WIRED Adobe Publishing Technology

Adobe releases digital magazine viewer, used to build WIRED App

The market for technology that drives the next generation of magazines and animated web sites continues to sizzle.
Apple iPad banned Yankee Stadium

Why did the Yankees ban the iPad from the ballpark?

If you're going to a Yankees baseball game, you can't bring a laptop. And now you can't bring in your iPad either. When I saw the headline about the ban I wondered why they would initiate such a "security" policy. Perhaps when fans are surfing, they are less prone to...

New tablets make Apple iPad look even better

Want proof that Apple does it right? When it comes to the gloriously sexy new iPad, all you need to do is look at what everyone else is doing. Disaster is one of the first words that comes to mind. Rush-job might be another. It seems like Apple does...
Stanford Leading Matters Pikes Peak

Stanford researchers discuss automotive future at Leading Matters conference

When I saw the title, The  Automobile: Past, Present and Future I knew it would be an easy decision when evaluating which presentation to attend next at the Stanford Leading Matters conference. While Loni disappeared down a hall at the Santa Clara Convention Center to a panel on innovation,...
Google TV

Google TV coming to your living room

Yogi Berra lives. As he famously once said, "This is like deja vu all over again." I wonder if he realized that his words would be so appropriate in describing 21st century consumer electronics. Just like the Newton was reborn as the Apple iPad, Google is hoping that WebTV...
Google Chrome Store

And then along comes Google: The Chrome Web Store

Google's I/O developer conference kicked off yesterday in San Francisco, and while there's been no out-of-this-world, game-changing announcements, there are a few interesting headlines that could pave the way for future bombshells. Notably, video and an upcoming app store—two areas where I see Google investing heavily. The most interesting is...
Associated Content Yahoo Deal

Yahoo buys Associated Content for $100M, adds 380,000 contributors

Carol Bartz, part CEO and part cursing pirate, believes Yahoo can become a media portal. It's a bold vision, and in some ways even a return to the past, but one that at least gives the dimming Internet giant hope for returning growth and profits. In the latest strategic...

Android and Motorola Droid: 10 not-so-cool things

By all accounts Google's young mobile operating system, Android, is enjoying a strong 2010 so far. Although the Nexus One smartphone launch was far from perfect, sales of phones running Android have according to some reports even surpassed the Apple iPhone in Q1. There are many reasons for that success....
Adobe: We Love Apple. But...

Adobe fights back, ‘We love Apple’ but…

In the latest installment of the Flash controversy, Adobe has struck back with a new ad campaign that criticizes Apple for "taking away...freedom." The news ads are in direct response to the open letter Steve Jobs published on the Apple Web site explaining why his company refuses to support Adobe's flash...
Echo Logo

Echo expands communications platform, brings on Time, Newsweek, Washington Post

Echo is on a roll. The start-up today announced several large media partnerships that should help their technology continue to reach new users and help companies grow audiences. With its focus on real-time results and "reaction," essential features of today's socially connected Internet, Echo is now taking the next...