Toshiba NB305 Netbook arrives, portable friend or foe?

Oh, that display. Like looking through a mail slot.
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Google donates $2M to Wikipedia, no attribution required

It's probably something a door-to-door Encyclopedia salesman would never see. Two million dollars just fell out of the sky courtesy of the Google Gods into the lap of Wikipedia, everyone's favorite free-for-all knowledge web site. An announcement was made via Twitter by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia and now board member...

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says 60,000 Android devices shipping daily

There were no product announcements by Google at MWC. However, during his keynote, CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned that Google along with their partners are now shipping 60,000 Android devices daily. That works out to over 21 million units per year, and would place Google in the fourth place after...

Will official Steve Jobs autobiography give us juice or gloss?

Steve Jobs will attempt to set the record straight. In collaboration with former TIME managing editor Walter Isaacson, an official autobiography will be penned about the famous co-founder of Apple computer. There have been many books about Steve Jobs of varying degrees of quality and credibility. And there have also...

Can Microsoft stem market share losses with Windows Phone 7?

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Microsoft (MSFT) announced Windows Phone 7, the long awaited upgrade to its mobile platform used in about 13% of smartphones. Unlike Apple and RIM (BlackBerry), Microsoft will not manufacture handsets, and instead license the OS to others, a strategy consistent with...

Bill Gates at TED: Fireflies and terrapower

Bill Gates is on a mission. In his continued leadership of all things philanthropy 2.0, he's shifting gears to take on climate change. On Friday he spoke at TED about "terrapower," something I'd never heard about before. Chances are most people haven't. It's still under development, and could potentially never...

Is Foursquare a next generation travel guide? The New York Times says yes

Well The New York Times didn't exactly say that Foursquare would be a next generation travel guide, but after looking closer at today's deal between the two, you may begin to see something significant happening. Travel guides, watch out—as if Yelp wasn't enough of a pain in your side. Foursquare...

TED winner Jamie Oliver wants to “educate every child about food”

The TED conference this week awarded its top prize of $100,000 to Jamie Oliver who wants to "educate every child about food." Here, here! I think this is a savvy choice. About 1,500 people watched live in Long Beach California at the progressively influential conference. Past winners of the TED...

Android App of the Day: Seesmic, now best Twitter client for Droid and Android

Seesmic is now the go-to Twitter app for my trusty Droid. The quirky red raccoon icon sits right on my home screen next to Facebook, Gmail, Calendar, Google Voice, and a shortcut to a special contact called Loni Stark. There are many Twitter apps available free on Android Market, and...

Google Buzz: Like being in the basement of the computer science department

It's dark and quiet down here. And boring. Hey, have you seen anyone around? Feel free to borrow my HP 12C. I'd almost be anywhere else than on Google Buzz. Buzz? Buzz?! What Buzz? The action is on Twitter and Facebook, and I fear Google Buzz, terrible name and all,...