Ever wonder how Google collects street photos for Google Maps?
This is not a green ice cream truck. This is a Google employee doing his job for Google Maps. Plus getting a bonus workout. Along…
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Apple launches holiday blitz with new products
Today, Apple announced several new products, and some updates to position itself for some merry holiday sales. You may have noticed retailers and manufacturers ramping…
Verizon math: Motorola Droid + Google Android = iPhone killer?
Verizon kicked off its cheeky marketing machine this weekend, trumpeting its new phone, the Motorola Droid. It’s expected to give Apple’s iPhone a run for…
Check out Vancouver with Google Street View
Thanks to Nic Meyers, owner of Downtown Suites in Vancouver, I found out that Google Street View is now available for downtown Vancouver. I love…
How to go from start-up to $170M acquisition in 3 years flat
Mint.com and its founder Aaron Patzer have become the most recent poster child for the potential for meteoric success here in Silicon Valley when you play your…
I’ve got Flash in my pocket
Hey mobile phone, that’s not flashiness to see me. And so it went. That’s changing. Today, Adobe announced it would ship its ubiquitous technology that…
Sony launches new PSP, can it rival Nintendo in portable market?
The portable gaming market is a lucrative business, and just about the only game in town has been Nintendo with their DS system. Sony’s PSP…
No more 230 MPG, EPA to release new formula for electric cars
It was too good to be true. And too absurd not to evoke chuckles. The claims were intoxicating. 230 MPG for the Chevrolet Volt. 367…
CNN iPhone app hits Apple store today, Wolf Blitzer would approve
The Apple iPhone app store is a mind-boggling success (witness all the copycats, including RIM, Palm and Google). The numbers are staggering: 2 billion downloads…
Google leads again as Internet video growth rockets
Two things won’t surprise most people out of today’s comScore Internet video usage numbers for August. Google again tops the charts with their family of…