Okay, it’s not exactly the Camp David Summit that took place in 2000 between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but sometimes the littlest gestures can go a long way. A couple of days ago, upon hearing that Microsoft had officially joined Twitter , the official Linux account sent out a tweet welcoming...

I don’t recall how the YouTube user Pruane2Forever , aka “Sexman”, came on my radar, but I definitely remember a few of his videos from a couple years ago. ( Here’s a old favorite — Not Safe For Work .) Basically, it’s this kid who does movie and new media reviews that...

Despite our best intentions, it looks like the DEMO v. TechCrunch50 war will continue, even with DEMO under new management . In 2007 we launched the first TechCrunch50 event - a place where companies can launch to rabid fans and tech press. These launching companies are the stars of the show, and they...

By Evan Ackerman Always Innovating has taken a completely different approach to the burgeoning (and some might say cluttered) netbook market with their Touch Book tablet laptop… thing. Really, it’s a tablet computer that uses an 8.9″ touchscreen, but you can also use it with an attachable...

By Shane McGlaun I used to try to carry a flash drive with me when I had a real job and actually left the house on occasion. More often than not, I left it at home because I forgot to pick it up and put it in my pocket. I tried a small flash drive that could fit in my wallet once, but it was too thick...

By Shane McGlaun I hate to have to plug my iPhone in to charge. My wife keeps my office as dark as a cave to shave five cents off our electric bill so I usually can’t see where to plug my iPhone in. After over a year of use the charge port is rather lose as well. I really want an iPhone with something...

By Chris Scott Barr Remember back when TVs were just boxes that were just used for watching movies, cable and playing video games? I guess that wasn’t all that long ago, since the TV I just bought a few months ago still needs another device in order to really do anything. However, soon you’ll...

Annapolis, MD, June 2, 2009 — Zenoss Inc., the fastest-growing alternative to the “Big 4″ for enterprise network and systems monitoring, today released a new version of its award-winning software, Zenoss Enterprise. The new product release dramatically eases the burden of managing and...

One player to rule the Linux? (Credit: RealNetworks) Chalk a victory up for those who crave all-in-one media integration on their Netbooks, because RealNetworks has announced a licensing agreement with many of the major Linux software companies to have RealPlayer for Mobile be pre-installed on Ubuntu...

Jolicloud , the custom OS designed and built specifically for netbooks, is quietly launching later this month in private alpha for a select number of early testers and people who put themselves on the waiting list. I had a long chat with founder Tariq Krim (of Netvibes fame) about the current status...

On the eve of Computex 2009, some company’s just can’t keep their excitement to themselves.  Foxconn have been spilling the details on their SZ901, and Sascha at netbooknews.de caught up with the 10.1-inch netbook at the Linpus headquarters.  Under the hood there’s the usual Intel...

Sharp have apparently developed a new five-color LCD that’s capable of displaying more than 99-percent of real surface colors.  That means that the display is able to show almost all of the colors the unaided human eye can see, including hitherto tricky or impossible shades such as the color...