CrunchGear Contest: Win...

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, we spring this on you. HP and Dolby would like to give you one of three HP Pavilion dv6t Select Edition laptops complete with Blu-Ray player and Dolby Advance Audio View post:  CrunchGear Contest: Win One of Three HP Laptops...

Android Chief Andy Rubi...

In an interview with the Silicon Valley Mercury News, Google VP Andy Rubin — who founded and leads the Android platform — shared some information about the future of the mobile OS. One of the more interesting answers he had concerned Android’s rapid pace of innovation, and how...

GeeksOnAPlane Get First...

Traveling around the world, learning, networking, sharing – that’s what GeeksOnAPlane (GOAP), a field trip of sorts (which takes place a couple of times a year), is mainly about. This time, the tour is leading a group of 30+ geeks (mainly from the US) to no less than five tech...

Guide to Google TV’s ...

At this week’s Google I/O Conference, the company carefully articulated its vision of the world. There’s Apple in one corner, carefully controlling its ecosystem, rejecting Flash, and conjuring images of an Orwellian Big Brother. Read more: Guide to Google TV’s Ecosystem...

Too Cool for School: Wh...

I always tell entrepreneurs outside of the Valley—whether they are in the middle of my country or a developing one—if they want to build the next great social media darling aimed at a Western audience, they’re probably better off moving to the Valley. It’s not that you can’t do...

In The Middle Of A Fire...

Facing a growing firestorm over its privacy policies in the wake of its plans to work its identity system into the underlying fabric of the Internet, Facebook responds the way it always does: by releasing new features. Excerpt from: In The Middle Of A Firestorm Over Privacy, Facebook...

Time Warner’s TNT And...

Time Warner is turning on more channels for its TV Everywhere strategy. Once again, Verizon FIOS customers will be the first to get the channels available on their laptops, and soon on their mobile phones. Read the original: Time Warner’s TNT And TBS Turn On TV Everywhere For...

Gadgets Of Days Gone B...

Writing about the newest technology can be tiring. As a man once said , “Everything’s amazing and nobody’s happy.” More storage! More speed! I want apps and GPS and privacy! The days before terabyte external drives and gigahertz phone processors were a more...

Won’t Somebody Please...

Having reviewed several laptops in the last year, there is one thing that I have learned I can always count on: the trackpad on PC laptops is going to be a disaster. Every time. Read the original post:  Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The...

Just Because I Loved My...

Thirty five years ago, give or take, I was presented with my first etch-a-sketch. Read the original post:  Just Because I Loved My Etch-A-Sketch Doesn’t Mean The iPad Will Save...