Just as the gravediggers were readying Digg on their to-do list, Facebook came to the company’s rescue, adding a Digg Social Reader application to Timeline. January saw Facebook referral traffic for the…
Let the Games Begin – Yahoo Slaps Facebook With Patent Fees
Biting the hand that feeds it, Yahoo slapped Facebook with a demand for fees on 10 to 20 patents, threatening to sue if the social media company failed to comply. The patents…
Apple Has Wormhole – Shares iPhone Photos with the World
Sharing photos on Facebook should be easy. Automatically sharing your entire photo collection unknowingly with app developers should be impossible, but it isn’t. A recently exposed loophole in the iPhone, iPad and…
Apple’s iPad Trademark Issue Headed to California
Oh, what a tangled web an iPad trademark weaves. After the Chinese software company Proview Shenzan Technology accused Apple of ripping off the iPad trademark, various Chinese courts have bounced the issue…
Nevada Approves Google’s Self Driving Robot Cars
Perhaps the flying car is next. Nevada recently passed regulations for self driving cars that were approved by insurance companies, police, car companies, and others, making Google’s computer driven robot car one…
EU to Defer ACTA to Highest European Court
The European Union has decided to refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, the highest court in the institution, to determine whether the agreement complies with the…
Google Caught Tracking Your iPhone
Yes, Google may well have been looking over your shoulder every time you surf your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, or anything using Safari for that matter. The infraction was first discovered by Jonathan Mayer,…
Facebook to Bank $1.2 B Per Year on Mobile Ads
Though Facebook has yet to advertise on mobile devices (smaller screens present enormous marketing hurdles), that hasn’t stopped the web world from speculating just how much the social media agency stands to…
Twitter’s Date with the Censor: Is There a Silver Lining for Free Speech and More?
By Craig A. Newman* When Twitter Inc. announced its decision last week to censor tweets that offend country-specific content restrictions, the backlash from free speech advocates and users alike was prompt and…
Apple Now the World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
Gartner recently released a report naming Apple the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. The iPhone made up 23.8 percent of all smartphone sales in Q4 of 2011, selling 35.5 million phones. It was…