HTML 5: Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe Fight to Rule the Web
Such companies as Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe are fighting to get control over the future of HTML 5 -- and of the web.
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EBay vs Craigslist: A Name Change and Mobile for Kijiji
The one-way rivalry between eBay and its downtempo competitor, Craigslist, rumbles on. Although eBay owns a quarter of Craigslist, it has aspired for years to take over the classified site's userbase, sniffing that Craigslist is a stick-in-the-mud that doesn't deserve its popularity. It only...
Google Wants to Protect Your Privacy. Ha!
Google decides to lead an effort against privacy invasion ... by the government. By corporations? Well, let's not get too carried away.
Why Microsoft Should Buy Blockbuster (Seriously)
Microsoft should considering buying Blockbuster for cheap and using the company to turbo charge its own retail ambitions.
Why Dell's Small Business Growth Strategy Could Backfire
Dell hopes that lending money to small businesses so they can buy the company's computers will pay off. The question is what happens if things go wrong.
An Apple iPhone for Verizon? It's No Surprise
Apple needs to sell the iPhone through Verizon as a way to possibly slow down competition and give it time to establish a dominant grasp on the smartphone market the way it did on portable music players.
How HTML 5 Will Change the Web and Why It Matters
HTML 5 versus Adobe Flash? It's all about who controls some basic web technology.
Why AT&T's New "Microcell" Service Upgrade is a Major Ripoff
AT&T's new Microcell device is bad business. It offer to improve service, but asks customers to pay AT&T, in minutes or dollars, to work off the broadband connection a customer already owns.
Apple Dictates Max E-Book Prices and Big Publishing Is Scared
Apple has set maximum prices for e-books that are already in print. That is causing a world of pain for big publishing.
iPad Sells Out: Smart Apple Marketing Boosts Product Demand
On Saturday morning Apple customers noticed something: Preordering or reserving an iPad now wouldn't get you one on launch day, April 3. Many critics are saying it finally proved the outstanding demand for Apple's "magical" machine. However, as my BNet colleague Erik Sherman virtually predicted a co...
Why Is Google Building a Free Broadband Network?
The company's new plan to build a free, super-fast broadband network for several hundred thousand Americans is perhaps its most bizarre endeavor yet. And it's all about rich advertising.
Three Reasons Why Microsoft Stays on the Dark Side in China
Microsoft will stay in China for research resources, its manufacturing, and major revenue.
Department of Duh: Wall Street Realizes Smartphones Are Mainstream
Wall Street finally notices that smartphones are mainstream
Facebook Plots to Make Twitter, Digg, and StumbleUpon Irrelevant
Facebook already reaches into outside websites through Facebook Connect, which gives users a lifeline back to Facebook from the site. But the social network is gearing up to become even more of a presence on the web, if a rumor reported by TechCrunch is correct. According to TechCrunch, Faceb...
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Killer App: Make Things Disappear
Adobe plans a new capability for Photoshop CS5 so powerful that it might seem like magic.
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