Bill Joy on Sun's downfall, Microsoft's prospects, green tech (Q&A)



Though he helped start Sun Microsystems, Bill Joy has been spent the last five years thinking a lot more about solar energy than about that other Sun. By Ina Fried

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Trillian chat app officially coming to BlackBerry



Makers of the Trillian multinetwork instant messaging app uttered their first peep about a beta version of Trillian 1.0 for BlackBerry. By Jessica Dolcourt

Digg lays off 10 percent of staff

One month after an executive shakeup that saw the departure of CEO Jay Adelson, social-news site Digg announced that it is laying off around 10 percent of its employees. By Caroline McCarthy

Worm spreading via Yahoo Messenger



A worm is spreading via Yahoo Instant Messenger Thursday that tricks people into downloading what they think is a photo from a friend but is instead malware that installs a backdoor on Windows systems and spreads to a victim's IM contacts. By Elinor Mills

Top 10 Mobile Trends of 2010, Part 1: Design & Development



Here is a three part series of the Top 10 mobile trends as called out by ReadWriteWeb. By Richard MacManus.

Part 2: Apps, Apps, Apps
Part 3: Emerging Markets

8 Best Android Apps for Health and Fitness



Spring has sprung, summer’s around the corner — it’s time to get outside and get in shape. By Jolie O'Dell

Apple to Shut Down Music Streaming Service Lala

In early December, Apple acquired streaming music service Lala. Just five months later, Lala is shutting its doors.