Cody Taylor

Once again, we see fanciful claims about ludicrous DRM schemes in the new Windows operating system, but a closer look suggests that Windows isn’t to blame after all. Most users, in fact, won’t even notice Windows 7’s DRM.

A new service set for launch Tuesday allows cellphone users to unmask the Caller ID on blocked incoming calls, obtaining the phone number, and in some cases the name and address, of the no-longer-anonymous caller.

In an effort to rid every computer in the country of the American-designed Windows OS, the Cuban government has banned the software and created its own Linux-based operating system

When Lance Armstrong’s bike was stolen, he put out an APB to the “twitterati.” When NASA scientists make a discovery about Mars, they turn to Twitter to get the word out to avid space enthusiasts. But Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says he doesn’t twitter all that often.

For the uninitiated, Steampunk is the fantasy marriage of modern day technology and Victorian steam power. From mobile phones to full pc systems, the incredible imagination of the inventors behind these pieces of equipment never ceases to amaze. I mean, did you ever imagined your laptop running on steam?

Windows users are being urged to get the latest Microsoft security update or risk getting attacked via a hole in IE 7 that can be exploited to install a backdoor.

Granted this data is based on small sample from a “Web 2.0 news site”, but it’s amazing how many startup companies are still hiring at this point. While there are some expected segments that are pretty large like social media in this chart, it’s interesting to note that large companies are still hiring senior level marketing executives.