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This is what happens when you spend 10 years manufacturing crap. Meg Whitman, the wannabe-politician-turned-HP-CEO, has reportedly told a French newspaper that she believes it is possible Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) could become the world's number-one PC manufacturer. That's according to TechCrunch,...

Scripted.com has secured $700,000 in seed funding today. According to TechCrunch, the funds come from Douglas Feirstein, Crosslink Capital, and Shopzilla CIO Jody Mulkey. Scripted began as an offshoot of Scripped, an online scriptwriting community. Scripted pays writers $2 for tweets and $39 for...

Was Black Friday one of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) biggest days in retail history? Yes, according to a source at 9to5Mac (via TechCrunch). 9to5Mac's source claims that “Apple Retail was forecast and broke Retail sales records all over the country today, this is from [redacted] today, the forecast...

It can pop the trunk, too. Of all the simplistic hacks that have come to the iPhone, this might be the most amusing one yet. According to TechCrunch, if you're capable of making a homebrew proxy server, you can get your Siri to start your car for you. Technologically, this isn't exciting. If you'...

Unfortunately, it's not what consumers were hoping for. If you're a former Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) user hoping to save a few bucks on a reduced monthly rate, today's announcement might seem a tad weak. And if you're an investor looking for an excuse to dive back into the dying stock, you might be...

The reviews are starting to pour in, and they aren't screaming “iPad killer.” Not that anyone expected a $200 tablet to entirely defeat Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) much-loved tablet. But this is an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) product, one with insurmountable hype, an insane amount of buzz, and a ridiculously...

If you thought facial recognition was cool, wait till you see what photo recognition can do! SoyaCincau (via TechCrunch) has uncovered an interesting feature in the beta version of Ice Cream Sandwich, the long-awaited next-gen version of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android. In addition to being able to...

This ought to put a damper on those regular iPhone 4 users who were hoping for a software upgrade. Contrary to various reports, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has no plans to bring Siri to older iPhones. That's according to an iOS developer named Michael Steeber (via TechCrunch), who first claims to have...

Because the MacBook Air just isn't portable enough, more and more consumers are doing the majority of their Web surfing with an iPad. According to data from IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Coremetrics Benchmark, mobile traffic will more than double this holiday season, TechCrunch reports. IBM says that 15% of...

This acquisition might woo some users, but it doesn't WooMe. Woo Media, the company behind the hilarious dating site scam WooMe, has been acquired by another dating site that's been accused of being a scam: Zoosk. According to TechCrunch, very little is known about the acquisition (which it...

Fans of The Vampire Diaries and other CW shows will soon have a reliable source for next-day video streams. In a Hulu blog post penned by Andy Forssell, SVP of Content and Distribution, the growing video site has announced that it has struck a five-year deal with The CW. Formed after UPN and The...

But it's not yet ready for release, reports say. According to TechCrunch, iClarified is reporting that iPhone Dev-Team has created a “preliminary jailbreak” that works on the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2. “VERY preliminary 4S JB: twitpic.com/76vcp4 twitpic.com/76vct2 (Huge missing pieces prevent...

Apps and smartphone control provide Google TV with an interesting upgrade. But is it enough? It's no secret that consumers didn't care about the first iteration of Google TV (NASDAQ: GOOG), primarily because it sucked. It was a useless device that was rooted in Google technology (mostly YouTube)...

In America, the only time people line up for a book is when Harry Potter or Twilight has a new entry. In China, they are willing to line up for books with a bit more substance. At least, that was the case this week when the Steve Jobs biography arrived on Chinese store shelves. MICGadget (via...

With screens as large as 225 inches, Prysm wants to be the next major manufacturer in screen development. If you haven't heard of Prysm, you're not alone. This new screen development company manufactures what it refers to as a Laser Phosphor Display (LPD). TechCrunch describes the technology as...