Hey, rabid iPad fans, get ready to change your pad for one that's clearer, crisper, and thinner. According to All Things D, Apple will announce the iPad 3 (or, worse, the iPad 2S) in the first week of March. "Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple’s preferred location for big announcements like these." more ›

Facebook just doesn't know how to get over you, it seems. Three years after tech sites called out the social network for keeping copies of deleted photos on their servers, Facebook is still having a hard time permanently deleting all the old photos its users trashed in the sober light of day. Facebook originally claimed that an old photo management system wasn't properly clearing out the deleted photography, and that they've been working to improve it, but according to Ars Technica's follow-up report today photos deleted as many as three years ago could still be floating around the back corners of the Internet. more ›

A Facebook post by Tracey Hodgson and Cathy Matthews won the Guinness Book of World Record for having received a whopping 1 million comments. It does not, however, make any sense. The update in question was posted to an open Facebook group, called "Ffgpioneers/gwr/attempt," created exclusively to beat the commenting record. It reads: more ›

Apple reports its highest quarterly revenue and earnings ever, due in large part to sales of remarkable iPhone 4S. (We love our new white iPhone 4S more than anything else on Earth. This SFist editor and every privileged tween girl in SoCal thank you for the bitchin' phone, Apple!) "Apple's stock was up about 8% in after-hours trading about two hours after the market closed, which put its share price at $454," reports Information Week. "At that value, Apple's market capitalization stands at $423 billion, more than previous market cap leader Exxon Mobil, worth $418 billion." more ›

The fine folks at Twitter—specifically, the benevolent Isaac Hepworth—sent SFist images of their new 10th and Market headquarters now in progress. Among the many niceties the larger, Tenderloin-adjacent office will boast? A garden, stellar views from reception, and more space for the growing social media giant. While still in its skeletal stage, the new offices will be a boon to the area. more ›

After a four-month search, teetering tech company Yahoo announced their new CEO today, Scott Thompson, the president of eBay's PayPal division. Thompson follows feisty and f-word friendly Carol Bartz, who was released from her duties in September. According to Wired, Thompson "has his work cut out for him." more ›

Typically held on the last weekend in September, milquetoast sex and fetish fete Folsom Street Fair will move its date for the first time in 20 years. Next year's butt blowout will take place on Sunday, September 23. Why? Well, according to queer publication The Bay Area Reporter, it's because of Oracle OpenWorld. "Organizers opted to move the festival, which draws hundreds of thousands of people each year, to avoid a scheduling conflict with Oracle OpenWorld, which will run September 30 through October 4." more ›

The chilling Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), drafted by Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, would have catastrophic affects on how you use the web and who (namely the U.S. government) controls it. Think China, Malaysia, or Iran. SOPA also represents another reality-estranged attempt attempt from "Hollywood, the Recording Industry Association of America, and their allies to counter what they claim to be rampant piracy online, especially from offshore sites such as ThePirateBay.org," notes CNET. The act would essentially let the Justice Department make any "allegedly piratical Web sites virtually vanish from the Internet." more ›

Keith Brown, 21, was arrested on Tuesday at gaming company Zynga's after allegedly stealing an estimated $100,000 worth of equipment. Brown stands accused of taking company laptops, desktop computers and software. more ›

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is funny. Why? Well, according to the Wall Street Journal, he wants his early employees to return some of the stock they own before the company's initial public offering. With games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, the San Francisco-based company grew. Grew big. Billions of dollars big. However, now Pincus some of that sweet-nectar stock back. more ›

Because not every man's penis can be above average in size, ZooGue presents the double iPad case, a case that holds two iPads for maximum tragedy. Who needs it? Nobody. Nobody needs two iPads next to each other whilst en route or lounging at a cafe. Who will want it? Oh, you know who. You know exactly who wants it. That guy wants it. more ›

In a bid to generate heat for the iPhone 4S launch, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and his Segway were first in line at the Apple Los Gatos store. He was one of about five people in line around 2 p.m. Thursday. AP reports: "With the new device going on sale Friday, Wozniak said that even though he has two new phones on the way, he plans on staying overnight outside the store." more ›

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone accidentally (?) spammed his entire prestigious lot of followers with the following plea: “Will you endorse @EdLeeforMayor for Mayor on @Votizen https://www.votizen.com/m/93t6at/." more ›

Apple has their big event today, with CEO Tim Cook taking the wheel on this one by making the big announcement. (This will be the first time former CEO Steve Jobs failed to unleash a new phone.) Prepare yourselves to be bombarded with iPhone 5 news and "I'm soooo getting one!" Facebook status updates. Ars Technica, gdgt and Engadget will all be liveblogging, if that's how you choose to spend your morning. (And yes, holier-than-thou Sprint customers, there will be a model for your carrier.) more ›

Christopher Doyon, a 47-year-old from Mountain View allegedly associated with hacktivist groups Anonymous and the People's Liberation Front, was arrested by the FBI yesterday morning for allegedly attacking Santa Cruz County's computer servers in 2010. That hack-attack was a response to arrests of several demonstrators who were protesting the County's ban on outdoor sleeping. Doyon was considered a spokesperson for the protesters who teamed up with the PLF to shut down the County's computer systems. According to Fox News who originally reported the busts, Doyon was living without a home in San Francisco at the time of the arrest. more ›

As SFist mentioned yesterday, Hewlett-Packard went ahead and hired former Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman as their new CEO. The HP board went ahead and fired Leo Apotheker after just 11 months on the job. Prior a disastrous bid for California--she wasted "a record breaking $43 per voter to lose the California gubernatorial election," notes Ryan Tate--Whitman was once the CEO at eBay. She also once famously (and allegedly) shoved one of her employees. more ›

Oh joy, this should be fun. Former gubernatorial candidate and EBay ruler Meg Whitman might (might!) land a new gig as Hewlett-Packard's CEO. The company's board will soon meet to discuss whether or not to oust Leo Apotheker as chief executive officer. And Whitman, it seems, is a possible successor! more ›

Michael Bauer's exceptional Between Meals feature has provided thought-provoking fodder as of late. Why, just the other day he asked readers if iPads have a place at restaurant tables. Which they do not, but... sometimes they do. See, a few patrons at a noted Mission restaurant brought in an iPad in to watch the U.S. Open recently, much to the disgust of their server. Said server fumed to Bauer: more ›

In her first interview since being fired as CEO of Yahoo on Tuesday, colorful Carol Bartz didn't hold back when discussing her former employers. "These people fucked me over," she said to CNN. And it only gets better/worse. Here's how Bartz's impersonal firing went down. more ›

After Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO on Wednesday, COO Tim Cook took over, effectively becoming the most power gay man in the country. Cook's ascension, if you will, should have a profound impact on the LGBT community, especially within the elite tech world. Ryan Tate of Gawker reports: more ›

Similar to the way electric cars have regenerative breaking, the very attractive Maxwell von Stein, 22, a graduate of The Cooper Union, invented a bike that harnesses your pedaling power. His beta bicycle uses a flywheel (pulled from an old Porsche) spinning between the crossbars to create energy. According to NPR's Science Friday, "The flywheel stores the kinetic energy until Max wants a boost, then he can transfer the energy back to the wheel using a shifter on the handlebars." more ›

In an effort to become the most boring place on the world wide web -- or maybe it's just us? Since our friends post the most meh stuff now, we've resorted to following Arbor Mist's spectacular, frighteningly honest updates. Seriously. "Sparkling Raspberry put the sparkle in my smile ;)" beats the umpteenth pretentious Kanye West song lyric -- Facebook will "work with law enforcement agencies nationwide to remove accounts set up by inmates or posted on their behalf." Why? Well, according Associated Press, "prisoners are using the social networking site to stalk victims and direct criminal activity." more ›

A computer SNAFU of sorts halted all BART service this evening. As of 8:05 pm, BART reports: "BART is experiencing computer problems in the Operations Control Center and service is currently stopped. The problem began at around 7:30 pm Monday evening. BART staff is working to assess and resolve the issue as quickly as possible, however there currently is no word on when service will resume. We will continue updates until the situation is resolved." more ›

Today in things that Google computers are better at than you, simple human: Driving. An incident involving a Google driverless Prius was originally reported by Jalopnik this morning as the first traffic accident for Google's fleet of robot cars. Which could have been terrible PR for the Google autonomous vehicle program that's been quietly logging hundreds of thousands of miles on the streets of California and Nevada. As it turns out, the incident in which a gPrius rear-ended another Prius near the company's headquarters in Mountain View occurred while the vehicle was in manual mode. So, the robot car wasn't trying to mate with another hybrid vehicle, then? more ›

The California Fair Political Practices Commission is mulling over the idea of allowing citizens to use texting as a way of making political donations. We can already donation to a slew of charities via text, so why no politicians, parties, and/or political action committees? Politico reports: more ›

Friend of SFist Troy Holden brings our attention to today's latest eye-catcher. Namely, Robert Flâneur's Exploring Google Street View. What it is is this: a Google Street View roulette doohickey that changes images every 30 seconds. It's pretty boss (but would be even bosser if someone made it into a screensaver -- hint, hint) and you can switch locations and even make it full screen. You can view Street View images from cities like Tokyo, London, Mexico City, and more. more ›