically redesigned Windows 8...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] Several prominent liberal organizations are launching a boycott of Facebook, an escalation in the simmering feud over founder Mark Zuckerberg’s immigration reform push....
[SF GATE] Few people have worn or even seen Google Glass, but early reviews have made businesses and government officials wary. Already, Google Glass has already been banned...
[ABC NEWS] Some of the country’s top research institutions have combined to launch a massive online archive. The Digital Public Library of America began beta testing...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] For consumers who want to cut their cable cord and get all of their television from the Internet, there’s been a major obstacle:...
[BLOOMBERG BNA] In a reversal of policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 1 said it will assume that Congress will override an impending cut in...
[CBS NEWS] Teen birth rates have been falling in the United States over the last 20 years, but that doesn’t mean that it still isn’t an...
[THE WASHINGTON POST] President Obama on Tuesday outlined a government-sponsored initiative to map the human brain, casting the proposal as a way to discover new cures for...
[BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK] April 3, 2013, marks the 40th anniversary of the first call made from a handheld cell phone. But mobile communication had been around for...
[BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK] Amazon Web Services (AMZN) is by far the biggest and most experienced public cloud provider. Accepting that, the next question is: What cloud vendor can give...
[TG DAILY] Tentatively dubbed the B10, the roadmap offers no additional details about the potential iPad competitor, but it appears similar, at least in dimensions, to Google’s Nexus 10...
[ARS TECHNICA] Apple’s application for the “iPad mini” trademark must be more descriptive if the US Patent and Trademark Office is going to approve it. A document from...
[CNET] Microsoft and Google have both gotten in some April Fools’ Day zingers against each other. The two competitors often trade insults about each other’s respective...
[PIX 11] A New Jersey family got a visit from social workers after a picture of a young boy holding a gun was posted on Facebook....
[USA TODAY] When iPads were first introduced in 2010, an Apple press release promised that the “iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch interface makes surfing the web an entirely...
