Bits: Does Silicon Valley Face an Innovation Crisis?

Judy Estrin, a serial technology entrepreneur, says in a new book that Silicon Valley — and the country — are facing a crisis of innovation.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:33 PM at NYT > Technology

AT&T’s Rivals Are Happy to Attack Over iPhone’s Network Woes

The debut of Apple’s iPhone 3G cellphones has been a public relations headache for AT&T, after complaints of dropped calls and poor network connections.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:09 PM at NYT > Technology

Results at Novell Are Better Than Expected

The business software maker Novell posted a quarterly loss but its results were better than expected, helped by an increase in sales of Linux software.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:08 PM at NYT > Technology

Dell’s Profit Drop Surprises Investors

Dell stunned investors with a 17 percent decline in quarterly profit and a warning that a slowdown in technology spending in the United States had begun to spread to Asia and Europe.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:08 PM at NYT > Technology

Bits: Extinguish the Rumors: No New Amazon Kindle This Year

Sorry, e-book readers. There will be no new Kindle for Christmas, the company says.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:53 PM at NYT > Technology

Bits: YouTube Praises Dismissal of Copyright Suit Against Veoh

A federal judge threw out a copyright infringement suit against video-sharing site Veoh. Google’s YouTube unit claimed the ruling bodes well for its legal fight with Viacom.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:18 PM at NYT > Technology

Industry Rethinks Moneymaking Software Practice

Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:32 PM at NYT > Technology

Security Flaw in the iPhone Exposes Private Data

The flaw allows unauthorized users to gain easy access to private contacts and e-mails even when the device is locked, but the company said a fix is on the way.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 11:12 AM at NYT > Technology

Target Settles Web Suit

Target has agreed to pay $6 million in damages to plaintiffs in California unable to use its online site as part of a class-action settlement with the National Federation of the Blind.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 3:41 AM at NYT > Technology

TiVo Posts Profit as Revenue Rises 4%

TiVo posted a quarterly profit for only the third time in its 11-year history as the pioneer in digital video recorders improved margins on hardware and reduced marketing costs.

Posted on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:27 PM at NYT > Technology