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Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us all

Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us allabsurd eh!So Arrington thinks Sam's litigation was absurd, and has decided not to submit to the the jurisdiction of the UK courts. I heard Mike was a lawyer, so it seems strange tactics to me - and surely he's been...

Tags: INTERNET, Michael Arrington

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?

Michael Arrington's post on creating a cheap web tablet is generating a lot of discussion on the internet and as a mobile enthusiast I wanted to add some of my thoughts to the discussion. There is a device available now that has dropped down as low as US$299.99 recently that...

Tags: Web, Device, Nokia Corp., Michael Arrington, Tablets, Channel Management, Notebooks, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behavior

Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behaviorCorrect me if I'm wrongFrom what I understand, MS has [b]zero[/b] power over Yahoo stockholders. MS made an offer, the board rejected it, and some major stockholders believe the board made a mistake. To say MS and Icahn are...

Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Now Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Arrington, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Michael Arrington, board

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Additional Resources

MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million

News Corp.-owned social networking site MySpace is expected to close a deal to acquire social music service iLike this week, according to reports. The deal, as detailed by TechCrunch techmeme, will be the company's first acquisition since chief executive Owen Van Natta took...

Tags: Last.fm, TechCrunch, MySpace, iLike, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Report: Dell launching mobile phone this week; will it be Android?

"A source with knowledge of the situation" tells TechCrunch that Dell plans to introduce a mobile phone in China in the next few days. "The information we’ve received is extremely thin," writes Michael Arrington, who notes the accurate history of his anonymous source....

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Arrington, Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-10

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Google; Hack attacks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search) Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS, Keyboards, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Michael Arrington snared in libel verdict: lessons for us all

The UK's High Court of Justice has ruled that Michael Arrington and Interserve Inc libeled Sam Sethi (see above.) The original plaint claimed that Arrington/Interserve engaged in a: "...sustained campaign of character assassination against the Claimant alleging fraud; bank forgery and other crimes;...

Tags: U.K., Sam Sethi, Arrington/Interserve, TVs, Blogging, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-03

The Movers & Shakers Conference...

I tend to think of Fortune Brainstorm Tech, which happened last week in Pasadena, as a conference for industry titans. Last year's event was held amid tight security and featured the likes of Rupert Murdoch News International , Philippe Daulman Viacom and Jeff Bezos Amazon in...

Tags: Conversation, Conference, Twitter, Business Structures, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Intellectual Property, Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Management, Research & Development, Business Operations, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spreadiPhone OS or OS X?I think the iPhone is actually running a slimmed down version of OS X, so either way it'll be OS X, right?Not simply an iPod with a bigger screenWhile I am bummed that this is supposedly a Q1-2010 release...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, MacBook line, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Thoughts to ponder as Apple Tablet rumors spread

The rumors around the arrival of a tablet computer from Apple have been out there for a while, but the latest one from the AppleInsider blog seems to have some meat to it. [caption id="attachment_21735" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Image Credit: AppleInsider"][/caption] The blog is reporting...

Tags: Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Will Twitter sue TechCrunch over doc release?

TechCruch published sensitive internal docs obtained from Twitter in a ballsy moves that could very easily see the sites locked in prolonged legal battles. One of the docs dealt with internal user base and revenue projections. One revealed a pilot TV show based on the popular service....

Tags: TechCrunch, Twitter, Operational Accounting, Blogging, Finance, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-15

The Twitter hack: Let's not start blaming Google or the cloud

updated below: Have you been following this controversy surrounding some confidential documents swiped from Twitter and sent to the folks at TechCrunch? The site's editors have been engaging in a discussion over ethics, specifically whether or not to post these "stolen" documents. For...

Tags: Google Inc., Document, Password, Twitter, Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Google ChromeOS: Have people taken leave of their senses?

Reading the commentary from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian and even our own esteemed Sam Diaz on the pre-launch (you've got another YEAR to wait) you'd think the Google ChromeOS was the closest thing to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Get a grip people. First up MG...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Register, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

I have to admit that I'm completely intrigued by the forthcoming CrunchPad, brainchild of TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. I asked this weekend if it would be an Ed Tech game changer, and, quite frankly, I think this has the potential to be the biggest thing since the OLPC XO....

Tags: Netbook, One Laptop Per Child Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-06

With photo and video, Apple iPod touch, nano reinforce new market segment

Rumors are flying about Apple's next-generation iPod touch, which hasn't seen much of an update in the last few months and remains ill-equipped to continue as the phone-free little brother to the iPhone 3G S. Since big brother acquired a faster processor, better...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Video, Apple iPod Touch, Photograph, Camera, Rumors, Flip, Arrington, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-06

News to know: Best hardware; Malware; Netbooks; Social CRM

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Paul Greenberg: Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Malware, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Photograph, Netbook, CRM, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Is the Crunchpad an education game-changer?

The San Francisco Business Times ran a feature Friday on Michael Arrington, the brains behind TechCrunch. While not the most popular guy in the blogosphere, Arrington is well-respected in many business circles. As a result, when he announced that he was creating a new hardware company to crank...

Tags: E-reader, Education, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-04

Does the iPhone 3G S replace the need for Flip?

Many industry critics are theorizing that the iPhone 3G S will eliminate the market for mini-camcorders, most notably Flip. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington says that Pure Digital maker of the Flip is facing "a new type of threat that they can't defeat," and that the "video capable iPhone, and video mobile phones in...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-06-23

FTC to go after product reviews bloggers who accept freebies

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to crack down on bloggers who review or promote products while earning freebies or payments, according to an Associated Press report. That means bloggers who review gadgets -- such as this one -- would be subject to...

Tags: FTC, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-22

CrunchPad tablet getting closer to reality with launch prototype

Back in April, we got a look at some leaked photos of TechCrunch's Michael Arrington's $200 CrunchPad tablet, but Arrington provided us with more tablet eye candy yesterday. Arrington said in a post that he "just nailed down the final design for the device." ...

Tags: Photograph, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-06-04