Penguin Group Builds Its Own Vanity Self-Publisher
Penguin Group starts an online service for people who want to pay to self-publish, otherwise known as vanity publishing.
Technology
AOL Trolls for SEO Bait... Uh, Make That "Exposure-Compensated Bloggers"
AOL plans on 8,000 new bloggers for its Patch hyperlocal news sites. And, of course, they want volunteers, not employees.
Apple Activates the Reality Distortion Field: The iPhone Isn't Tracking You. Really! [Update]
Apple tries to explain itself out of its location tracking jam. This time, though, its much vaunted reality-distortion field may not be up to the task.
Sony Plays Its Chump Card: Lack of Security Makes the Xbox Look Good
Sony security ineptitude leaves tens of millions exposed and gives customers a really, really good reason to do business with someone else.
Copying Apple: Amazon Sells Media So It Can Better Market Hardware
Amazon sells more electronics and other merchandise than media globally for the first time. That indicates a new business strategy.
3 Reasons Groupon and LivingSocial Have Nothing to Fear From Facebook
Facebook enters the daily deal market, but current players shouldn't get overly nervous; the company is going to have a really hard time making this work.
Barnes & Noble Nook Color: Farewell, E-Reader; Hello, Niche Tablet
Barnes & Noble's new Nook Color, which offers capabilities beyond just reading e-books, is also the first step in tablet evolution beyond general-purpose devices.
Facts, Schmacts: Apple and Google Build Creepware, but Won't Fess Up
As Google and Apple clumsily try to address -- or ignore -- charges that they track the location of smartphone users, they're just digging themselves in deeper.
Guess What? No One Knows How Big the E-Book Business Is [Update]
When you look at all the available data on the ebook market, it becomes clear that it might be much smaller, or much bigger, than many assume.
Nintendo: Here's the Wii 2... Just Wait a Year! Oh, BTW, Profits Are Way Down
Nintendo's ill-timed console announcement is a poorly executed attempt to distract attention from its sagging profits -- and reveals its plans to Microsoft and Sony way earlier than advised.
Hey, Apple, How's That Patent Suit Strategy Working For Ya?
Apple has launched multiple suits against iPhone and iPad competitors. Would it be better off pushing on innovation and dropping legal action?
Wii 2 Tablet Controllers -- Nintendo's Likely Answer to the iPad 2
By giving the Wii 2 tablet controllers, Nintendo can compete against the iPad 2 while still driving its home console market.
Facebook and the Behavioral Marketing Scam
Demand for Facebook ads keeps growing, but their effectiveness drops. Maybe the issue isn't the company so much as the online ad industry selling empty promises.
Google Starts Its Own Groupon for Location, Location, Location
Many people are scratching their heads over why Google would want a duplicate of Groupon. The answer is user location data, which has value even if the deals don't sell.
Google Loses a Patent Suit -- and So Do Linux and Android
Google lands on the losing side of a patent infringement suit over its use of Linux. Is any company safe?
Investigation
Whistleblower says DEA let fentanyl pills hit the streets
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Live Updates: Alaska's ballot controversy and more from campaign trail
Live
Ship burns as Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
Judge rejects DOJ's push to force California to set aside ballots
Investigation
Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest
Experts react to new findings on CTE in former NFL players
RFK Jr. to ease access to unapproved peptides, draft policy states
