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Death of the PC: Blame Tablets, not Windows 8
You could blame Microsoft management for not seeing the Minority Report-like shift to touch-based computing, but it's the tablet that killed the PC.
HTC One Smartphone: The Android to Beat
At $199, the HTC One will hit the U.S. market (AT&T) on April 19. Featuring a 4.7-inch display and running Android Jelly Bean (version 4.2),…
‘Last Love’ at the Mojo Theatre
In San Francisco, "an intense, sexy romp through the landmines of love."
Game Changers and Legendary Leaders
What Waze, Uber have in common with Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Meyer. A Baja brainstorm: the Churchill Club Award nominations.
New Look for Google Play with “bigger images that jump off the page”
Google's app store has come a long way since 2009. I remember the days when it was a rough and tumble place - I wrote…
Totally Mod: ‘Being Earnest’ at TheatreWorks
Think Twiggy, Yves St. Laurent’s Mondrian collection, Mary Quant, and Marianne Faithful in a fur rug, and you’ll be on the set of 'Being Earnest'.
I’m betting on Motorola X-Phone over Nexus 5
The big question this year is: What smartphone will Google unleash at I/O. The smart money is on a refreshed Nexus. But there's also word…
Tablet Wars, Reduced Price Edition: next-gen Nexus 7 $149 July
I predicted we'd see $99 tablets by Christmas 2011. It didn't happen. I rode Moore's Law too aggressively on that call. Though not official, it's…
Wine News: Okanagan Food & Wine Writers’ Workshop Details Announced
“There are so many great chefs, world-class wineries and noteworthy agri-tourism experiences, that it’s actually quite difficult to pare down the schedule to fit into…