In December, the microwork not-for-profit Samasource received a $1.25 million grant from Google.org. Samasource, which provides marginalized people with computer-based work and was founded by Leila Chirayath Janah, one of our 2011 ...READ»
Michael Caulfield/Getty ImagesWhen we last checked in with Ashton Kutcher in our December 2009 cover story "Ashton Says, 'Follow Me,' " the model-cum-actor-cum-technophile was hell-bent on becoming the next new-media mogul. And, as it ...READ»
Apple's newest version of iOS (formerly iPhone OS) rolled out today to compatible devices. Here's a quick explanation of the basics: what's new, what's compatible, what's good, and what's bad.READ»
Barnes and Noble has just released new firmware for the Nook e-reader, and it's no run-of-the-mill tweak--it adds in some neat extra functionality including a browser. Better yet, there's a clever trick to get you back into the real ...READ»
A virtual project management office is an online location where professionals and business associates can meet to have private discussions, coordinate project details, and otherwise share and collaborate without having to be in the ...READ»
Fast Deals
Some of the 50 Most Innovative Companies we cited in March have found one another as intriguing as we did. We named Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the supersimple Flip digital video recorders, No. 7; that month, ...READ»
Apple has seeded two--maybe three--versions of its latest update to OS X Leopard this week, suggesting that the Mac-maker is getting ready to shove the update out its door as soon as next week.
Developers received a recent ...READ»
Thirty-three of the companies on last year's Fast Company 50 didn't make the list this time. But that doesn't mean they've lost their luster. Here's what they've been up to.READ»