Paris Hilton busted by Twitter pic?
Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago.
Originally posted at Technically Incorrect
Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas
Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Google and AOL renew their partnership
The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
Exclusive deals make 3D TV audience even smaller
More and more sporting events are being broadcast in 3D, but exclusive distribution deals limit who can see what.
Originally posted at Signal Strength
Welcome to the social, Apple
The Ping social-music feature in iTunes 10 is what Microsoft imagined when it launched the Zune with one critical difference: an addressable user base of more than 100 million.
Originally posted at Digital Noise: Music and Tech
Target to be first to sell Facebook Credits
The megaretailer plans to sell $15, $25, and $50 Credits cards in its brick-and-mortar stores and on its site, the company announces. Sales will start on Sunday.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
Windows 7 continues to gain ground on Vista
Usage of Microsoft's Windows 7 outpaces that of Vista for the second month, though XP remains the dominant operating system, Net Applications says.
Originally posted at News - Microsoft
Report: Amazon working on streaming service
Online retail giant is in talks with major media companies to create a subscription service to deliver movies and TV shows in a model similar to that of Netflix, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome
Alongside Arcade Fire song "We Used To Wait," lots of pop-up windows and videos incorporating real street scenes from Google Street View are among the highlights of this crafty Chrome demo.
Originally posted at Digital Noise: Music and Tech
Samsung tries to woo TV app developers
The consumer electronics giant uses its first developer conference in the United States to recruit app makers for its Web-connected TVs. Should we really hold the Apple comparisons?
Originally posted at Circuit Breaker
WashPo writer suspended after Twitter hoax
Mike Wise, a respected sportswriter at The Washington Post, posts a made-up story on Twitter. He learns that it's unwise to toy in this way with a social-networking site.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Jedi Mind changes its name amid Lucas pressure
Jedi Mind decides to change its name to Mind Technologies after LucasFilm sues the company for trademark infringement, and it removes all mention of Jedi from its offerings.
Originally posted at The Digital Home
AutoCAD returns to the Mac, mobile app offered
Autodesk is bringing its popular engineering program back to the Mac after long absence and is launching mobile versions for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
Originally posted at News - Apple
Gmail 'Priority Inbox' aims to set aside bologna
New feature sorts mail into three sections: "important and unread," "starred," and "everything else." The latter isn't spam. It's "bologna."
Originally posted at Webware
iTunes song samples may double in length
Think 30 seconds isn't enough to decide whether you like a song? Sources tell CNET that Apple is making changes. They also say you'll have to wait longer for an iTunes cloud service.
Originally posted at News - Apple
Another day, another social start-up for Google
SocialDeck becomes the latest start-up to join Google, as the search giant works feverishly over the summer months to build out its social-technology portfolio.
Originally posted at Relevant Results
Google, AP reach deal for Google News content
News stories from the Associated Press will once again flood the pages of Google News, now that the two sides have resolved a months-long impasse over licensing.
Originally posted at Relevant Results
AMD to retire ATI brand
Four years after acquiring graphics card vendor ATI Technologies, the chipmaker is saying saynora to the ATI brand and rebranding the products under its own name.
Originally posted at News - Business Tech
YouTube is baseball ambassador overseas
Instead of offering full-length baseball games overseas itself, Major League Baseball has tapped Google's YouTube for the Japanese market.
Originally posted at Media Maverick
Report: Google in talks for movie rental service
Google's YouTube is looking to jump-start its fledgling movie rental service with titles from Hollywood's major studios, according to reports.






