Google might advertise during Super Bowl
TechCrunch blog has pointed towards a tweet from Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Eric posted:
Can’t wait to watch the Superbowl tomorrow. Be sure to watch the ads in the 3rd quarter (someone said “Hell has indeed frozen over.”)
Looks like Google might have an advertisement in place for the [...]
TechCrunch was hacked earlier today
TechCrunch is one of the most popular technology blog on the web today.
TechCrunch representative Andy Brett confirmed that their website was hacked earlier today.
They are now looking into the problem and would release more information in the coming hours/days.
TechCrunch said:
As some people noticed, at approximately 10:30 pm PST on Monday [...]
Microsoft set to launch binged.it link shortening service?
TechCrunch has reported that Microsoft employees are internally using their own link shortening service based on Bing search engine.
Binged.it based URLs are being used on Twitter network.
The funny thing of course is that binged.it is longer than bing.com. I guess Microsoft does not really care about [...]
Apple still not able to fix problems with 27inch iMac
Online sources are now reporting that the patch made available by Apple related to their 27” iMac is not working for most users.
Even after applying the patch, the display related problems continue to remain.
A TechCrunch writer blogged about the problem:
It did look like [...]
Google Nexus One smartphone is pretty much confirmed
TechCrunch has posted images found on Twitter that showcases unboxing of the much talked about Google Nexus One smartphone.
The images pretty much confirms that Google would launch this smartphone in the coming weeks/months.
The package is pretty clearly branded Google Nexus One.
And it is indeed [...]
New York Times also states that Google is in talks to buy Yelp
After TechCrunch, The New York Times has also now reported that Google is currently in serious talks to acquire Yelp.
The deal is not yet signed but it could be worth around USD 500 million.
Yelp is huge in the US market for [...]
Rackspace customers suffered downtime for a while
Twitter was hacked recently and that has been making tons of news.
They were not alone facing downtime problems. Rackspace also faced problems at one of their data-centers and a couple of blogs and high profile sites went down bad.
Mashable and TechCrunch were two popular blogs that [...]
TechCrunch: Google might launch its own branded Chrome OS netbook
TechCrunch has reported that Google has been working on their own branded netbook that would come loaded with their Chrome OS platform.
The company is already rumored to be closing in on launching their self branded smartphone named Nexus One.
Google recently confirmed that a [...]
TechCrunch post evidence from Twitter on the Google Phone
TechCrunch has been one of the few established blogs which claims that the Google Phone is real.
They have now posted some Tweets from Google employees which further boost the credibility of their claims.
Several Googlers have tweeted in the last couple of hours about this much [...]
CrunchPad Fiasco: Fusion Garage showcases Joo Joo tablet PC
Fusion Garage has showcased the much awaited CrunchPad tablet PC. But it is now named Joo Joo.
TechCrunch had recently revealed that Fusion Garage had cut all the ties with them related to CrunchPad and lawsuits are soon going to be filed against them.
Looks like this [...]
