Hacker Ryan Cleary charged with five computer crime offences – Wired.co.uk
Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old hacker who was arrested by FBI and Scotland Yard officers earlier this week, has been accused of launching DDoS attacks at websites, and has been formally charged with five computer … That’s a network of virus-infected …
IBM Ups Big Data Bet with New Software, $100 Million in Research (Ryan Kim/GigaOM)
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:IBM Ups Big Data Bet with New Software, $100 Million in Research — On the same day that IBM passed Microsoft in market cap, Big Blue showed how it will ride the growth of big data to continue its momentum. IBM announced a new $100 million investment for future data analytics along [...]
IBM Expects to See Holographic Phone Calls, Air-Powered Batteries by 2015 (Ryan Flinn/Bloomberg)
Ryan Flinn / Bloomberg:IBM Expects to See Holographic Phone Calls, Air-Powered Batteries by 2015 — By 2015, your mobile phone will project a 3-D image of anyone who calls and your laptop will be powered by kinetic energy. At least that’s what International Business Machines Corp. sees in its crystal ball.
Bar Spy: Apple Trying To Hire a Blogger? (Ryan Tate/Gawker)
Ryan Tate / Gawker:Bar Spy: Apple Trying To Hire a Blogger? — Apple’s PR staff would be well advised to reach out more to bloggers, or even blog on their own. So the mysterious overture Apple made to a TechCrunch editor at a Cupertino, California brewhouse could be a big positive step.
Starbucks’ New Portal Was Designed With Mobile in Mind (Ryan Kim/GigaOM)
Ryan Kim / GigaOM:Starbucks’ New Portal Was Designed With Mobile in Mind — Starbucks is taking a tip from its users and designing its upcoming web landing portal Starbucks Digital Network to be optimized first for mobile devices instead of traditional web browsers. — Adam Brotman, VP of digital ventures for Starbucks …
Apple’s ‘Freedom From Porn’ Enforcer Drawn To Porn Stars and Escorts on Twitter (Ryan Tate/Gawker)
Ryan Tate / Gawker:Apple’s ‘Freedom From Porn’ Enforcer Drawn To Porn Stars and Escorts on Twitter — As the director of Apple’s app store, Phillip Shoemaker is responsible for enforcing Apple’s controversially draconian policies on iPhone code and content. So you’d think he’d have done a better job cleaning the online skeletons out of his [...]
The Trouble at Twitter Inc. (Ryan Tate/Gawker)
Ryan Tate / Gawker:The Trouble at Twitter Inc. — Running Twitter Inc. sounds like any entrepreneur’s dream: Cash flows freely. The press is smitten. Celebrity users abound. But CEO and co-founder Evan Williams is said to be on the verge of being ousted from his microblogging paradise. — These should be Williams’ glory days.
How Apple Tricks You (Ryan Tate/Gawker)
Ryan Tate / Gawker:How Apple Tricks You — Steve Jobs has already been busted for exaggerating the resolution of a new iPhone screen the Apple CEO unveiled yesterday. It’s only the latest in a series of misleading videos, pictures and claims designed to part you and your money.
What Steve Jobs Said During His Wall Street Journal iPad Demo (Ryan Tate/Gawker)
Ryan Tate / Gawker:What Steve Jobs Said During His Wall Street Journal iPad Demo — We know that Apple’s CEO is no fan of Flash, the Web animation software. But it sounds like Steve Jobs really unleashed on the Adobe system to try and convince the Wall Street Journal to ditch it for the iPad.
Segway Business Shifting Gears with Ownership and Management Changes (Ryan McBride/Xconomy)
Ryan McBride / Xconomy:Segway Business Shifting Gears with Ownership and Management Changes — Ryan McBride wrote: — Segway, the maker of two-wheeled transporters of the same name, has been sold through a merger with a UK holding company for an undisclosed sum, and the firm’s CEO, Jim Norrod …
