Tests Cast Doubt on F.C.C. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Tests Cast Doubt on F.C.C. Restrictions on Kindle and iPad — The Federal Aviation Administration has its reasons for preventing passengers from reading from their Kindles and iPads during takeoff and landing. But they just don’t add up. — Since I wrote a column last month asking why these rules exist …
Microsoft to Announce New Slates Targeting the iPad (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Microsoft to Announce New Slates Targeting the iPad — A decade ago Bill Gates, founder and former chief executive of Microsoft, presented a new class of computing to the world: a Tablet PC that offered a fully functional computer with the “intuitive aspects of pencil and paper.”
Why Gawker is moving beyond the blog (Nick Denton /Lifehacker)
Nick Denton / Lifehacker:Why Gawker is moving beyond the blog — The 2011 template represents the most significant change in the Gawker model since the launch of Gizmodo and Gawker in 2002. One could go further: it represents an evolution of the very blog form that has transformed online media over the last eight years.
No E-Books Allowed in This Establishment (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:No E-Books Allowed in This Establishment — A few weeks ago I decided to mosey over to a local Manhattan coffee shop for an afternoon cappuccino. — After placing my order I sat down at a table and pulled out my Amazon Kindle. — I barely made it a sentence into the [...]
WPC: ‘We missed a generation with Windows Mobile,’ Ballmer says (Nick Eaton/The Microsoft Blog)
Nick Eaton / The Microsoft Blog:WPC: ‘We missed a generation with Windows Mobile,’ Ballmer says — Ah, Microsoft’s mobile operating system. These days, the phrase is almost an oxymoron — like “Microsoft Works.” Sure, companies like HTC have been able to finagle Windows Mobile into something attractive by layering their own UIs on top …
One on One: Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:One on One: Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures — Fred Wilson, a New York City partner in the venture capital firm Union Square Ventures, struck gold in the late 1990s, when he helped in the multi-billion dollar sale of Geocities to Yahoo. Since then, Mr. Wilson’s firm has invested in a number [...]
Mobile Uploads Spurs Facebook Video Growth (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Mobile Uploads Spurs Facebook Video Growth — Facebook’s nearly half a billion users are now uploading 20 million videos each month to the social networking Web site, many of which are shared through mobile phones. — Facebook members also watch 2 billion videos each month according to Meredith Chin, a company spokeswoman.
Criminal Charges Possible in the Case of the Lost iPhone (Nick Bilton/Bits)
Nick Bilton / Bits:Criminal Charges Possible in the Case of the Lost iPhone — The authorities in San Mateo County in California are considering whether to file criminal charges in connection with the sale of a missing next-generation iPhone belonging to Apple. — The San Mateo district attorney could act …
