Florida student pleads guilty to posting Facebook threat against Barack Obama
Joaquin Amador Serrapio said he would assassinate president during a fundraising trip through south Florida in FebruaryA college student has pleaded guilty to posting threatening messages against the Barack Obama on Facebook.Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr, 20, could get up to five years in federal prison for pleading guilty to a single count of threatening to kill or... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 5:52pm
Facebook and banks face lawsuit
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 5:37pm
Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest computer maker, is to cut 27,000 jobs by end of 2014 as part of a drive to "simplify" the business. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 5:34pm
In praise of … Sir Jonathan Ive | Editorial
Most Apple users have at some time come face to face with the shaven-headed Chingford boy talking in wonderment about the revolutionary nature of his latest creationMost Apple users have at some time come face to face with Jonathan Ive, the shaven-headed Chingford boy, talking in wonderment about the revolutionary nature of his latest creation. They have also learned to discount some of the more wacky hyperbole of... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 5:28pm
New York lawmakers propose bill to ban anonymous online speech
Lawmakers introduced identical bills in the senate and assembly that would require identification of anonymous commentersOnline commenters aren't exactly known for their kind words, but lawmakers in New York want to hold their constituents to a higher standard. A few Empire State lawmakers want to address that problem by doing away with anonymous commenting. Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 4:36pm
After more than 30 years, Grid Beam modular construction system comes to market
Found at the Maker Faire: A few solar-powered tinkerers selling, for the first time, open-source construction kits based on an old design.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:51pm
Ross Levinsohn gets endorsement for permanent Yahoo CEO job
Levinsohn's former colleague, News Corp. digital head Jon Miller, is betting that Yahoo's board will give his friend the official title of CEO.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:41pm
TiVo focusing on whole-home viewing with IP, streaming boxes
Boxes will extend content to secondary TVs throughout the home and to mobile devices.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:38pm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sees stock tumble amid IPO lawsuits
Now they call it Fadebook – shareholders call in lawyers as stock price tumbles and regulators are not far behindFacebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has gone from... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 3:36pm
Grill utensil does triple duty
The Stake 3-in-1 BBQ Tool combines three popular grilling utensils into one design. In addition to tongs and a spatula, the device hides a retractable fork.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:34pm
Microsoft Office on iPad and Android tablets?
Rumors of the "Office for iOS" offering resurface with a November launch date.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:31pm
'Textspresso' machine prints texts on your coffee foam
Yeah, it's a marketing ploy. But it is kinda fun (and it probably took some doing to get the robotic coffeemaker running).
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:27pm
Jury backs Google in Oracle fight
Internet giant Google did not infringe patents belonging to software developer Oracle, a court in California has ruled. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 3:23pm
Facebook IPO: overpriced 'flop' points to regulator shambles
Rules that bar analysts from publishing during an IPO but let them talk are surely asking for troublePut yourself in the position of a US fund manager thinking of investing in Facebook at IPO stage. You think the... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 3:21pm
The 404 1,059: Where Facebook fizzles and we're happier for it (podcast)
Aunt Jill joins us today to tell us what went wrong with the Facebook IPO and how a glitch and a change put the stock in a downward spiral.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:12pm
Facebook's IPO disaster shrugged off by Silicon Valley
Social network's shares continue to fall, but executives in California's technology hub say tech boom will continueRecriminations over Facebook's stock offering may be rattling Wall Street, but Silicon Valley considers the flotation a ruthless and successful smash-and-grab raid.Entrepreneurs and executives in California's technology hub... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 3:03pm
Roku gets Dish international programming -- without the dish
The streaming platform partners with the satellite-TV network to launch a service featuring 50 international channels.
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CNET News.com, Today, 3:01pm
RunCore 7mm Pro-V SSD review: Pretty good deal
CNET editor Dong Ngo reviews RunCore's first SSD that comes in the new 7mm thickness and finds it a good deal for those who want to use it as a replacement drive for their computers.
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CNET News.com, Today, 2:57pm
Netflix is cable's 'frenemy'
The cable and entertainment industry have a love-hate relationship with Netflix and other online streaming services, as execs from some leading companies in the business discuss at the NCTA's Cable Show.
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CNET News.com, Today, 2:49pm
Twitter suspends account for using London 2012 Olympics logo
Activists who set themselves up as 'official Olympics protesters' are suspended after complaint from London 2012 organisersTwitter has cracked down over online infringement of the Olympic logo after the Games'... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 2:43pm
Governments pose greatest threat to internet, says Google's Eric Schmidt
Schmidt warns about rise of censorship and government cybercrime in speech at London's Science MuseumNations that carry out cybercrimes and... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 2:24pm
Google funds computer teaching
The search firm's chairman announces funds to place new computer science teachers in English schools. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 2:00pm
Eugene Polley obituary
Father of the Flash-Matic, the first wireless TV remote controlOn his death at the age of 96, the US inventor Eugene Polley has received the accolade he wanted most: to be recognised as the father of the TV remote control. As he told the Baltimore Sun in November 2000: "It makes me think maybe my life wasn't wasted. Maybe I did something for humanity – like the guy who invented the flush toilet."Polley's problem was that his invention, the... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 1:19pm
Speaking in Tech: Leo Apotheker vs Meg Whitman
Podcast Money man Chris lynch talks to Greg and the gang about who did it better Read more...
The Register, Today, 1:04pm
Diablo sets PC game launch record
Diablo 3's publisher says it has become the fastest-selling PC-based videogame despite launch glitches. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 12:47pm
Lord Justice Leveson discusses role of bloggers
Evidence from Andrew Marr that blogs are 'as influential as any newspaper' prompts debate on whether they are journalistsLord Justice Leveson has queried whether bloggers would have to be brought in a revised system of press... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 12:33pm
Seagate poised to swallow LaCie, haul fattened bod into channel
Cali firm dives into deeper international waters
Spinning disk supremo Seagate has nailed down an agreement from Paris-based external drive products manufacturer LaCie to snap it up, and LaCie is up for it – though the trade union and regulatory stuff is still being worked out.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 12:23pm
CompSci eggheads to map Android malware genome
Aim for taxonomy of droid ills
Mobile security researchers are teaming up to share samples and data on malware targeting the Android platform.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 12:18pm
NPD survey shows strong demand for free apps for kids
But what kind of business does that mean for app developers targeting this market?A lot of parents are handing their smartphones and tablets to their children to use apps, and a lot of developers and brands are making apps to target them. But how many of those apps are actually being paid for?A Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 12:16pm
4G disruption threatens millions
When 4G services start rolling out next year, two million homes will find it affects their TV signal, Freeview's boss warns. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 12:01pm
The most dangerous job in America: Keeping iPhones connected
AT&T blamed for deaths of cell-tower climbers
An investigation into the deaths of workers putting up cell towers has shown how US network operators distance themselves from those taking the risks, with AT&T's dash to provide iPhone connectivity allegedly killing more than most.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 12:01pm
Red Hat lures in JRuby power pair
Linux shop polishes cloud languages
Red Hat has lured two of the brains behind JRuby, Charles Nutter and Thomas Ebeno, who once worked at Sun Microsystems.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 11:42am
Google's Eric Schmidt refuses to back down over antitrust accusations in Europe
Search giant's executive chairman rejects suggestions it will have to change how it presents search results in EuropeGoogle's executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Tuesday is set for a showdown with the European Commission's antitrust... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 11:40am
Google's Big Tent event: porn, copyright, Eric Schmidt and all – live
Google's second Big Tent event is in its second year - and this year has panels on pornography, copyright and more4.33pm: Harkaway: Most dangerous time for a revolution is after the tumult, that's why Occupy is different because it's just reflection of how people feel rather than a political aim. Else we go back to the 20th century revolutionary politics where... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 11:36am
Facebook accused of misleading investors
Law firm Robbins Geller co-ordinating class lawsuit alleging that Facebook and its bankers cut their revenue growth forecastsFacebook, Morgan Stanley and some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley are being pursued over the social network's disastrous share sale by the law firm that won a $7bn settlement for Enron's shareholders.Robbins... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 11:34am
Text mining: what do publishers have against this hi-tech research tool?
Researchers push for end to publishers' default ban on computer scanning of tens of thousands of papers to find links between genes and... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 11:27am
Hideo Kojima: video game drop-out – interview part 1
EXCLUSIVE: On the 25th anniversary of the genesis of his game series Metal Gear, creator Hideo Kojima reflects on a career spent battling the stigma of working in video games in the first of a two-part interviewSix months after Hideo Kojima joined Konami, one of Japan's most respected video game studios, he was asked by a university friend to be best man at his wedding."The groom stood up to introduce me. He said: 'Welcome... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 11:23am
Oracle gobbles upstart Facebook, Instagram biz tout
Social networking marketer Vitrue joins Larry's cloud
Oracle has snapped up social media marketing company Vitrue for an undisclosed sum.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 11:19am
Facebook's IPO debacle: greed, hubris, incompetence … | Heidi Moore
And perhaps worse: if Facebook had set out to showcase a car-crash of an IPO, it could not have done it betterIt is three... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 10:55am
123-Reg websites hit by attack
Businesses using 123-Reg's web hosting service go offline after reports of a DDoS attack from China. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 10:53am
Apple's Jonathan Ive is knighted
Jonathan Ive - the British designer behind Apple's iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad - is knighted at Buckingham Palace. Read more...
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition, Today, 10:47am
SAP hopes to embiggen its cloud with Ariba slurp
Still seeking a secure foothold in fast-growing market
Software giant SAP is hoping to beef up its cloud with an offer to slurp business commerce company Ariba for $4.3bn.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 10:39am
Facebook founder faces lawsuits as questions mount over IPO
Shareholders' lawsuit accuses Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his advisers of concealing a 'severe reduction' in revenue growthFacebook's initial public offering was meant to fuel a technology-led resuscitation for sickly... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 10:29am
'We've done nothing wrong' - Schmidt on Euro antitrust probe
Defiant Google supremo buttonholed by El Reg
Big Tent Google chairman Eric Schmidt has declined to be drawn on possible incoming antitrust law infringement charges in Europe.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 10:17am
Shoreditch a hub of 'exciting innovation', says science minister
David Willetts lays out economic recovery with data apps
Big Tent Science minister David Willetts told a gathering at Google's Big Tent event this morning that future scientific research will rely heavily on the mining, slicing and dicing of data from the public sector.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 10:07am
Arise, Sir Jonathan: Apple designer knighted
Designer behind iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad flies from US with family to be knighted by Princess AnneThe Apple designer Sir Jonathan Ive has spoken of the "thrilling" moment when he was knighted by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace.The 45-year-old, who is senior vice-president of industrial design at... Read more...
Guardian Unlimited Technology, Today, 9:46am
Wireless remote control inventor zaps out at 96
Eugene Polley took the knobs off technology
The man who took the knobs off the TV set and made a significant innovation in wireless technology, Eugene Polley, died yesterday in Illinois, aged 96.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 9:46am
Open Data Institute pours golden £10m shower on upstarts
Taxpayer-funded teams to tackle public info dumps
The Open Data Institute has launched with a taxpayer-funded £10m pot to turn the government’s public information dumps into something tangible. Or that's the promise.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 9:27am
Nvidia Kai to enable cut-price Android tablets for all
Quad-core and a whole lot more?
Nvidia has let slip 'Kai', the quad-core ARM-architecture system-on-a-chip it hopes will get powerful tablets into World+Dog's hands for $199 (£127) a pop.… Read more...
The Register, Today, 9:25am
MPs wrestle slippery bureaucrats in intellectual property Jell-O
'Evidence base weak' for IP, says UK's IP top cop
Analysis The all-party group of MPs looking into the UK's looming obliteration of copyright rounded on their quarry yesterday - and it turned out to be an enthralling battle of wits.… Read more...
The Register - Internet and Law: Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs, Today, 9:19am