Apple's iPhone is a better investment than any other smartphone because it has a higher resale value than an Android device, and it's also less expensive to own. That's according to a study from Priceonomics.
The bottom line: If you own an iPhone for 18 months and decide to resell it, you will get more money for it than any other comparable Android or BlackBerry smartphone.
Amazon May Be Going Small With Retail Boutique Experiment
It appears Amazon will soon be taking a tentative step into the bricks-and-mortar world with a tiny store that will sell just a handful of exclusive items. There is something to be said for the in-store experience coupled with the e-commerce price point, noted Steven Kramer, president of Hybris North America. "The retail store of the future will be more showroom and less a pool of inventory."
Mounting a Tablet in Your Vehicle's Front Seat
Instead of spending thousands to have a sat-nav system that's built into your vehicle's dashboard, you can install a tablet mount yourself for less than $35. A bonus is that you can upgrade your technology instead of using the same system for the life of the car. Check laws in your state before installing your tablet mount, though, to make sure you won't be at risk for breaking distracted driving laws.
Security Bills Bruised by Lingering Fight
The ghosts of two doomed antipiracy bills hang over a new and unrelated issue on Capitol Hill: proposed legislation to help secure the nation’s nuclear plants, water systems and other essential infrastructure from hackers and terrorists.
In both houses of Congress, legislation is gaining steam that would authorize the federal government to regulate the security of privately owned critical infrastructure, much of which is controlled by Internet-connected systems and susceptible to being hacked. The legislation is already riven by competing interests and fears.
In both houses of Congress, legislation is gaining steam that would authorize the federal government to regulate the security of privately owned critical infrastructure, much of which is controlled by Internet-connected systems and susceptible to being hacked. The legislation is already riven by competing interests and fears.
Simon Calver leaves Lovefilm to join Mothercare
The chief executive of Lovefilm is to become head of childcare retailer Mothercare.
Simon Calver will join the high street name on 30 April after seven years at the helm of the Amazon-owned online movie rental firm.
Mothercare is seeking to boost its online presence in the UK as it looks to reverse months of declining sales.
Simon Calver will join the high street name on 30 April after seven years at the helm of the Amazon-owned online movie rental firm.
Mothercare is seeking to boost its online presence in the UK as it looks to reverse months of declining sales.
Regional cybercrime hubs launched across England
Three police cybercrime teams have been launched as part of a £6m regional effort to combat growing threats.
Yorkshire and the Humber, the Northwest and East Midlands will each get its own dedicated unit.
They will work alongside the Metropolitan Police Centre e-crime Unit which deals with national online security.
Yorkshire and the Humber, the Northwest and East Midlands will each get its own dedicated unit.
They will work alongside the Metropolitan Police Centre e-crime Unit which deals with national online security.
Wolfram, a Search Engine, Finds Answers Within Itself
Stephen Wolfram, a 52-year-old scientist, software designer and entrepreneur, tends to go his own way — often with noteworthy results. He published his first physics paper at 15, earned his Ph.D. from Caltech at 20 and two years later won a MacArthur prize.
Less than three years ago, Dr. Wolfram created a new kind of search engine, called Wolfram Alpha. Unlike Google or Microsoft’s Bing, Wolfram Alpha does not forage the Web. It culls its own painstakingly curated database to find answers.
Less than three years ago, Dr. Wolfram created a new kind of search engine, called Wolfram Alpha. Unlike Google or Microsoft’s Bing, Wolfram Alpha does not forage the Web. It culls its own painstakingly curated database to find answers.
An Art Expo on the Web, Virtual Fairgoer Included
In the course of a century we’ve gone from Dr. Albert C. Barnes, the cranky millionaire who would allow paintings from his exceptional collection to be reproduced only in black and white — he wanted viewers to understand that they weren’t looking at the real thing — to Charles Saatchi, the British megacollector who, by his own account, spends several hours a day looking at art online. The real has undergone a transformation in recent decades, however, and now you can experience art virtually and even attend the VIP Art Fair 2.0, the Internet’s first major art bazaar.
In the course of a century we’ve gone from Dr. Albert C. Barnes, the cranky millionaire who would allow paintings from his exceptional collection to b
In the course of a century we’ve gone from Dr. Albert C. Barnes, the cranky millionaire who would allow paintings from his exceptional collection to be reproduced only in black and white — he wanted viewers to understand that they weren’t looking at the real thing — to Charles Saatchi, the British megacollector who, by his own account, spends several hours a day looking at art online. The real has undergone a transformation in recent decades, however, and now you can experience art virtually and even attend the VIP Art Fair 2.0, the Internet’s first major art bazaar.
Google Makes Its Chrome Browser Mobile
The browser wars just got interesting again.
On Tuesday, Google will introduce its Chrome browser for phones and tablets that run the latest version of its Android operating system, Android 4.0 (or, what Google calls “Ice Cream Sandwich”). Chrome’s mobile browser is as speedy as its desktop counterpart, but incorporates a few bells and whistles too.
The mobile version attempts to solve the fat-fingers-small-screen problem with a “link preview” feature that automatically zooms in on links to help users avoid accidentally selecting the wrong one. It includes a feature that lets users quickly search for terms within tabs. And, like Chrome’s desktop version, it offers an incognito mode that allows users to surf the Web in private.
On Tuesday, Google will introduce its Chrome browser for phones and tablets that run the latest version of its Android operating system, Android 4.0 (or, what Google calls “Ice Cream Sandwich”). Chrome’s mobile browser is as speedy as its desktop counterpart, but incorporates a few bells and whistles too.
The mobile version attempts to solve the fat-fingers-small-screen problem with a “link preview” feature that automatically zooms in on links to help users avoid accidentally selecting the wrong one. It includes a feature that lets users quickly search for terms within tabs. And, like Chrome’s desktop version, it offers an incognito mode that allows users to surf the Web in private.
Facebook Graffiti Artist Could be Worth $500 Million
Last week Evelyn Rusli and I wrote about the people who are set to get rich from Facebook’s coming initial public offering of stock. The most startling was David Choe, a graffiti artist who chose Facebook stock instead of cash when he spray-painted the first Facebook offices in 2005.
Although Mr. Choe declined several requests for an interview while I was reporting the story, he took to the airwaves on Tuesday as a guest on The Howard Stern Show to discuss his windfall. (Warning: the conversation, like Mr. Choe’s paintings, is very sexual descriptive.)
Although Mr. Choe declined several requests for an interview while I was reporting the story, he took to the airwaves on Tuesday as a guest on The Howard Stern Show to discuss his windfall. (Warning: the conversation, like Mr. Choe’s paintings, is very sexual descriptive.)
Yahoo Board Shaken Up in a Push for Revival
For years, the board of Yahoo has been pilloried for a parade of missteps, including ceding ground to upstarts like Google and Facebook and failing to sell itself to Microsoft in 2008.
Now the board is being overhauled, with Yahoo replacing nearly half of the directors. Yahoo’s chairman, Roy J. Bostock, wrote in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that neither he nor the company’s three longest-serving directors would stand for re-election. The board has elected two new directors, the technology executives Maynard Webb Jr. and Alfred Amoroso, and plans to search for more.
The shake-up, which follows the resignation of the Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang last month, is the latest step by Yahoo to right itself amid enormous pressure from shareholders. Within the last few months, the company has ejected its old chief executive, named a new one, the former eBay executive Scott Thompson, and engaged in talks to sell its Asian holdings for billions of dollars.
Now the board is being overhauled, with Yahoo replacing nearly half of the directors. Yahoo’s chairman, Roy J. Bostock, wrote in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that neither he nor the company’s three longest-serving directors would stand for re-election. The board has elected two new directors, the technology executives Maynard Webb Jr. and Alfred Amoroso, and plans to search for more.
The shake-up, which follows the resignation of the Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang last month, is the latest step by Yahoo to right itself amid enormous pressure from shareholders. Within the last few months, the company has ejected its old chief executive, named a new one, the former eBay executive Scott Thompson, and engaged in talks to sell its Asian holdings for billions of dollars.
Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service
Verizon and Redbox have teamed up on a service intended to rival Netflix in allowing consumers to rent physical DVDs and stream movies via the Internet, the companies said Monday.
Any broadband customer, even if are outside the Verizon FiOS network, will have access to the new service, said Paul Davis, chief executive of Coinstar Inc., the company that operates the Redbox self-service DVD rental locations.
Any broadband customer, even if are outside the Verizon FiOS network, will have access to the new service, said Paul Davis, chief executive of Coinstar Inc., the company that operates the Redbox self-service DVD rental locations.
.Google's New App Mall Cop
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) last week announced it's beefed up security at the Android Market with a malware sniffing system called "Bouncer."
Bouncer analyzes new and existing apps, as well as developer accounts. Before apps are allowed to be sold in the market, they're analyzed to see if they contain any known malware, spyware or trojans.
Apps will also run in the Google cloud to see if they're exhibiting bad behavior.
In addition, the bona fides of new developers are reviewed to prevent malicious devs from returning to the market after they've been eighty-sixed by Google.
Bouncer analyzes new and existing apps, as well as developer accounts. Before apps are allowed to be sold in the market, they're analyzed to see if they contain any known malware, spyware or trojans.
Apps will also run in the Google cloud to see if they're exhibiting bad behavior.
In addition, the bona fides of new developers are reviewed to prevent malicious devs from returning to the market after they've been eighty-sixed by Google.
.Austrian Law Student Faces Down Facebook
BERLIN — As Wall Street prepares for a record, multibillion-dollar initial stock sale from Facebook, the social networking site, a meeting with the potential to shape the economics of the deal was set to take place Monday in Vienna.
Richard Allan, a former member of Parliament in Britain who is the European director of policy for Facebook, and another executive from Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, will meet with Max Schrems, a 24-year-old college student.
Richard Allan, a former member of Parliament in Britain who is the European director of policy for Facebook, and another executive from Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, will meet with Max Schrems, a 24-year-old college student.
Sloan-Kettering Chief Is Accused of Taking Research
The president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York is in a billion-dollar dispute with his former workplace, a cancer institute at the University of Pennsylvania, over accusations that he walked away with groundbreaking research and used it to help start a valuable biotechnology company. Enlarge This Image Dr. Craig B. Thompson, now of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is being sued. In a lawsuit, the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at Penn described its former scientific director, Dr. Craig B. Thompson, as “an unscrupulous doctor” who “chose to abscond with the fruits of the Abramson largess.” The dispute reflects the importance that academic research centers now place on
Facebook’s Mobility Challenge
Lots of people love their cellphones. Facebook, so far, is not a big fan.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook plan to experiment with mobile advertising, including inserting so-called sponsored stories into users' update streams.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook plan to experiment with mobile advertising, including inserting so-called sponsored stories into users' update streams.
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