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...

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,...

If you watched the Apple iPad launch event last month, you may have noticed something new, at least in comparison to past extravaganzas. Steve Jobs as educator. He's played many roles to perfection before: egoist, magician, showman, businessman, visionary. But educator just might be the new role that takes Apple to...

Someone call Yogi Berra. It's déjà vu all over again. At least I think. After Google announced Google Buzz yesterday, and indicated an app would be available for Android, I searched the Android Market for it using the keyword "buzz." Second from the top of the results is what appears...

Google today, at their Mountain View headquarters, announced Google Buzz. Dubbed a new way to share, communicate within Gmail, "it's like an entirely new world in Gmail," the new service will be available using a "Buzz" link directly within Gmail. A new Buzz app for Android and iPhone is...

It's been a characteristically busy time for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) so far this year. First there was the uber launch of Nexus One in January. Then a television ad during the Super Bowl over the weekend. As some have asked, did hell freeze over? Now, tomorrow, it looks like our...

I don't think there are many surprises in the photos, but it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to picture Google apps running on a tablet—cloud computing nirvana!

Like a lot of people, I've been following the latest social networking craze. It's called Foursquare and it allows you to "check-in" using your smartphone when travelling to various venues around town. To date, users could take satisfaction in gaining points and unlocking badges, much like a video game... only...

I stared intently at my iPhone as Foursquare processed my latest check in at the Diridon Caltrain station in San Jose. It was my first check in at the train station and I got bonus points. I was heading up to the San Francisco offices for some meetings with colleagues....

For over 10 years now it's filled the home with everything from Duran Duran and Echo & The Bunnymen, to Green Day, Gwen Stefani and Bizet.