Can a Twitter alternative succeed?
App.net has raised over $700,000 from 11,000+ backers. There's only one problem: I have no idea what it is and why I'd want to pay…
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2012: Android rules, but with fewer models
What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made…
Sonos now supports Amazon Cloud Player (Bellissimo!)
Why the big deal? It means you can stream tracks without the need for a server or host PC.
Android Becometh
In only 32 months Google has gone from zilch to the whole kit and kaboodle. That's astounding.
Will the Apple iPhone 5 be a dud?
When the new iPad shipped I was absolutely floored that it was bigger than the previous model. What?! That's impossible. That never, ever happens! Unless,…
Review: Coloud Colors C19M In-Ear Headphones
Construction is so flimsy that a hard week’s regular use would destroy them. Any self-respecting ‘tween in Silicon Valley wouldn’t fall for these.
HTC made 3 key mistakes – ceding Android race to Samsung, Motorola
Camp Android increasingly looks like a two horse race: Samsung vs. Motorola. I'm guessing that Google's mobility division is reluctantly pleased that team Samsung is…
Hands-On ‘Songza’: New curated music service takes on Pandora, Spotify
Songza, I discovered, is a startup in New York City whose staff includes software engineers, and music experts... and what any self-respecting startup also considers…
Please kill the stylus
Samsung has misinterpreted the reason for the Note's success, and as a result are unfortunately doubling down on the stylus -- an idea that was…
Google Galaxy Nexus Accessories: Vehicle Dock, Desktop Dock
I upgraded from a Motorola Droid (2009) to an unlocked Google Galaxy Nexus. It's running like a peach on T-Mobile's $30 unlimited data plan. Now…