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Is Apple Going to Pull Google Off the iPhone? (Not Yet)

“No,” says El Jobso, when asked by Kara Swisher at D8 if Apple is going to pull Google off the iPhone, given the competition that’s erupted between them. He also said “we have no plans to go into the search business,” when pressed by Walt Mossberg regarding Apple’s acquisition of Siri—which Walt says is a…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Color-Screened Kindle Is “Multiple Years” Away

We think the perfect e-reader would require a color screen, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said today that not only is a color version of the Kindle not imminent, but that “I know it’s multiple years. I don’t know how many years but it’s years.” Lame. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-there-isnt-a-perfect-ebook-reader-5152092 Bezos also noted, as we had kind of…

Commerce Dan Nosowitz

Zune HD Hands On: Photos and Video Tour

Having just played with a prototype for a few minutes, I’m really impressed with the Zune HD. I’ve got a video, too, showing off how well the animations work. The device is tighter and more physically beautiful than the iPod Touch and it’s got a better UI, the main menu’s scrolling so natural through the…

Tech News Brian Lam

Palm Pre: “Better Than Viagra”

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein hushing up key investor (and notorious chatterbox) Roger McNamee in this goofy D7 video. [AllThingsD] https://gizmodo.com/palm-asks-the-sec-to-dismiss-roger-mcnamees-senseless-i-5167804

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein Interview at All Things D Liveblog Archive

I’ll be liveblogging an interview of Jon Rubinstein in a few minutes, from All Things D. They’re promising some important news never seen or heard of even in rumors. Archive below: 3:24 PM ON MAY 28 2009 B. Lam: Jon Rubinstein and Roger McNamee are on stage. McNamee is known for making bold statements in…

Tech News Brian Lam

Steve Ballmer Quote-O-Rama

Steve Ballmer is at D. He’s rather clear today, not so ranty. Here are his best quotes from the talk. • Regarding Bing’s name and Steve Jobs: “We should have named it ‘BOOM’!” • “The Web is designed for the PC … most of these mobile apps are substituting for the fact that the original…

Tech News Brian Lam

Confirmed: Microsoft’s New Search Engine Is Called ‘Bing’, Opens June 3rd

Steve Ballmer just confirmed rumors that Microsoft’s new search engine, previously called Kumo, has been christened with the wonderfully onomatopoeic, possibly stupid name, “Bing”. UPDATE: And it’s coming next week. https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-new-search-engine-might-be-called-bing-5269894 From the AllThingsD interview, a peek into Ballmer’s brain: I’m not the creative guy, here …. short mattered … people like to ‘verb up’…

Tech News John Herrman

Immersion’s New Haptic Touchscreen Tech Encourages Corny iPhone Romance

Haptic technology has the possibility to make touchscreens so much better, improving accuracy and adding a whole new range of sensory feedback. Immersion, primary developers of haptic technology, presented both a refined onscreen keyboard and an incredibly cheesy “Immersive Messaging” protocol at this year’s All Things D conference. The new soft keyboard improvement, called TouchSense,…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Rape-Free Cellphones

There’s a rare material used in cellphones that is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The material, columbite tantalite, is mined by workers under inhumane conditions, including rape. Now, activists are calling for phones to be “rape-free.” [AllThingsD]

Tech News Brian Lam

Two Out of Three Times

I’m still at the D conference. Two out of three years, apparently, I need to get scolded for doing something bad. Sucks. https://gizmodo.com/joannastern-you-know-you-love-it-waltmossberg-5266061

Tech News Brian Lam

Microsoft’s New Search Engine Might Be Called ‘Bing’

Microsoft is planning to publicly unveil their new GOOGLE KILLER, codenamed “Kumo”, to the public at All Things D as early as today. We don’t know a whole lot about it, but word is they’re calling it “Bing”, as in the cherry, the Crosby or the sound of Microsoft’s planned $100m planned advertising budget bouncing…

Tech News John Herrman

Dean Kamen’s Full Bionic Luke Arm Video from All Things D

Click to viewWe showed you some of the video from Dean Kamen’s appearance at the All Things D: D6 conference back in May and it included some demos of the amazing Luke Arm prosthetic limb. Now All Things D has made the three-part entire interview available, and it includes detailed explanations from Kamen about why…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

All Things D: The FCC’s Chairman and Verizon Wireless’s CEO On Broadband Speeds and Net Neutrality

Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Wireless and the FCC Chairman, Kevin Martin, are on stage at All Things D. And in an instant, Mossberg is ON KEVIN’S ASS for the US’s slow, expensive broadband! “You’re the chairman of the FCC, how did you allow this to happen?” Kevin basically responds that there isn’t enough subsidation…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D: Dean Kamen on His Mind-Controlled Cyborg “Luke” Arm

The inventor Dean Kamen is being interviewed at All Things D now. He’s here to talk about his cyborg prosthetic “Luke arm”. (It’s named after Luke, yes, Skywalker.) Amazing. UPDATE: The full vid of Kamen’s interview, including arm demonstration footage, is embedded below. https://gizmodo.com/dean-kamen-cyborg-arm-part-ii-261933 Dean says that fatalities are down because of battlefield tech and…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D: Tom Rogers, TiVo CEO

Kara Swisher is inteviewing Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo (and CEO with the best pirate name). Kara: Why not TiVo tech in TVs, powering everything? Rogers: Biggest reason is that TVs already have tiny margins. Building them into TVs makes it hard to drive the same pricing. What we are finding is that the TV…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D Later Today

I’m still at the D conference in SoCal, and TiVo, Verizon, the FCC and Dean Kamen are the next interviews. [All Things D]

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D Live: Melinda Gates, Bride of Bill

One of the most fascinating profiles I’ve read this year is the Melinda Gates cover story from Fortune. She’s here at Walt and Kara’s All Things D Conference to talk about The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where Bill will be directing most of his energy come July. Although this is not directly gadget related,…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D: Nathan Myhrvold, Founder of Intellectual Ventures

This may not be a typical gadget post, but here’s an idea that fascinates me. Nathan Myhrvold, former CTO of Microsoft, left to found a company called Intellectual Ventures. They invest in invention, not companies. He’s been the subject of a New Yorker article on the abundance of big ideas by Malcolm Gladwell, which covers…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Things D Live: Dell CEO Michael Dell

Mossberg: Former Dell CEO has said that R&D is a waste. That still true? Dell: No. There’s tens of billions of dollars spent in the industry, and while we definitely see value here, we’re also into leveraging the tech from other partners. For example, the 0.3mm OLED that Sony showed. Mossberg: You going to use…

Tech News Brian Lam

First Photos of Sony’s 0.3mm Thin OLED Screen: Coming in 27-Inch Screen Soon at Ridiculous Prices

Sir Howard Stringer of Sony just unveiled a 0.3mm OLED that is thin as a playing card and can be used in a 27-inch TV that will ship soon. But not at reasonable prices. [All Things D] https://gizmodo.com/sonys-howard-stringer-to-unveil-new-0-3mm-thick-oled-di-393667

Tech News Brian Lam

all things d

Is Apple Going to Pull Google Off the iPhone? (Not Yet)

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Color-Screened Kindle Is “Multiple Years” Away

Zune HD Hands On: Photos and Video Tour

Palm Pre: “Better Than Viagra”

Palm’s Jon Rubinstein Interview at All Things D Liveblog Archive

Steve Ballmer Quote-O-Rama

Confirmed: Microsoft’s New Search Engine Is Called ‘Bing’, Opens June 3rd

Immersion’s New Haptic Touchscreen Tech Encourages Corny iPhone Romance

Rape-Free Cellphones

Two Out of Three Times

Microsoft’s New Search Engine Might Be Called ‘Bing’

Dean Kamen’s Full Bionic Luke Arm Video from All Things D

All Things D: The FCC’s Chairman and Verizon Wireless’s CEO On Broadband Speeds and Net Neutrality

All Things D: Dean Kamen on His Mind-Controlled Cyborg “Luke” Arm

All Things D: Tom Rogers, TiVo CEO

All Things D Later Today

All Things D Live: Melinda Gates, Bride of Bill

All Things D: Nathan Myhrvold, Founder of Intellectual Ventures

All Things D Live: Dell CEO Michael Dell

First Photos of Sony’s 0.3mm Thin OLED Screen: Coming in 27-Inch Screen Soon at Ridiculous Prices

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