Why did Facebook just "open" up its smart new datacenter formula? Not just because it can, or because it's going to help them build better datacenters in the future.

They also did it for recruiting purposes.

Because, as Instapaper c...

A developer reverse engineered an Airport Express and figured out what makes AirPlay tick.

That means others can use his code to make AirPlay compatible with any device from video game systems to Android phones.

He cleverly named it...

A video of RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Bold Touch has leaked on YouTube, showing it's new touchscreen in action.

The Bold Touch looks almost exactly like the current Bold, but now sports a touchscreen. That almost eliminates the need for the phone'...

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry / SAI: Silicon Alley Insider:
Facebook Strikes China Deal With Baidu  —  Facebook has struck a deal with Baidu, the biggest Chinese search engine, to open a jointly-owned socialnetwork in China, according to r...

Level 3, a big internet service provider, has announced that it's acquiring Global Crossing, a provider of networking services, for $3 billion in stock.

Level 3 has a big internet access network, and while Global Crossing also has its own ...

Finally, an iPad magazine app that is actually a pleasure to use.

While many magazines have made iPad apps already, ranging in quality -- and you could argue that they don't need to exist in the first place -- we're impressed with the new Bloombe...