Motorola Droid on Verizon

Google Android wins Q1 – Is Apple losing focus?

Google beat Apple when it came to smartphone sales in Q1 of this year. According to the report from NPD Group, Android captured 28% of the smartphone market, with Apple behind at only 21%. BlackBerry by RIM still leads the pack at 36% although it too has faced erosion...
The Artist Diaries

The Artist Diaries new episode! ‘Half A Duck Head’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU01xa6YntE Who knew there could be so much intrigue in an oil painting class? It must be the intense creative process that unleashes all that drama. Or maybe it's the fact that here we have: Half A Duck Head. Folks, here it is, the latest episode of The Artist Diaries. Like...

Google search interface updated, loses five o’clock shadow

Has Google updated its famously iconic search interface? It would seem so, and I admit that this was not necessarily a discovery of my own making; several others have been jubilant in pointing out the minor changes to me almost as if they'd seen Woody Allen drifting in space. Since it's Google then it...

Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, moves to Seattle?

Michael Arrington, who founded TechCrunch in 2005, has announced that he "moved" his primary residence to Seattle last weekend. According to a post first thing this morning (Hi, Seattle) on the popular tech blog, he says he'll split time between his new home there and Silicon Valley. Why the move?...

As the tech world turns: The Steve Jobs flash manifesto

The next biggest reality show might just come out of Silicon Valley. With all of the juicy stories hitting the Web in the last few weeks, it's hard to keep track. With the Jobs flash manifesto published today, has Apple now taken the role of Darth Vader from Microsoft? Then...

Ethics in New Media: Gizmodo iPhone flap raises serious concerns

It's quite possibly the biggest story in tech this year. And that's unfortunate. Apple's next generation iPhone that was lost in a Redwood City bar by an engineer is a mistake (granted, major) that could have ended quietly. But instead, because a tech blog allegedly purchased it for $5,000,...
Astonishing image of the Sun taken by SDO. Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO AIA Team.

Say hello to the Sun, now in astonishing SDO resolution

Nasa has released some stunning new images of the sun taken with its newly launched SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) capture technology. Prepare for some jaw-dropping photos—with resolution 10x better than high definition television. Forget about a yellow happy face, it's as if the Sun has undergone a sexy Photoshop...

Apple iPad initial impressions, I’m kinda cool

Yes, while I realize everyone and their dog (and possibly their cat, their mouse and their chicken) have written about the iPad. The reviews are bountiful, and available in every nook and cranny across the Web-o-sphere. Yet I finally had the chance to test one out earlier this week,...

Verizon launches HTC Incredible on April 29: New king of Android?

Verizon has officially taken the wraps of its plans to release the new feature-packed HTC Incredible smartphone. Available April 29th for $199 with a two year contract, it runs Android 2.1,  the latest version of Google's increasingly mobile operating system. Like the Google Nexus One (also manufactured by HTC) the...

Canon T2i photos, testing lenses using FD-EOS adapter

(Update: I've added photos of the lenses in a gallery below.) Our love affair at SSC with the new Canon T2i is still going strong. If you notice a different look to some of the new videos, and more photos, more gloss, then you can thank it for that extra...