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2012: Siri Is a Stunner, Amazon Is Amazin’ and Security Gets Spendy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT

Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.

Cat Got Your Tongue, Siri?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 3, 2011 at 3:25 pm PT

For several hours now, the personal assistant in Apple’s iPhone 4S has been offering many users apologies instead of answers.

“Avatar” Director James Cameron at D8: 3-D or Not, It’s Still About the Story

Peter Kafka in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT

In 1997, James Cameron made “Titanic,” the highest-grossing film ever made. Thirteen years later he did it again: “Avatar.” And as much as “Avatar” stretched the boundaries of the box office, it has stretched the boundaries of cinema as well. The 3-D film featured a staggering 2,500-plus special-effects shots, set a new standard for movie-making technology and may have ushered in a big-screen renaissance in the process.

Xerox to Google, Yahoo: If You Need Additional Copies of the Lawsuit, You Know Whom to Ask

John Paczkowski in News on February 23, 2010 at 11:33 am PT

Xerox is not a name that springs to mind when one thinks of search. It is, after all, a 100-year-old global document-management company best known for its office and production equipment. Odd, then, to hear that Xerox has accused Google and Yahoo of pilfering its intellectual property.

Apple Q3: BOOM!

John Paczkowski in News on July 21, 2009 at 1:35 pm PT

The economy is in recession, consumer spending is down and the PC market is in the worst decline since the Great Dark Times of 2001. And Apple is doing just fine. After market close Tuesday, the company reported earnings that crushed the Street’s estimates into a fine iPod-white dust. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters estimated that Apple would earn $1.16 per share on $8.16 billion in sales. Instead, it earned $1.35 on $8.34 billion for a profit of $1.23 billion.