HTC comeback bid starts with ‘One’ (Specs)
BlinkFeed is a Windows Phone-esque tile-based interface included as part of a revamped (and very pretty!) HTC Sense interface.
Clinton Stark
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Wine Branding: Robert Parker vs. The Wine Advocate
Brand building is a mysterious thing. It's part science, part art. There's no repeatable formula that anyone could tech someone on, say, how to become…
Wine News: Changes in Napa
Napa Valley Vintners appoint Patsy McGaughy as communications director and Teresa Wall as marketing director.
Android 4.2.2 – What’s New (tested on Nexus 4)
I finally received the software update alert today on my Nexus 4 (an Android smartphone I'm lukewarm about, truth be told) and downloaded it via…
Film Review: ‘Solace’ a dialog-driven chiller
Redemption, it would seem, requires a step-by-step stripping of the artifice that surrounds us.
Google Now, Search update reveals thinking behind Key Lime Pie user interface
Take a close look at that new Google Now widget. Do you see anything? I mean, look really, really hard. Stare long at it. Pretend…
Road to a Million YouTube Views: You love Cirque
There's little doubt that powerful, well recognized brands such as Cirque du Soleil, and well recognized celebrities such as James Franco, Ed Norton and Robin…
Sonos software update a winner
Color me impressed. The 4.0 update rocks. I've got a Sonos 'Connect' hooked up via a honkin' Onkyo TX-NR809 receiver to my whole home audio…
Apple drops MacBook Pro Retina laptop to $1,499
Although the 12% drop could simply signify that new models are on the way, it's hard not to imagine that competitive offerings, including much lower…
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley announces new season via Twitter
We've been covering the Bay Area theater scene here on Stark Insider for four years now, and I don't yet recall a season announcement being…