According to a Reuters report, Hulu is preparing to IPO in the first half of 2011. Sources told the news organization that Hulu will be looking to raise between $200 million and $300 million in a deal valuing the company at about $2 billion. Reports about Hulu’s IPO ambitions first surfaced last summer, but this may signal that a filing might be imminent. Continue Reading

Yahoo has revamped its search with a more streamlined layout. It has also improved mobile search functionality and added hot search topics to the front page. Apple Inc. is making a version of its iPhone that Verizon Wireless will sell early next year, according to people familiar with the matter, ending an exclusive deal with AT&T and sharpenin

According to data from StatCounter, Internet Explorer has dipped below the 50%-mark in its global share of the Internet browser market. This is the first time that it has dipped below the 50% mark Firefox has been gaining steadily and Chrome has recently accelerated growth. Google is testing full page previews in its search. If you mouse over the results a preview shows up on the left. Coul

Nielsen says that 32 percent of new smartphone owners choose Android phones. Android has passed the iPhone and BlackBerry to become the popular operating system for people who bought a smartphone in the past six months. 25 percent chose the iPhone OS and 26 percent chose RIM’s Blackberry smartphones. Online stationary startup Paperspring is bringin

Google has released details of it's new Google TV platform. There has been much interest and Google has a video that goes over many of the features. Evan Williams the founder of Twitter, not the bourbon, is stepping down as CEO. He has appointed Dick Costolo to be the new CEO. Williams brought Costolo in to help Twitter make mon

Amazon is in talks to buy a private buying club called Buyvip in Europe. It is speculated that it will be worth 70 million and has 6 million customers. Facebook is upgrading to HD photos. This will put it on par with the quality of Flickr. What should Flickr do? Another interesting change is Facebook’s lightbox UI, which strongly and clearly puts the focus on images. Starting soon, any time yo

A network neutrality proposal floated by Democratic members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee this week has stalled after a top Republican declined to support it. Google has expanded street view to also cover Antarctica. It is mostly just a few paths but maybe it will help some penguins. Continue Reading

Facebook and Skype are working on a deal that would integrate Facebook Connect with Skype accounts, AllThingsD has learned, citing sources familiar with the situation. It is a logical step. Facebook's chat capabilities are limited compared to Google Talk. Continue Reading

Twitter will be launching a promoted accounts feature which will allow groups or companies to pay cash and increase their followers in theory. Supposedly Twitter will ensure that these suggestions are kept relevant to those who might be interested in a brand name or company, and not just spammed across the user base. Amazon is probably launching its own Android App Store. This is after Verizon recently announced its pla

The New Yorker now has a custom iPad app. tomorrow. Issues on the iPad will contain all the content of the printed magazine, but optimized for reading on the iPad. They will also include bonus material such as audio, video, slideshows, and additional cartoons. The Motorola Droid R2D2 will be available September 30th. There are rumors of a faster processor than the Droid 2 but that is unlikely. It most likely will only have cosmetic features that make it resemble R2D2 from Star Wars. James Heselden, owner of Segway Inc. died when he drove his Segway accidentally off a cliff.