By all accounts Google's young mobile operating system, Android, is enjoying a strong 2010 so far. Although the Nexus One smartphone launch was far from perfect, sales of phones running Android have according to some reports even surpassed the Apple iPhone in Q1. There are many reasons for that success....

In the latest installment of the Flash controversy, Adobe has struck back with a new ad campaign that criticizes Apple for "taking away...freedom." The news ads are in direct response to the open letter Steve Jobs published on the Apple Web site explaining why his company refuses to support Adobe's flash...

Echo is on a roll. The start-up today announced several large media partnerships that should help their technology continue to reach new users and help companies grow audiences. With its focus on real-time results and "reaction," essential features of today's socially connected Internet, Echo is now taking the next...

Google beat Apple when it came to smartphone sales in Q1 of this year. According to the report from NPD Group, Android captured 28% of the smartphone market, with Apple behind at only 21%. BlackBerry by RIM still leads the pack at 36% although it too has faced erosion...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU01xa6YntE Who knew there could be so much intrigue in an oil painting class? It must be the intense creative process that unleashes all that drama. Or maybe it's the fact that here we have: Half A Duck Head. Folks, here it is, the latest episode of The Artist Diaries. Like...

Has Google updated its famously iconic search interface? It would seem so, and I admit that this was not necessarily a discovery of my own making; several others have been jubilant in pointing out the minor changes to me almost as if they'd seen Woody Allen drifting in space. Since it's Google then it...

Michael Arrington, who founded TechCrunch in 2005, has announced that he "moved" his primary residence to Seattle last weekend. According to a post first thing this morning (Hi, Seattle) on the popular tech blog, he says he'll split time between his new home there and Silicon Valley. Why the move?...

The next biggest reality show might just come out of Silicon Valley. With all of the juicy stories hitting the Web in the last few weeks, it's hard to keep track. With the Jobs flash manifesto published today, has Apple now taken the role of Darth Vader from Microsoft? Then...

It's quite possibly the biggest story in tech this year. And that's unfortunate. Apple's next generation iPhone that was lost in a Redwood City bar by an engineer is a mistake (granted, major) that could have ended quietly. But instead, because a tech blog allegedly purchased it for $5,000,...

Nasa has released some stunning new images of the sun taken with its newly launched SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) capture technology. Prepare for some jaw-dropping photos—with resolution 10x better than high definition television. Forget about a yellow happy face, it's as if the Sun has undergone a sexy Photoshop...