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All Things Hired: Bonnie Cha Is Our Latest ATD Reviewer

Kara Swisher in News on April 23 at 1:01 pm PT

ATD adds another staffer to the team.

Twitter CEO Costolo in 140 Characters or Less: Dude’s About to Wipe Out

Liz Gannes in News on December 30, 2011 at 10:12 am PT

Let’s go surfin’ now, everybody’s learnin’ how.

In 4G Race, Verizon Pulls Ahead With Pricey Speed

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 5, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Verizon Wireless’s new 4G network is “wicked fast” but potentially costly, writes Walt.

Voices

House Committee Asks Professor to Censor Facebook Remarks

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 3, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

In an unusual move, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection asked a Columbia University Law School professor to censor his remarks in a hearing about online privacy legislation. “We as members of Congress are never inclined to censor testimony in open congressional hearings,” Rep. Zachary Space, an Ohio Democrat, said when introducing the professor, Eben Moglen. “But Congress tries to foster highest level of decorum. I would ask you to avoid personal attacks against any companies or company employees.”

Initial iPad Demand Greater Than Initial iPhone Demand

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 23, 2010 at 8:24 am PT

Given the years of speculation and hype that led up to its announcement, it’s not at all surprising that there is significant pent-up demand for Apple’s iPad. But that it exceeds demand estimates for the original iPhone, as a new survey from RBC/ChangeWave suggests, is a bit unexpected. The iPad is, after all, an entirely new device category between the laptop computer and the smartphone.

50 Percent Chance Apple Will Announce Tablet Next Month. 100 Percent Chance We’ll Keep Talking About Tablet, Whether It Appears or Not.

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 28, 2009 at 2:15 pm PT

Is Apple planning a special event for January? If so, what are the chances it will feature this mythical tablet/slate device everyone’s jawing about? In a research note this morning, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster hazards a guess, putting the odds of the company hosting a special event at 75 percent and the odds that Apple will use the event to debut a tablet-like device at 50 percent.