- USA Today gets makeover for mobile world
In a major restructuring, the news-gathering organization will break up its news room and deemphasize print to focus on tablets, smartphones, and other digital platforms.
- DOJ seeking more info on Google-ITA deal
The search giant is experiencing a delay in acquiring ITA, which provides software for plane fare comparison sites such as Orbitz.
- Einstein would have used a Mac. Lennon, too.
In a vintage video clip, Apple’s iconic CEO, Steve Jobs, kicks off the company’s spectacular comeback by introducing the Think Different campaign. And he does it in shorts and sandals.
- Yahoo’s head of social platforms leaves for eBay
Less than a week after Communications Products Head Jason Titus bid Yahoo good-bye, the company’s VP for social platforms, Neal Sample, follows suit.
- Woman puts cat in bin, Web strikes back
After the members of 4Chan expose a British woman who put a cat in a trash bin for 15 hours, the Web excoriates her so much that she has to go into hiding.
- ‘Anti-Facebook’ project nears launch
Can Diaspora, an open-source social networking project developed by NYU students, justify the hype it’s received? Maybe, but it’ll be tough.
- Kokoro shows off its latest android Actroid F
Tokyo entertainment firm Kokoro shows off its latest fembot, Actroid F, in a PR video. The lifelike android is slated to go on sale to work as a receptionist or hospital worker.
