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Muhammad-Free Facebook Back in Pakistan

Muhammad-Free Facebook Back in Pakistan

Pakistan finally lifted the ban on Facebook today after the site apologized for Draw Muhammad Day. The whole bruhaha began...

Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days

Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days

That's a lot of iPads in not a lot of days, kids. "Customers around the world are experiencing the magic...

Skype 2.0 Finally Adds Voice Over 3G

Skype 2.0 Finally Adds Voice Over 3G

Skype has finally given the green light to voice calls over 3G with the new version of its Skype for...

Steve Jobs and the Awesome Soap on a Rope: Cartoon

Steve Jobs and the Awesome Soap on a Rope: Cartoon

Mark Anderson from Andertoons was kind enough to send this into us. With WWDC coming up in a few days,...

PR Stunt? Or True Generosity? Facebook CEO Donates To Competitors

PR Stunt? Or True Generosity? Facebook CEO Donates To Competitors

When faced with competition, most of us would get our defenses up and carefully eye our new rivals from a...

The Second Generation of Apple TV Revealed

The Second Generation of Apple TV Revealed

A confirmed tip from a source very close to Apple points towards a new version of Apple TV on the...

Jobzilla: iPad’s Japanese Launch A Hit

Jobzilla: iPad’s Japanese Launch A Hit

Well, that went well. Apparently the iPad is having a super launch day abroad, and perhaps nowhere better than in...

FaceBook Still Remains Banned in Pakistan, YouTube Back Up

FaceBook Still Remains Banned in Pakistan, YouTube Back Up

Internet censorship still remains strong in Pakistan even after access to the popular video website YouTube is restored.  FaceBook along...

Apple Controls 70% of Digital Music Sold; 28 Percent of All Music Sales

Apple Controls 70% of Digital Music Sold; 28 Percent of All Music Sales

Apple’s iTunes music store controls a dominant share of the US digital music market with a 28 percent share of...

Steve Ballmer to Speak During WWDC Keynote?

Steve Ballmer to Speak During WWDC Keynote?

Steve Ballmer, the sweaty chief executive for Microsoft, may surprise us by playing a part in Apple’s keynote presentation at...

Apple PWNS Microsoft in Total Market Value for the First Time

Apple PWNS Microsoft in Total Market Value for the First Time

THAT JUST HAPPENED. No really, it did. In trading today, Apple eclipsed Microsoft's total market capitalization value for the first...

Apple Has Two 4G iPhone Prototypes for June Launch

Apple Has Two 4G iPhone Prototypes for June Launch

There have been many rumors and leaks surfacing over the past few months leading up to the launch of the...

Wired’s iPad App Goes Live

Wired’s iPad App Goes Live

Wired has finally released an iPad-friendly version of its magazine (iTunes link), and early indications are that it's pretty damn...

iPhone 4G Video Chat Capabilities to Be Showcased in Commercial

iPhone 4G Video Chat Capabilities to Be Showcased in Commercial

Even more exciting than American Beauty director Sam Mendes at the helm is the news that at least one of...

The iPhone 3GS to Replace the 3G at Discount Prices

The iPhone 3GS to Replace the 3G at Discount Prices

As new technology is in the pipeline to be released, the old will be reduced to taking a cost cut...

Jobs Teases The Apple Faithful Over WWDC 2010 Keynote

Jobs Teases The Apple Faithful Over WWDC 2010 Keynote

Predictably, Steve Jobs has been announced as the Keynote speaker for this year's WWDC conference to be held on June...

Google No Slouch With Chrome’s Beta Status

Google No Slouch With Chrome’s Beta Status

Compared to Gmail, Chrome's beta period seems like a blink of an eye. This morning Google's Chrome browser obtained stable...

Google’s Secure Socket Layer Search: Better Privacy, But Are There Limits?

Google’s Secure Socket Layer Search: Better Privacy, But Are There Limits?

Privacy has been the buzzword all over the Techi web lately. Facebook has been stomping all over it and then...

Apple’s WWDC: WWSJD?

Apple’s WWDC: WWSJD?

Here it comes, folks - WWDC kicks off on June 7th, and Steve Jobs will be there to explode the...

Apple’s Chicken and Gizmodo’s Egg: The Ethics of the iPhone 4G Mess

Apple’s Chicken and Gizmodo’s Egg: The Ethics of the iPhone 4G Mess

Every once in a while, the tech world undergoes something like a defining moment. The Apple-Gizmodo saga was one of...