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Google Fired Apple’s First Programmer Randy Wigginton For Leaking Salary Information

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 23, 2010

Google has reportedly fired Apple's first programmer Randy Wigginton for leaking salary information.

Banner With The Face Of Jimmy Wales Helped Increase Wikipedia Donations

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 21, 2010

A banner with the face of Jimmy Wales substantially increased the number of Wikipedia donations

Picplz Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 11, 2010

Mobile photo app company Picplz has raised $5 million in funding.

Digg Is Laying Off 25 People

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 25, 2010

Digg is going to have 42 employees after laying off 25 people.

World Of Warcraft Hits 12 Million Subscribers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2010

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it has hit 12 million subscribers.

The Huffington Post Is Now Profitable

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 11, 2010

Class Action Lawsuit Against Mahalo.com Being Prepared

By Amit Chowdhry ● Oct 5, 2010

Michelle Devon is preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against Mahalo.com.

Google Hires Jared Cohen To Build Google Ideas Division

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 15, 2010

Google has hired Jared Cohen to help build the Google Ideas division.

An Interview With Hersh Choksi Of The USC GamePipe Lab and Happynin Games

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 15, 2010

Bad Romance By Lady Gaga Becomes First YouTube Video To Hit 200 Million Views

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 9, 2010

Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" is the first video on YouTube to hit 200 million views.

Fail Whale Designer Yiying Lu Designs Wedding Invitation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 28, 2010

Yiying Lu, the designer of the popular "fail whale" has designed a creative wedding invitation.

23andMe Raises $28 Million In Series B

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 24, 2009

Accel Partners And Austin Ventures Invest $12.8 Million In Marc Ecko’s Complex Media

By Amit Chowdhry ● Dec 4, 2009

Accel Partners and Austin Ventures have invested $12.8 million into Marc Ecko's Complex Media

Sprint Confirms That They Are Banning Tethering Next Year

By Amit Chowdhry ● Nov 3, 2009

Sprint has confirmed that tethering is going to be banned next year.

How Much Is AOL Worth? About $4.2 Billion According To JP Morgan

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 30, 2009

JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan is estimating that AOL is worth $4.2 billion.

Twitter Drives 10% Of The New York Times Website Traffic

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 21, 2009

Twitter is now driving 10% of The New York Times' website traffic.

Clasemovil.com Wants To Educate Kids Using Videos, Games, And Learning Activities On The Web

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 17, 2009

Clasemovil.com is a new social network for educating kids through the use of videos and games.

DataXu Optimizes Ad Buying Across Multiple Platforms

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 16, 2009

Boston-based DataXu is a company that is able to optimize ad buying across multiple platforms.

HealthyWage Rewards You For Being Fit

By Amit Chowdhry ● Sep 15, 2009

HealthyWage is a startup that rewards users for fitness activities.

WPP And JWT Are Getting Sued By Denizen Because Of A Bing Ad

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 27, 2009

Denizen is suing WPP and JWT over a Bing ad.

Microsoft Exec Amy Barzdukas Claims Firefox’s Billion Downloads Is Not Likely True

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 14, 2009

Amy Barzdukas, a general manager of Internet Explorer, is claiming that Mozilla's claim that Firefox hit 1 billion downloads is untrue.

A Backpack For Your iMac

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 13, 2009

This gadget accessory is a backpack for your iMac.

Xbox Reportedly Signed By Sarah Palin Receives Bid Of $1.1 Million On eBay

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 7, 2009

An Xbox that was signed by Sarah Palin has reportedly received a $1.1 million bid on eBay.

Apple Bans Khalid Shaikh’s Perfect Acumen Company From App Store

By Amit Chowdhry ● Aug 4, 2009

Apple has banned Perfect Acumen from the App Store, which is a company founded by Khalid Shaikh.

Apple Claims iPhone 3GS Overheating Issue Is Due To ‘Operator Error’

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jul 2, 2009

Apple pointed out that overheating issues with the iPhone 3GS is due to "Operator Error"

About 300,000 Palm Pre Devices Sold

By Amit Chowdhry ● Jun 30, 2009

About 300,000 Palm Pre devices have been sold so far.

Apple Spending Cash On Eye Tracking Technology From Tobii

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 16, 2009

Apple is reportedly spending some of its cash on eye-tracking technology.

Larry Page Delivers Powerful Commencement Speech At U of M [Video]

By Amit Chowdhry ● May 2, 2009

Larry Page delivered a powerful commence speech at the University of Michigan this year.

A Tribute To GeoCities

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 23, 2009

GeoCities is going to be shutting down soon.

Stephen Colbert Interviews Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone [Video And Transcript]

By Amit Chowdhry ● Apr 3, 2009

Here is a video and transcript of Stephen Colbert's recent interview with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.