Sergey Brin’s Google Glass presentation at last week’s TED2013 conference came off as little more than a product pitch. Wearing his “Google Glass” throughout the presentation, Brin begins by noting that “when we (Brin and Larry Page) started Google 15 years
Why Android Takes Forever to Get Cool Apps
Even though there are more Android phones than iPhones in the United States, the number and variety of Android apps lags compared to Apple’s offerings. For instance, Android users had to wait a year before they got Instagram or Pinterest
Videogame makers discuss LGBT acceptance at ‘Full Spectrum’ event
Despite efforts made by recent games, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) gamers still face a long road to equality in the community. To address this, EA yesterday hosted an event at the Ford Foundation to discuss the issues facing
Chevy Unveils 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible
Two months after GM introduced the 2014 Corvette Stingray, the company revealed the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The company says the car’s electronic convertible top can be raised or lowered even when the
Microsoft’s Skype Now Commands A Third Of A Dying Market
At CeBIT this week, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner revealed that 33% of the world’s voice calls happen on Skype now, as Stephen Shankland reports. That’s a tremendous number. But it just might represent a hollow victory for Microsoft, which owns
Why Microsoft Shouldn’t Have Bothered ‘Scroogling’ Google
That Microsoft is using this silly word in TV and online ads nevertheless remains a conundrum. I’d thought the company had stopped nastily smearing competitors right after its painful antitrust experience. Now I’m wondering if this inexplicable little word is
Michael Dell Discovers A New Ring Of Hell: Carl Icahn
It seemed bad enough to me that Michael Dell was going to get in bed with private equity sharks (and Microsoft) and try to take his company private, which is why I wrote “Michael Dell Goes To Hell” a few
10 Compelling Ways People Plan To Use Google Glass
Google Glass is coming. Sure, the early adopters will be viewed as weirdos and the idea of a tiny head-mounted camera raises all kinds of creepy privacy questions, but Glass is cool. Google’s first iteration may or may not be
Samsung vs. Apple: Samsung Is Winning Every Way But One [Infographic]
In the smartphone wars, Samsung tops Apple across nearly every metric, except perhaps the most important one of all: profits. 2013 could be the year when Samsung takes that crown as well. Samsung already has more revenues and more people