Can a Twitter alternative succeed?

App.net has raised over $700,000 from 11,000+ backers. There's only one problem: I have no idea what it is and why I'd want to pay for it when I can use Twitter and Google+ free of charge.

2012: Android rules, but with fewer models

What we don't know is how many iPhone sales Samsung managed to preemptively "steal" with the S3. How many impatient 4 and 4S owners made the switch?

Sonos now supports Amazon Cloud Player (Bellissimo!)

Why the big deal? It means you can stream tracks without the need for a server or host PC.

Android Becometh

In only 32 months Google has gone from zilch to the whole kit and kaboodle. That's astounding.

Will the Apple iPhone 5 be a dud?

When the new iPad shipped I was absolutely floored that it was bigger than the previous model. What?! That's impossible. That never, ever happens! Unless, you're a hugely successful company that is getting sloppy, innovating less.

Review: Coloud Colors C19M In-Ear Headphones

Construction is so flimsy that a hard week’s regular use would destroy them. Any self-respecting ‘tween in Silicon Valley wouldn’t fall for these.

HTC made 3 key mistakes – ceding Android race to Samsung, Motorola

Camp Android increasingly looks like a two horse race: Samsung vs. Motorola. I'm guessing that Google's mobility division is reluctantly pleased that team Samsung is venturing daily into those San Jose courtrooms.

Hands-On ‘Songza’: New curated music service takes on Pandora, Spotify

Songza, I discovered, is a startup in New York City whose staff includes software engineers, and music experts... and what any self-respecting startup also considers core to the business: "absurdly talented dancers."

Please kill the stylus

Samsung has misinterpreted the reason for the Note's success, and as a result are unfortunately doubling down on the stylus -- an idea that was cool in the 80s and 90s, but was supplanted by the wonders of touchscreens and gestures.

Google Galaxy Nexus Accessories: Vehicle Dock, Desktop Dock

I upgraded from a Motorola Droid (2009) to an unlocked Google Galaxy Nexus. It's running like a peach on T-Mobile's $30 unlimited data plan. Now I put some accessories to the test.