Raspberry Pi credit-card sized Linux PCs are on sale now, $25 Model A gets a RAM bump
The good news is that Raspberry Pi's highly anticipated teeny-tiny Linux computers are on sale now, just barely making the promised February launch window (good thing it's a leap year).
Marvel graphic novels available on Apple's iBookstore
Marvel graphic novels available on Apple's iBookstore — Marvel on Tuesday announced that more than 80 of its graphic novels are now available on Apple's iBookstore. — According to Marvel, Civil Wa...
Google once considered issuing currency
After discovering legal hurdles, it ditched the idea of ‘Google Bucks’ — Google once considered issuing its own currency, to be called Google Bucks, company Chairman Eric Schmidt said on stage in Ba...
Megaupload Founder Defeats US Govt Attempts To Put Him Back In Prison
On February 22nd, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released on bail by North Shore District Court Judge Nevin Dawson. — Dotcom had been held in custody since an anti-terrorist police squad raided h...
Helpful Tips For Keeping Your Job As Editor Of Techcrunch
I rarely get writers block, but I've aborted multiple attempts to write about the leadership change at TechCrunch yesterday. So I'm going to keep it simple. — I'm exceptionally bummed that so many ...
Tello Raises $2.7M From True Ventures To Give Businesses Consumer Feedback On The Fly
Tello,, a SaaS and mobile app that allows customers to give businesses realtime feedback on customer service, has raised $2.7 million in new funding led by True Ventures and Bullpen Capital.
China higher court hears Apple's iPad appeal
(Reuters) - Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tabl...
Feature: How Red Hat killed its core product—and became a billion-dollar business
and became a billion-dollar business — A decade ago, Linux developer Red Hat faced a decision that would make or break the company: whether to stop producing the very product that gave Red Hat its na...
Kodak brings social photo app to Android
The photo company debuts an Android version of an app that lets users create temporary social networks among party-goers to share pictures. — Kodak has launched an Android version of a mobile app th...
The Forgotten Founder: YouSendIt's Khalid Shaikh
In Silicon Valley offices, the framed founder's doodle is as common as jewel-toned furniture and quirky conference-room names. But there's something peculiar about the drawing hanging in the colorful...
Lytro review
You've never seen a camera like this before There are a few easy ways to make a digital camera better: make the sensor bigger, improve the quality of the lens, speed up the processor. But those are i...
foursquare is joining the OpenStreetMap movement! Say hi to pretty new maps!
We usually use this blog for big product announcements, but, as a startup, we also often think about how we can make life easier for other startups. Today, we're doing both - a little announcement …
Facebook introduces Premium: A marketer's dream, a user's nightmare?
“People worry that technology will disconnect us, but study after study...has shown that it strengthens us,” said Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg today in New York City. — What Facebook's technology ...
Ireland Signs Controversial ‘Irish SOPA’ Into Law; Kicks Off New Censorship Regime
Remember how EMI sued the Irish government for failing to pass a SOPA-like law that will force ISPs to act as copyright cops and censor and block access to websites that the entertainment industry doe...
Android Design V2: Now with stencils
[This post is by Android designer Alex Faaborg, on behalf of the entire User Experience team. —Tim Bray] — When we initially released Android Design, by far the number one request we received was f...