This month, Facebook made a sneaky change to its privacy settings, and the new policy is generating a fierce backlash. The social network’s default privacy setting now allows anyone to see a user’s personal information. While users are permitted to change those settings, through an option to limit how much information they share, many don’t yet realize that their Facebook updates can suddenly be seen across the Web. That’s not what most users signed up for, and many are angry.
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Apple (AAPL) broke its silence in the advertising battle going on between AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). The iPhone maker launched its ad campaign this week showing an iPhone user talking on the phone while surfing the Web as a voice asks, “Can your phone and your network do that?”
It’s Apple’s comeback to Verizon’s latest attack on the iPhone which runs on AT&T’s wireless networks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Twitter co-founder and CEO Biz Stone said Thursday that Rupert Murdoch’s potential plan to block Google from searching New Corp.’s (NWS) websites is doomed to fail. Murdoch has accused Google (GOOG) of stealing content from his publications, which include The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post in the U.S., and The Times and The Sun in the United Kingdom. The cantankerous tycoon said last week that blocking Google could be part of his strategy to get more people to pay for content online. Read the rest of this entry »
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Two weeks ago, in a post about AT&T’s spotty third generation wireless coverage, I posed a simple question: “How about an announcement telling customers how AT&T has been working with Apple to help boost the quality of its iPhone service?” Read the rest of this entry »
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This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com (PCLN) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the summer. Now it forecasts sales in the current quarter rising 28 percent from last year’s fourth quarter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Anyone who has ever gone on a Big Mac binge in hopes of winning the $1 million prize in the McDonald’s Monopoly game may be feeling a little more hopeful. Brandi Futch, of White House, Tenn., collected both Boardwalk and Park Place (the two pieces needed to win) after she ordered a McChicken sandwich, fries and a sweet tea. The big prize came on that sweet cup of tea. Read the rest of this entry »
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There is a lot of buzz these days over a new product called Google (GOOG) Wave. Some are under the false impression that it’s the next Twitter, but this new tool from Google is very different. Think of it as a real-time collaboration tool that includes, among its many features, email on steroids. Read the rest of this entry »
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AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless for misleading advertising. But its actions could do the company more harm than good. The reason for the lawsuit: Verizon (VZ) has been mocking Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone “There’s an App for That” ads. Verizon TV ads show off a coverage map depicting its larger, third-generation (3G) wireless coverage next to AT&T’s smaller 3G coverage map. In its advertisementsVerizon quips: “There’s a Map for That.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Facebook’s plan to memorialize its dead users is certainly well-intentioned. The idea got underway after a Facebook employee was tragically killed in a bicycle accident. As his co-workers struggled to come to grips with the tragedy, they also came up with an idea: Why not offer Facebook memorials for users who pass on? Last week, that is exactly what Facebook did. Now, you can memorialize a dead Facebook user. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recently I bought an Apple (AAPL) iMac, and after upgrading the hard drive and opting for a bigger display, I wound up spending more than I had planned. Listening to Apple’s earnings call this week, I discovered that many of its customers have had similar experiences buying Apple products. Read the rest of this entry »
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