Path: The Social App That's Not Viral (By Design)
Silicon Valley is in the midst of a mini photo-sharing app boomlet. We have Instagram (which started adding 100,000 users per week as soon as it launched last month), Picplz (which beat out Instagram...
New panoramic photos in Google Earth
Viewing photos in Google Earth has long been a popular activity for avid virtual globe-trotters. It's one of the best ways to “visit” places all over the world without paying for a plane ticket or ge...
The technology inside the Google self-driving cars
You've probably heard that Google has these cool cars that can drive themselves. Above is a video of one of them driving down Freeway 280 that I shot almost a year ago (I had no idea I was driving ne...
Facebook Passes EBay in Value, Becoming No. 3 U.S. Web Company
Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc.'s estimated worth is now bigger than EBay Inc.'s valuation, making it the third- largest U.S. Internet business and underscoring the growing allure of social media ...
Raid The MiniBar: Meebo Gets Into The Site Check-In Game. But Don't Call It A Game.
With the rise of Foursquare, the “check-in” has become fairly commonplace. With the launch of Places, Facebook will only make it more so. It shouldn't be surprising that we're seeing dozens …
Dear Foursquare, Gowalla: Please Let's Stop Pretending This Is Fun
It's a bad month to be Foursquare or Gowalla. Ten days ago, 900-pound gorilla Facebook announced Facebook Deals for Facebook Places (i,e., location-based coupons) and check-ins for third-party apps.
Discover Yours: Local recommendations powered by you and your friends
There's something so exciting about discovering new places. Nothing beats finding a great new place I've never been—whether it's a new bakery with a special dessert, a hole-in-the-wall Mediterranean ...
Eric Schmidt shows off a Nexus S at the Web 2.0 summit, says Gingerbread coming in ‘next few weeks’
We had a feeling Eric Schmidt would be doing something surprising at the Web 2.0 summit, and the man didn't disappoint — he just showed off the Nexus S running on T-Mobile …
See the Messages that Matter
Imagine the kind of family you might see in a modern American sitcom: loving parents trying to maintain a family unit with a teenager engrossed in text messaging, a college-aged child who is always ch...
Kinect for Xbox 360 Hits Million Mark in Just 10 Days
Early customer demand for controller-free entertainment solidifies biggest year in Xbox history. — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has sold 1 million Kinect for Xbox 360 units worldwide in 10 day...
More Cities, More Trends, More Understanding
We're happy to announce two improvements that will help people connect and discover what's new — no matter where they are in the world or what languages they speak. — Almost any topic you can imagin...
Intel Sandy Bridge chip coming January 5
Intel will launch its next-generation Sandy Bridge chip line on January 5 at the Consumer Electronics Show, the chipmaker confirmed today. — The launch will take place at Venetion Hotel in Las Vegas...
Sprint Palm Pre gets End-of-Life
Five hundred twenty eight days after first landing in the hands of thousands of eager customers across the world, Sprint is done with the Palm Pre. The launch may not have been the blockbuster iPhone...
Google CEO: Android Is for Touch, Chrome OS Is for Keyboards
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has finally made it clear what differentiates Google's Android OS from the soon-to-be-released Chrome OS: keyboards. — That's a rather simplified expression of the bigger pic...