The e-book revolution is bypassing U.S. elementary schools
Textbooks arent available for e-readers, and the children's literature that is available generally cant be searched by reading level.
View ArticleChoosing an open-source CMS, part 1: Why we use Drupal
In the first part of a three-part series, we look at two companies that have chosen Drupal as their content management system.
View ArticleChoosing an open-source CMS, part 2: Why we use Joomla
In the second part of a three-part series, we look at two companies that have chosen Joomla as their content management system.
View ArticleYahoo starts revamp with updated homepage
As part of Marissa Mayer's come-back plan for Yahoo, the company unveiled its revamped homepage.
View ArticleFirefox to auto-block third-party ad cookies by summer
Mozilla will automatically block third-party cookies starting with Firefox 22, which is slated to ship this summer, according to the Stanford University researcher who coded the change.
View ArticleChoosing an open-source CMS, part 3: Why we use WordPress
In the third part of a three-part series, we look at two organizations that have chosen WordPress as their content management system.
View ArticleGoogle+ launches updates to profile, local pages
Social network Google+ is launching some tweaks and updates to users' profile pages, as well as enabling local reviews.
View ArticleFacebook's new News Feed wish list includes mobile and highlighted friends
Facebook is set to unveil an updated News Feed on Thursday and analysts have a wish list of changes that users might welcome.
View ArticleTwitter hack pays off, brings Burger King 60K new followers
Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter stream was recently compromised: Tens of thousands of people began following its account.
View ArticleAre there 60 votes in the Senate for online sales taxes?
The U.S. Senate is expected this week to take up a non-binding amendment to test support for online sales tax collections.
View ArticleIn online sales tax debate, $1M business is 'mom and pop'
As Congress considers a law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes nationally, debate is heating up over the revenue threshold for triggering collections.
View ArticleGoogle tests same-day delivery retail project
If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area and order something from Target or Walgreens, Google might deliver your purchases right to your house for free.
View ArticleMozilla pulls tracking trigger for Firefox 22, ignores ad industry attacks
Mozilla has added automatic third-party cookie-blocking to a preview version of Firefox 22, a move that will put the feature in most users hands by late June and the company on a collision course with...
View ArticleAs browsing goes mobile, Apple wins, Mozilla loses
The trend toward browsing from phones and tablets has helped some browser makers, dramatically in one case, but hurt others in the battle for usage share, data from a metrics firm showed.
View ArticleGoogle to ship early Glass edition this month
Reports are circulating that Google is very close to shipping its promised "Explorer Edition" of Glass to developers and testers.
View ArticleYahoo goes after younger, mobile users with reported Hulu bid
With Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer taking steps to transform the company back into a top-tier player, reports are out that Yahoo is in talks to buy Hulu for as much as US$800 million.
View ArticleIE10 steals user share from IE9, jumps 53%
Microsoft's Internet Explorer boosted its user share last month by 53% as the company's enforced upgrade for Windows 7 continued to take effect.
View ArticleSprint to sell LG Optimus F3 online starting June 14 for $30 after rebate,...
Sprint and LG Electronics Thursday announced that the LG Optimus F3 smartphone will go on sale online starting June 14 for $29.99, after rebate, with a two-year agreement.
View ArticleBattle of the media ecosystems: Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft
When you use media products from Amazon, Apple, Google or Microsoft, you're not just choosing a device -- you're joining a ecosystem. What are these four companies doing to maintain user loyalty? How...
View ArticleFive reasons Jeff Bezos wants the Washington Post
There's no shortage of speculation about why Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post. It could be for access to local news, content deals involving the Amazon Kindle, political...
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