BOSTON, September 1, 2006 (PodTech News) — Recent headlines claim that Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, is broken. Critics point out that Wikipedia articles are often fraught with inaccuracies or bias. Vandals sometimes deface entries. Now, the [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 31, 2006 (PodTech News) — It seems a day doesn’t go by without another cyber attack from hackers, spammers, phishers or those seeking to steal your identity. But are we under attack more than ever before? PodTech’s [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 30, 2006 (PodTech News) — Yahoo Inc. announced Tuesday it’s added Windows-based mobile phones to the list of phones that offer the Yahoo Go for Mobile suite, which includes e-mail, calendar, news, and photo albums. Internet companies [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 30, 2006, (PodTech News) — Google has announced that consumers can now download public domain books for free in PDF format through Google Book Search. It’s all part of the company’s efforts to make the world’s books [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 30, 2006 (PodTech News) — Video game developer Rockstar Games, maker of the controversial Grand Theft Auto series, is causing quite a stir with its latest game, Bully. Jayne Hitchcock is president of Working to Halt Online [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 29, 2006 (PodTech News) — AOL’s parent company Time Warner is betting that a library of more than 2.5 million audio tracks will entice users to fork over $9.95 per month for unlimited on-demand streaming and downloading [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 29, 2006 (PodTech News) — Apple announced this afternoon that Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, was elected to Apple’s board of directors. In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that Schmidt was tapped in [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 28, 2006 (PodTech News) — Google announced last night it’s inviting beta-testers to try out its package of Web-based productivity apps, “Google Apps for Your Domain.” The suite, which is not yet complete, includes Gmail, Google Talk, [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 28, 2006 (PodTech News) — Google today announced a partnership with eBay that makes Google the exclusive provider of text-based advertising for eBay’s international sites. While a similar contract for eBay’s domestic sites went to Yahoo Inc. [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 28, 2006 (PodTech News) — With the 2006 NFL season set to kickoff September 7, fantasy football geeks are doing their research, hoping to draft the perfect fantasy team and lead their virtual team to victory. PodTech’s [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 25, 2006 (PodTech News) — In the wake of laptop computer battery fires and explosions,Dell, Inc. and Apple Computer both announced recalls of over 6 million lithium-ion laptop computer batteries over the last two weeks. That’s what [See the full post…]

BOSTON, August 25, 2006 (PodTech News) — Government representatives from Denmark, Norway and Sweden are meeting this week to discuss possible legal action against Apple. Consumer advocates say that Apple’s iTunes music store is unnecessarily restrictive, in that music and [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 24, 2006 (PodTech News) — Apple Computer Inc. today recalled 1.8 million lithium-ion laptop computer batteries built by Sony. The announcement came just 10 days after PC-maker Dell Inc.’s recall of over 4 million Sony-made notebook computer [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 24, 2006, (PodTech News) — Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a $65 million deal Wednesday to acquire Grouper Networks Inc., putting the media company in play in the viral media space. The acquisition brings together one of the [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, August 23, 2006 (PodTech News) – Friendster Inc. announced Monday that it has received $10 million in new funding. The money will support a renewed effort to refocus on its original mission to be a “real-world” social network. [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 22, 2006, (PodTech News) — The online video sharing site YouTube sees dollar signs in Paris Hilton, launching it’s first brand channel featuring the hotel heiress. The new advertising revenue model will try to integrate advertiser brand [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 21, 2006 (PodTech News) — Horror and comedy mixed to narrowly edge out the competition and come out at the top of the box office over the weekend. “Snakes on a Plane” the suspense-thriller from New Line [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 21, 2006 (PodTech News) — Digg.com‘s Founder and Chief Architect, Kevin Rose, is having a good time. His “social news” website, Digg.com received about $3 million in funding last year from the Omidyar Network, Netscape co-founder Marc [See the full post…]

The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that video games will bring in more than $12 billion dollars this year. In this podcast, CEA’s Sean Wargo talks with PodTech’s Rio Pesino about the growth of the industry, the impact next-gen consoles will [See the full post…]

LOS ANGELES, August 18, 2006(PodTech News) — On Thursday, August 17, 2006, iMesh subsidiary MusicLab LLC announced the launch of their new peer-to-peer application (P2P), BearShare 6.0. What does it mean for the company and how will it impact the [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, August 18, 2006 (PodTech News) – “The radios worked in New Orleans until the power went out,” said Ellen Kirk, vice president of marketing for Tropos Networks, in an interview Wednesday with PodTech’s Catherine Girardeau. That test bodes [See the full post…]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., August 17, 2006 (PodTech News) — Lease your lampposts for $39 a pop, and get a free WiFi network that serves the entire city? No wonder the Google WiFi proposal got a standing ovation and passage in [See the full post…]

MENLO PARK, August 16, 2006 (PodTech News) – Google WiFi is open for business in the city of Mountain View. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, the city of 72,000 became the second, and most populous, U.S. city with completely free [See the full post…]

University of Southern California is one of more than 10 universities adding Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio Express into their curricula. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Michael Zyda, who is the Director of USC’s Gamepipe game development school, about the impact [See the full post…]

SAN FRANCISCO, August 15, 2006 (PodTech News) – The posting of some 19 million searches by 658,000 AOL subscribers — an information spill being likened to Exxon’s Valdez accident — has civil liberties groups seeking legal action and senators pushing [See the full post…]