May 2012
141 posts
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: The right news for the right... →
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News organizations are spending a big chunk of time right now trying to wrap their heads around the Cambrian device explosion.
We (that’s the royal we, not the CNNMoney we) were still struggling to get a handle on this “ok, people want news on the Web, not on dead trees” idea, and now all the…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: CES Bingo →
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The Consumer Electronics Show is next week. The show is massively large, and just about every major (and minor) tech company and reporter will be descending on Las Vegas in the coming days. People come from all around the world to see what the next year will bring in electronics, gadgets,…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Need a favor? There's a site... →
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Editor’s note: The following is a guest post from CNNMoney producer Allie Bell, who cheerily covers our 5:30 a.m. shift and works on the site’s social media.
Favo.rs is a beta site that allows users to crowdsource their appeals for assistance. Part of me wonders if the founders…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: XCom Global - Thumb (drive)... →
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Just wanted to give a belated shout out to XCom Global for saving me the headache of scrambling for a connection at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
At an event with 70,000 attendees, you could imagine that connectivity is an issue — ironic, at a conference about connectivity. Wi-Fi is…
“On many days we’re now getting fewer BB users than Windows Phone 7 users, and we...”
– YouMail CEO Alex Quilici, who recently pulled the plug on his company’s BlackBerry app development (via cnnmoneytech)
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Tech Fools Day →
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Here’s our running roundup of the best tech pranks today …
- Yelp’s unbeatable daily deal: Puppy of the Month club!
- Hulu goes back to 1996. Love the GeoCities button.
- Wanderfly seeks out undiscovered new vacation spots like China’s Kitty City and Your Mom’s House
- Google…
'Best BlackBerry of the year?' Well, yes, if it's...
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Photo: Courtesy, Research In Motion
In this tweet today, Research In Motion quoted a CNET review, which claims the just-released Bold 9930 is the “the best BlackBerry of the year.”
Well, that’s objectively true: The BlackBerry Bold 9930 is the only BlackBerry that RIM has released this year. (The Torch 9850 is coming out next week.)
So, congrats, RIM … sort of? -David
“These actions result from a process I initiated about six months ago in a...”
– Yahoo board chairman Roy Bostock, announcing his own departure and that of three other directors. The four are, ahem, “volunteer[ing] not to stand for re-election” at the shareholder meeting in the spring. (via cnnmoneytech)
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Sprint is capping its... →
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Ever since the Evo came out in June 2010, I have been telling anyone who would listen how wonderful the phone, and Sprint’s underlying service, have been. I loved the 4G, and Sprint’s customer service has been helpful every time.
But now I am going to have to say goodbye. See, ever since I got…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: How Groupon capitalized on... →
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As a Jersey gal, I’ve been a Giants fan since I was a wee one. So yesterday was, well, pleasing. I holed up to watch the game with childhood friends (and a pug in a Giants tee), where I bit my nails down to the quick and got elbowed in the face when the group of us jumped around screaming…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Why Facebook disappeared →
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Screenshot: CNNMoney, from WatchMouse’s Facebook monitor
Facebook blipped earlier this afternoon, kicking off the collective Internet freakout that traditionally accompanies such calamities.
Here’s what Facebook has to say for itself, in response to CNNMoney’s inquiries: “For a brief…
“As Augusta National Golf Club prepares to host the competition next week, it...”
– Bloomberg News, on Augusta’s little dilemma. (via cnnmoneytech)
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: The world's first 'smart... →
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Photo: Wirelessgoodness.com
Today, I was down in the dumps. I was pooped out. But then I got a load of this story:
Kohler is set to reveal its new high-tech smart toilet on April 14!
“The Numi” features an automatic lid opener, a built-in bidet and a deodorizer. It also allows users to…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Yahoo eyes cliff, charges... →
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Yahoo PR just called to complain that our article — “Cranky shareholders blast Yahoo” — misrepresented the “tone” of the company’s shareholder meeting.
Direct quote from shareholder: “The debacle over the past few months is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”
S’rly? That has a tone other than…
My Slow, Sad Breakup with Netflix
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And so, Netflix, it’s come to this: You are now no different to me than any other streaming, video-on-demand service. No more physical DVDs. No more marveling at your national shipping, mailing and receiving prowess. Early today, I switched from the one-DVD-at-a-time and Unlimited Streaming plan to just the Unlimited Streaming Plan. In doing so, I don’t save any money. I simply...
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: 'Tis the season →
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It’s that time of the year when our inboxes are full of holiday cards from the companies we cover (and those we don’t). But I received a strange package today that prompted me to write an open letter to PR people. At the risk of sounding scrooge, here it goes…
Dear PR people,
Seasons Greetings…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Angry Birds escapes the... →
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Image: Electric Pig
One of the most exciting product previews at CES wasn’t a tablet, phone or tweeting fridge. It’s an old-fashioned toy — based on the year’s hottest mobile phone game.
Mattel’s plastic-and-metal game “Angry Birds: Knock on Wood,” will hit retail shelves around…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Senator Grassley's Twitter... →
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Proving yet again that elected politics and Twitter are a dangerous mix (Exhibit A: Anthony “terrible mistakes” Weiner), Senator Chuck Grassley is fending off a Twitter hijack this morning. The attacker took a few shots at the PIPA/SOPA mess — Grassley co-sponsored PIPA and was for it…
Angry Birds is downloaded a million times A DAY →
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Srsly. WOW.
Best tech-related correction ever?
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From Sunday’s New York Times…
Correction: October 22, 2011
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the premise of “Angry Birds,” a popular iPhone game. In the game, slingshots are used to launch birds to destroy pigs and their fortresses, not to shoot down the birds.
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Netflix recipe: Salt + wound →
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So, you’ve got cranky customers quitting in droves, and serious questions about a) the sustainability of your business model and b) the seemingly total collapse of your formerly wildly praised customer service. What’s the best possible way to cap all that off?
A major Saturday night outage of…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: My ulterior motive at CES →
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At a show filled with more than a million square feet of exhibit space packed with brand-new gizmos, I’m lugging around what’s got to be the oldest relic actively being used in the press room: An IBM R50 ThinkPad. That’s IBM, the company that hasn’t actually made laptops since 2005.
I’ve…
Proof the airline industry makes no sense
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For the record, Newark (EWR) is about 15 miles from LaGuardia (LGA). -Matt
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: 61% of Adobe Reader plug-ins... →
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IT departments are notoriously slow when it comes to updating their companies’ workstations. But this is just ridiculous.
61% of Adobe Reader plug-ins used by corporate customers were outdated last quarter, according to the latest State of the Web security research report published by Zscaler…
Yelping with Cormac: Olive Garden →
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Walnut Creek, CA
Cormac M. | Author | Lost in the chaparral, NM
Four stars.
And so. The day came. The alguacil asked the boy what did he wish for a last meal. The boy asked for a bowl of pasta from Olive Garden. The alguacil considered this and finally agreed saying there was indeed an Olive…
OH MY GOD
“If you tweet and no one sees it…is it a tweet?”
– An accidental treatise on the metaphysical dilemma of Twitter, by “Nan,” the mother of a CNNMoney Tech Tumblr friend. -Julianne (via cnnmoneytech)
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Let's take a look at NASA's... →
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NASA has an entire page devoted to answering anyone who may have questions about whether or not the world will end in 2012, as predicted by some. This is awesome because a) if I had to choose one completely amazing yet ridiculous thing to put my tax dollars towards, it’d be a website devoted to…
“I do enjoy yelling at Siri to tell me who the 12th president of America was but...”
– CNNMoney commenter ImJeffJay, on Encyclopedia Britannica’s decision to stop printing its iconic book sets after 244 years. The general commenter consensus: sad, but inevitable. (via cnnmoneytech)
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Our favorite #StartupRadar... →
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CNNMoney Tech set up shop in the CNN Grill beer garden at SXSW and held an open pitch session. Dozens of very cool startups stopped by. Here’s Part 1 of the rundown on our favorites.
Startup: Tabbed Out The details: Based in Austin, 25 people, launched 2010
Their story: Running a tab at…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Your iPhone knows you better... →
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Hide yo whereabouts! Apple’s watching you.
OK, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. But the privacy debate is back after a couple of security researchers found what they call “a scary amount of detail on our movements” being recorded on the iPhone.
According to researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: Demand Media inches toward... →
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Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt has been insisting for years to media outlets, including Fortune, that his content farm is profitable.
But when the company filed for an IPO back in August, the numbers told a different story: Demand disclosed that it was more than $6 million in the red…
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: DirecTV remote vs. Mom →
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My mom is staying with us for the week, helping out with babysitting while our normal babysitter is on vacation. So what I’m about to say comes from a place of love and eternal gratitude.
But for the life of me I don’t understand why she can’t figure out the DirecTV remote. Yesterday alone,…
Google news tip crank yankers
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…actually, we kind of think your son is hilarious too. -David
Our Tumblr is a Webby honoree!
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Hooray! That is totally awesome, and we’d go do something fun to celebrate except we’re too distracted playing with Webby nominee Draw a Stickman, which we are TOTALLY voting for as soon as the polls open.
So much for getting work done today. (OK, fine, we’re writing about Instagram, the death of landlines, Priceline, Apple stock and Yahoo’s reorg. But that’s it.) -Stacy
