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Facebook has bowed to media and public pressure and ’simplified’ its privacy controls. But changing something on the surface without modifying the underlying problem is like painting over mold, or… well, that analogy works quite well on its own, frankly. The above shows a clearer view of who can see what exactly. It also goes [...]

The US Department of Justice is, according to anonymous sources, in the early stages of an investigation of Apple’s tactics in the digital music market. But people briefed on the inquiries also said investigators had asked in particular about recent allegations that Apple used its dominant market position to persuade music labels to refuse to [...]

Apple has released a statement in which is says that it is “saddened and upset” at the recent spate of suicides at the Foxconn manufacturing plant. In the statement Apple said that it was ”in direct contact with Foxconn senior management” and believe that Foxconn is taking the ”matter very seriously.” Apple added that it [...]

Today Google made two separate announcements that are somewhat related — both basically made Google Analytics less accurate for webmasters who use the tool to keep tabs on their traffic. I’m wondering if the two announcements were coincidences, or if Google decided to group them together to avoid as much pain as possible. The first [...]

Rumors about Microsoft’s Project Natal continue to swirl as no one can seem to wait until the big, circus-like event at E3 in a few weeks. Now it looks like that old rumor about a $50 price tag on this gaming system was too good to be true. Since its introduction at E3 last June, [...]

First, there were 3DTVs. Next up: 3D PCs trickle out in 2010 and then ramp in 2011 and 2012, according to Jon Peddie Research. In a report on the Stereo 3D PC market, Jon Peddie research argues that 1 million 3D PCs will ship in 2010 and surge to 75 million units by 2014. Simply [...]

You are looking at Apple’s next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It’s the real thing, and here are all the details. While Apple may tinker with the final packaging and design of the final phone, it’s [...]

Our grandparents did warn us that laziness would get us in trouble. The Japanese government and private sector are, according to the Nikkei, all set to begin work on a collaborative new project to develop thought-controlled gadgets, devices … and robots. The aim is to produce brain-to-computer interfaces that would allow the ability to change [...]

Netflix and iTunes not doing it for you? Apparently YouTube’s first, tentative step into on-demand rentals (some sort of Sundance Film Festival cross-promotion early this year) went well enough, and the company’s started offering an extended range of movie and TV episodes for your viewing pleasure. Depending on the flick, anywhere between $.99 and $3.99 [...]

We have more details on that impending Eee Pad.. Interested? Of course you are! Speaking at a conference in Taiwan, Asustek Computer chairman Jerry Shen recently announced that the device will get its official introduction at Computex 2010, the first week of June. With any luck, the thing will hit retail channels the third quarter [...]