The New Kindle, And Ebo...

All this talk about the new Kindle reminded me that I still have some questions about Amazon’s e-reader specifically, and ebooks generally. Why do people persist in comparing the Kindle to the iPad (something I first asked months ago); what is the relationship between hardback book...

It’s As If The iPhone...

Even if not everyone will admit it, everyone likes taking pictures of themselves. View original here:  It’s As If The iPhone 4 Was Created For DailyBooth; Their App Will Prove...

Groupon And The Problem...

With the debut of Groupon personalization , I have little doubt that the daily deal site will double the number of deals (and double its revenue run rate) in just a few months. According to CEO Andrew Mason , the service is churning out 75,000 transactions per day. Read the...

Kindle iPhone/iPad App ...

Despite their clear commitment to the hardware version of the Kindle, Amazon continues to make the Kindle apps that run on the iPad and iPhone better. Read the rest here:  Kindle iPhone/iPad App Now Smarter With A Dictionary, Wikipedia, And...

Google Confirms: We’r...

We’ve just received official word from Google confirming that they are not currently blocked in China and that a server issue was most likely the cause of their dashboard misread . One month ago, Google put up their watered-down engine to avoid being shut down completely in...

Google Opens Places API...

At Google I/O in May, the search giant indicated that they were about to take their commitment to location to the next level. Sure, Latitude had been around for a while, but everyone knew that Google could do more in the space. The announcement of some new location APIs seemed to a big...

Panasonic Buying Out So...

Panasonic announced today that it will buy out two of its subsidiaries, Sanyo and Panasonic Electric Works, for $9.4 billion. Sanyo is the largest lithium-ion rechargeable battery producer and 11th-largest solar cell producer in the world with a quickly-growing solar panel manufacturing...

$41,000 For The Chevy V...

I honestly laid in bed last night thinking about the Chevy Volt’s $41k price tag. Seriously. When I got the press release shortly before it crossed the wire yesterday, the price seemed about right for a first-gen Voltec vehicle More here:  $41,000 For The Chevy Volt? Sounds...

Users Say Google Is Not...

According to Google’s Mainland China service availability page it looks like Google Web Search, Google Images and Google News are down in China, again. In fact, if you parse the chart it looks like just about the only thing still up is Gmail See the rest here:  Users Say Google...

Google CEO Announces Zy...

When asked about Google’s partnership with Zynga, Mr. Schmidt said “we haven’t announced it” but “you can expect a partnership with Zynga” in the future. Original post:  Google CEO Announces Zynga...