David Needle

Media giant Viacom’s copyright infringement case against Google took a new twist yesterday with a ruling by the federal court for the Southern District of New York. Over Google’s objection, the court ruled the search giant must give Viacom “all data from the logging database concerning each time a YouTube video has been viewed on […]

UPDATED: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — It may be the most famous slide show of all time. “An Inconvenient Truth,” the movie starring environmental activist and former Vice President Al Gore, is at its heart a slide show, hardly the format for a box office hit. The movie’s popularity was not the only surprise; it’s also […]

From wired to wireless, you have more ways than ever to make a low-cost or free call using Voice over IP (VoIP)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) claims this latest iPhone, due out July 11, is chock full of features enterprise customers have been asking for. Heading the list is support for Microsoft’s Exchange server and a remote “kill” feature, letting an IT manager wipe an iPhone clean once it’s reported lost or stolen. In March when Apple unveiled […]

Microsoft announced today its intent to buy MobiComp, a Portugal-based software company that specializes in cloud computing storage services to mobile users. Terms of the planned acquisition aren’t being disclosed for now. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) did say that if the deal goes through, MobiComp would become a wholly owned subsidiary and would join the software […]

Recent advances in facial recognition promise to soon give popular dating sites more features for would-be daters to play with. Eyealike, which already offers facial recognition systems for enterprise customers, said it’s in negotiations with major online dating and social network sites to incorporate its technology for consumers. The idea is that users will be […]

Monthly fees aside, it looks like the cost consumers will pay for the new 3G iPhone isn’t that much more than what it costs Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to make them. iSuppli, a research and advisory firm known for its detailed “teardown” analysis of what products cost to make, has just issued its early take on […]

It took about 30 years for the number of installed PCs in the world to top a billion, but the 2 billion mark will be reached in a fraction of that time. That’s the conclusion of research by Gartner analysts who predict 2 billion will be passed a mere six years from now in early […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Writers beware, no matter how good you think you are, chances are Web surfers don’t have time to pour over your precious prose. Surfers scour the Web or leverage search engines to find the information they want and if your site doesn’t deliver the goods quickly, they’ll probably just click elsewhere. “Most […]

Newsflash: Google isn’t your typical enterprise software company. The search giant that’s made billions off its consumer online services has some unique ideas for attracting enterprise customers. Selling to corporations is usually a long, deliberate process, but Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) thrives on speed and thinks it can apply some of its consumer strategy to speed […]

FRANKFURT– Web communications leader Skype begins public testing on Wednesday of a new version of its software for making free or low-cost phone calls that aims to make casual video chatting more common. The Luxembourg-based unit of online auction leader eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) said that public testing of Skype version 4.0 would begin making […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Weiner, a top Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) executive, has left the company to join Accel Partners and Greylock Partners, the venture firms said on Monday. Weiner will hold the title of “executive in residence” at both firms. The appointment takes effect in early September. Weiner is the latest in a series of […]