Ina Fried in Media on February 5 at 2:12 pm PT
Ina Fried of
AllThingsD liveblogged the game, the commercials, the tech and more.
Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on February 5 at 8:34 am PT
The digital book start-up is trying all sorts of interesting things. But a judicious dose of sex should get your attention — it certainly did at
D: Dive Into Media last week.
News Byte
Ina Fried in News on February 4 at 6:15 pm PT
Memory-chip maker Micron Technology on Saturday named D. Mark Durcan as CEO and Robert E. Switz as chairman, following the death of Steven Appleton, who had long held those positions. Appleton
died Friday in a plane crash in Boise. Sales executive Mark W. Adams was named president.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 4 at 4:37 pm PT
It’s for the Super Bowl, from Verizon.
Ina Fried in Media on February 4 at 2:24 pm PT
For those looking for a side of tech to go with their Super Bowl,
AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers a guide to all the apps, streaming and more, designed to make the most of NFL’s championship Sunday.
Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on February 4 at 9:07 am PT
What happens when you mash up a karoke machine with your iPhone? A cool new app.
Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on February 3 at 4:07 pm PT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 3 at 3:09 pm PT
Brandon Watson, who had helped lead Microsoft’s efforts to convince developers to create apps for Windows Phone, is taking a post on the Kindle team.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 3 at 2:06 pm PT
Caesars Entertainment may be known for its Las Vegas casinos, but it also has a burgeoning business developing way off the Strip.
Liz Gannes in Social on February 3 at 1:37 pm PT
Bing Search director Stefan Weitz explains why Bing has been relatively slow and quiet on social search, considering it has deals for both Facebook and Twitter data.
John Paczkowski in News on February 3 at 1:11 pm PT
Motorola sells a bunch of refurbished Xoom tablets without wiping them of their previous owners’ data.
Ina Fried in News on February 3 at 12:43 pm PT
The entrepreneur reminisces about his first camera phone picture as part of a Best Buy spot expected to be shown during Sunday’s big game.
News Byte
Peter Kafka in Media on February 3 at 12:08 pm PT
A couple weeks after
introducing its new iBooks Author app, Apple has
clarified legal language about what happens to the books users create with the software. Apple continues to insist that users can only sell electronic books in the iBook format via its iTunes store. But it makes it clear that the content of those books can be sold in any other format, without Apple’s approval.
John Paczkowski in News on February 3 at 11:46 am PT
Motorola wins an injunction against iCloud in Germany, using what Apple describes as “an old pager patent.”
