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SF MusicTech 2012: New Technology Isn't Helping Musicians Make More Money

Yesterday, Japantown's Hotel Kabuki filled up with hundreds of pale-faced tech nerds wearing blazers-and-jeans combos. These inventors and couriers of music technology spent the day arguing about the perks and pitfalls of various technologies at the 10th SF MusicTech Summit. Two highlights from the ... More >>

Why Are Tech Journos Suddenly Interested in News Corp. Scandal?

​When I was a staff editor at the tech-news site CNET News.com in the late '90s, one of the top editors there used to insist that we "localize" big news events by writing about how they were being covered and discussed on the Internet. So, for example, the death of Princess Di and the impeachment ... More >>

H1-B Visa Program Creates Caste System for Silicon Valley

​When I was a staff editor at the tech-news site CNET News.com in the late '90s, one of the top editors there used to insist that we "localize" big news events by writing about how they were being covered and discussed on the Internet. So, for example, the death of Princess Di and the impeachment ... More >>

Why Facebook's 'Whisper Campaign' Against Google Isn't Okay

​I'm a big fan of Jack Shafer, Slate's media columnist. But his libertarian worldview sometimes tends to make him go overboard with his "oh, what's the big deal" shtick. That's the case --  somewhat -- with his latest column, wherein he wonders why people are so shocked that Facebook hired ... More >>

R.I.P. Microsoft Zune, Redheaded Stepchild of MP3 Players

Zune 2​Word out of the Seattle area is that Microsoft is finally killing its Zune lineup of MP3 players, opting to fold the media player technology into their Windows Phone 7 devices. While most people shrugged the Zune off as an unworthy MP3 player, the truth is it deserved better. None of the de ... More >>

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Refused to 'Knight' Steve Jobs

That's not Steve Jobs behind the armor, it's Bill Gates​Steve Jobs might be considered a worthy pioneer in America, but in the United Kingdom, the high-tech guru still holds the title of a common man.Back in 2009, Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown reportedly refused to grant the Apple CEO ... More >>

Today's Most Popular Stories

​A compilation of the most-viewed stories on Bay Area news sites and blogs at the moment. You're welcome.SF Gate: Columnist Chip Johnson voted for Don Perata, who, he can't believe, lost to Jean Quan in the race to become mayor of Oakland. Quan prevailed after Johnson wrote a week ago that she'd b ... More >>

Zynga-Hired Advertiser to Pay City $45,000 for Illegal Guerrilla Marketing

Meyer Lansky would not be impressed.​The company hired by San Francisco-based social game developer Zynga to promote one of its games has agreed to pay the city $45,000 in fines for illegal marketing tactics, City Attorney Dennis Herrera announced today.Back in August, the city attorney's office w ... More >>

The New Pornographers and the Dodos at the Fox Theater

Joseph SchellThe New Pornographers​The New PornographersThe Dodos July 18, 2010 The Fox Theater, Oakland Better than: The old pornographers, presumably As everybody who is not Canadian knows, the New Pornographers consist of the main guy, the weird guy, Neko Case, the other gal, the other guitari ... More >>

Did Steve Jobs Know iPhone 4 Antenna was a Lemon?

This photo of Steve Jobs was taken a tad before he purportedly knew the iPhone 4 antenna is janky​What did Steve Jobs know and when did he know it? Bloomberg is reporting that Apple's chief antenna engineer told Jobs that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls very early in the phone's des ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

This photo of Steve Jobs was taken a tad before he purportedly knew the iPhone 4 antenna is janky​What did Steve Jobs know and when did he know it? Bloomberg is reporting that Apple's chief antenna engineer told Jobs that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls very early in the phone's des ... More >>

Space Aliens' Cell Phone, TV Banter Still Elusive, Scientists Say

But if E.T. uses an iPhone -- you're fucked​If space aliens ever discover cell phones or cable TV, they'll be able to hide from us forever.That's the verdict of scientists smirking at eccentric billionaire Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. He put up money for the Paul Allen Array, a group of 35 ... More >>

City Attorney: $9 Million Nightclub Lawsuit 'Baseless'

Can you treat San Francisco like the Sopranos? City Attorney's office says no. ​Yesterday, a nightclub owner and one of his former bartenders filed a complaint against the city and state alleging a "pattern of racketeering activity, including false arrests, assault and battery, kidnappings, [and] ... More >>

Turning the Tables

Police have made a number of arrests and seizures of DJ equipment at underground parties and clubs. Is it enforcement or harassment?

SF Weekly Letters

Police have made a number of arrests and seizures of DJ equipment at underground parties and clubs. Is it enforcement or harassment?

Listomania: If You've Got a Little Time on Your Hands!

By Meredith Brody We love lists, as it happens, almost as much as magazines and their cover blurb writers do (as in Cosmopolitan's invariable "365 New Sexual Positions!" and O the Oprah Magazine's "53 Ways to Give Your Looks a Lift" and Allure's "52 Tips for Irresistible Hair, Makeup, Skin - and At ... More >>

Text Adventure

Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey.

Apple, Cisco, Google, SF Weekly To Attend SanFran MusicTech Summit Feb 25

Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey.

Halo 3's Advertising Glare Outshines Xbox 360 Game

Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey.

This Old Mall

The new Westfield Centre is a magnet for holiday shoppers. But did developers' efforts to preserve the old Emporium make this anything other than another mall?

Literary Events

The new Westfield Centre is a magnet for holiday shoppers. But did developers' efforts to preserve the old Emporium make this anything other than another mall?

More Than Zero

A trio of twenty-something San Franciscans have invented SFZero, a game that bleeds far into reality

Craig$list.com

The much-loved Web site is taking millions from Bay Area newspapers and causing layoffs that adversely affect coverage. And its founder's well-intentioned support of citizen journalism has a slim chance of fixing the problem.

House of Pain

It's Kingsley versus Connelly in a heart-wrenching battle of wills

California Split

Who's winning what at the upcoming S.F. International Film Festival

House of Tudor

Free-speech wrestlers, all-girl boy bands, musical ninjitsu, and a restored Metropolis

Can you stop the bots?

Given that cyberspace is swarming with bots looking to snatch or destroy your data, does it make sense to install a firewall?

Letters to the Editor

Week of April 25, 2001

The Plot Thins

Yes, SF Weekly has been secretly trying to rid the city of artists. It's working pretty well, don't you think?

Generation Excess

A close look at Kibu.com, the teen Web site -- backed by Silicon Valley's elite -- that vaporized $15 million in a matter of months

Dog Bites

Take Out the Trash; Trouble in the 408?; Trouble in the 650; Even Fuzzier Math

Pop Philosophy

Rock Out S.F.; Bart Davenport; Santa Cruz Lo-Fi Indie Music Festival

Dog Bites

Whither the Avant-Garde?... To Suburbia, Of Course!

From Schlubs to Sharks

Whither the Avant-Garde?... To Suburbia, Of Course!

Dog Bites

Golden handshakes, cat scans and tree controversy

South to the Future

Caught Unawares: Mobile Phones Linked to Violent Crime

Telling Fortunes

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Dog Bites

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Beat the Press

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Dog Bites

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Tibetmania!

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Stage

A San Francisco firm rolls the dice in the multibillion-dollar game of global finance

Temporary Solidarity

With a new (powerful) champion in Silicon Valley, a recent court victory, and ranks that continue to swell by the day, long-beleaguered "contract workers" have reason to believe their house may not be so bleak after all.

Slap Shots

With a new (powerful) champion in Silicon Valley, a recent court victory, and ranks that continue to swell by the day, long-beleaguered "contract workers" have reason to believe their house may not be so bleak after all.

Dish

With a new (powerful) champion in Silicon Valley, a recent court victory, and ranks that continue to swell by the day, long-beleaguered "contract workers" have reason to believe their house may not be so bleak after all.

New Players

Staff changes at the SF Weekly

Suck Amok

Staff changes at the SF Weekly

REAL ASTROLOGY for an unreal world

Staff changes at the SF Weekly