Yesterday, at the Apple music event in San Francisco, I had a short chat with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about its new social music service, called Ping.
Essentially, it is a vertical version--in this case for music--of Facebook.
But, except for Apple borrowing the blue color scheme from the powerful social networking site, Facebook is nowhere on Ping.
So, Jobs explained why.
While President Obama was on vacation, new neutral-colored wallpaper, couches, rugs, and lamps were installed in the Oval Office. Looks crazy, right? The White House says the renovation was paid for with surplus campaign funds, but won't reveal the cost. More »
During yesterday's iPod/Apple TV event Steve Jobs literally said he cannot believe how fast Android is growing.
He boasted of Apple's success with iOS devices (iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone) saying Apple sees 230,000 new activations of iOS...Show More Summary
Microsoft has made two new controllers — one for your computer, one for your XBox 360 — that can switch into different shapes depending on your needs or preferences. The well-leaked, much-anticipated Arc Touch Mouse is shipping now; the new wireless XBox Play and Charge kit will be out stateside in November.
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-By Warner Todd Huston This James Jay Lee that was shot down by police in Maryland after taking hostages inside the headquarters of the Discovery Channel cable station has followed the typical environmental extremist’s path to insanity. If you are unaware, James Jay Lee was an enviro-extremist. He was so extreme that he felt that [...]
It's a safe bet that Call of Duty: Black Ops will become the de facto multiplayer shooter of the fall, deservedly so for the intelligent, exciting online features that developer Treyarch is adding to the series—most notably, gambling. More »
MARK HEMINGWAY: Will the media call the Silver Spring/Discovery Channel gunman an environmental terrorist? “The question is, to what extent will the media note that this violence was spurred by a radical left-wing environmental agenda, or that eco-terrorism is not a new phenomenon and is arguably the America’s biggest domestic terrorist threat?”
This will be a great race to watch this year. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina schooled Barbara “Maam” Boxer in their first debate on Wednesday. Fiorina pounded Boxer’s disastrous 28-year liberal record that has brought the Golden State to the brink of disaster. The struggling economy was the top issue in this first debate. MyWay [...]
Victoria Azarenka headed into the 2010 U.S. Open as the No. 10 women’s tennis player in the world. But during her second round match against Argentina’s Gisela Dulko, Azarenka collapsed in the seventh game. The 21-year old was taken off the court in a wheelchair and was transported to a local hospital, where she was [...]
Category 4 Hurricane Earl will skirt the Outer Banks of North Carolina later today, and the TV weathermen are in place. Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina is the place to be for the network meteorologists: Al Roker of NBC, Dave Price of CBS and Rob Marciano of CNN are there. Show More Summary
We had a “Parent Night” at my school last night, so I haven’t had too much time to read about the Discovery Channel Hostage Situation… but the short of it is that James Jay Lee went to Discovery Channel headquarters, took hostages, and was shot and killed by a police sniper after he appeared to [...]
Burger King is changing hands again. 3G Capital has agreed to buy the home of the Whopper for about $4 billion.
3G Capital is paying $24 a share, according to an announcement Thursday. The WSJ says that banks are financing about $2.8 billion of the deal. Show More Summary
Do you cry every time you look at your paycheck? Then meet these smart people who turned stupid ideas into a million dollar bank account.
Some polls out this week tell us that small business owners are becoming more cautious. The latest Intuit poll on small business employment suggests that hiring in small businesses has, once again cooled off. While there were some gains...Show More Summary
The United States, including Lakers star Lamar Odom, blew out Iran score-wise in the basketball game between the two teams in the FIBA World Championship in Istanbul on Wednesday with an 88-51 victory over the Islamic Republic But Iran may...
T-Mobile’s own website has confirmed that the company’s first HSPA+ device — the HTC G2 – will be rocking Android 2.2 and will be powered by an 800 MHz Scorpion processor. T-Mobile is billing the device as the “fastest smartphone experience…
Sony was sort on specifics, but today announced plans to introduce "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity", a new, cloud-based digital music service. Available by year's end, the subscription service will offer access to songs stored and synchronized through the cloud....
Michael Douglas told a US television audience on Tuesday night that he has been diagnosed with and is receiving treatment for stage four throat cancer. Speaking on David Letterman's "Late Show" to promote the release of his new filmShow More Summary
The group's ads have shaken up a handful of Senate races this year. Is Delaware next? Christine O'Donnell - Tea Party Express - Republican - Scott Brown - Joe Miller