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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
iPad key to expanding Apple’s addressable market
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…
Google Buzz app in Android Market: Crap-and-balls or real-deal?
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…
Google announces Google Buzz, a social add-on for Gmail
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…
Google announcing new social product tomorrow
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.…
Google response to iPad coming? Tablet UI photos demonstrate possibilities
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…