Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 6, 2011 at 10:33 am PT
Microsoft’s big Xbox refresh, slated to be released today, is facing a few last-minute hiccups.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 4, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT
Michael Suraci, Xbox’s director of marketing, demonstrates the new features, which will roll out in a massive free software update, available Tuesday.
Kara Swisher in News on November 29, 2011 at 11:02 am PT
What does the iconic music player have in common with the device you use to regulate the heat in your home? A lot more than you think.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 2, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
Siri is proving to be quite the driver of iPhone 4S sales.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 25, 2011 at 5:15 am PT
Imagine answering a call or playing a game on your mobile device without having to touch a button or the screen.
Erik Silk in D9 on June 1, 2011 at 12:13 pm PT
Tobii Technology already makes the eye-tracking tools used by device and software manufacturers to learn about how consumers use their products. They take the main stage at D9 to show off something new: an eye-tracking laptop.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 29, 2011 at 8:55 am PT
Nokia’s obsession with Apple has officially crossed over into the Ahabian. Aghast at the U.S. International Trade Commission’s ruling on its first complaint against Apple, Nokia has filed a second, accusing Apple of infringing its patents “in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, tablets, and computers.”
Kara Swisher in News on January 23, 2011 at 7:02 pm PT
Mike Murphy–Facebook’s first head of advertising sales, who left the social networking giant in October to take some personal time off–seems done with relaxing.
He is now taking a part-time, but significant, role at online gaming phenom Zynga to help formulate its advertising strategy.
In addition, though, Murphy is also close to formalizing an additional consulting relationship with Facebook.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 5, 2011 at 9:35 am PT
AT&T showed off a bunch of new devices on Wednesday, including a Motorola smartphone that can plug into a screen and keyboard and transform into a thin and light laptop-like device. AT&T also plans to accelerate development of a next-generation network.
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on October 6, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT
Walt finds Ford’s new touch-screen dashboard, MyFord Touch, to have clear, logical displays and a good voice-command system. But the interface has so many options it presents a challenging learning curve.
