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White MacBook, It Was Good Living With You

Lauren Goode in News on February 10 at 10:16 am PT

The white MacBook is (now really, truly) dead.

Liveblogging Demand Media's (and Richard Rosenblatt's) First Earnings Call: The Avocado Difference!

Kara Swisher in News on February 22, 2011 at 2:08 pm PT

BoomTown always enjoys the maiden voyage of a newly public company, so liveblogging Demand Media’s first quarterly earnings seems like a must-do. It’s also the first public outing for CEO Richard Rosenblatt, who has sold off his previous entrepreneurial efforts. His first point: Where else can you find out how to ripen an avocado?

"Beyond the Search Box": The White Pleather Honeypot Smackdown

Kara Swisher in News on February 1, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

Perusing AOL’s leaked damn-the-journalism-full-speed-ahead business plan, BoomTown was a little late to the Microsoft Bing event this morning called “Farsight: Beyond the Search Box.” But things had certainly been cooking with gas when I walked into the meeting room at the University of San Francisco, including allegations of cheating, honeypot stings and a whole lot of insulting of the hosts. Schweeet!

How Might the Verizon iPhone Differ From the iPhone 4 (Besides Being Able to Make Calls)?

Ina Fried in Mobile on January 10, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Most people expect the Verizon iPhone to be pretty similar to the current iPhone 4 sold by AT&T–but, even if that is the case, it may differ in some important ways. In addition to a better antenna, you could see it come in colors or even perform tricks its AT&T cousin cannot.

Twitter Is So Mainstream Now: Eight Percent of Online Americans Use It

Liz Gannes in Social on December 9, 2010 at 12:20 am PT

Young, urban, minority, women, well-educated. What do these demographic factors spell out? The categories of American Internet users who are most likely to use Twitter. That’s according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.

Jobs on iPhone 4: “The Most Successful Product Launch in Apple’s History”

John Paczkowski in News on June 28, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

The launch of the iPhone 4 was Apple’s biggest iPhone launch to date and the company’s most successful product launch ever. Apple sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4s in the device’s first three days at market.

New iPhone 4 Pre-Orders Now Delayed to July 14 [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on June 16, 2010 at 11:20 am PT

Apple has again adjusted the shipping date for new iPhone 4 pre-orders. After changing it from June 24 to July 2 early this morning, the company pushed the date even further back.

What Happened to the White iPhone 4?

John Paczkowski in News on June 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm PT

Though Apple offers its new iPhone 4 in both black and white, the company is currently accepting pre-orders for the black model only. According to the Apple Store, the white iPhone 4 is “currently unavailable for pre-order or in-store pickup.” On the AT&T Web site, the white iPhone 4 is listed as “coming soon.” Why? And when will folks who prefer the white version be able to buy it?

iPhone 3GS–The S Is for "Shortage"

John Paczkowski in News on June 29, 2009 at 7:27 am PT

The iPhone 3GS has been on the market just 10 days now, and already a growing number of Apple stores around the country are running short of the device. It seems that demand for the 3GS, which topped one million units sold its first weekend at market, has exceeded even the company’s presumably aggressive targets.