The new version of Appy Geek features larger images and is ideally formatted for large screen devices, specifically tablets. Windows 8, iPad and Android tablets are supported.

The panel is part of a broader, day-long "Community Leadership San Jose" event. I'll be joining Charlie McCollum of the SJ Mercury News, David Vossbrink who runs communications for the City of San Jose, and Carolina Echeverria of Univision.

Premium models, which start at $199 with two-year contracts, enjoy 55-percent gross margin. Apple will need to drop that to approximately 30-percent to compete for the entry level smartphone segment.

With a 21:9 aspect ratio you could watch a standard letterbox movie and still have room to spare at the left or right. Perfect for streaming PSY's new video while watching Gone With the Wind.

Fortunately we made the decision in 2009 to invest heavily (mostly time-wise) in video. Verizon says that about half of its mobile data is video-based. Online video increased about 300% y/y.

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.

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), HTC did not skimp on specs.

What Waze, Uber have in common with Sheryl Sandberg, Marissa Meyer. A Baja brainstorm: the Churchill Club Award nominations.

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 then that it was like "walking through a bad neighborhood."

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 of a Motorola X-Phone. Here's what to expect.