If you watched the Apple iPad launch event last month, you may have noticed something new, at least in comparison to past extravaganzas. Steve Jobs as educator. He's played many roles to perfection before: egoist, magician, showman, businessman, visionary. But educator just might be the new role that takes Apple to...

Someone call Yogi Berra. It's déjà vu all over again. At least I think. After Google announced Google Buzz yesterday, and indicated an app would be available for Android, I searched the Android Market for it using the keyword "buzz." Second from the top of the results is what appears...

Google today, at their Mountain View headquarters, announced Google Buzz. Dubbed a new way to share, communicate within Gmail, "it's like an entirely new world in Gmail," the new service will be available using a "Buzz" link directly within Gmail. A new Buzz app for Android and iPhone is...

It's been a characteristically busy time for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) so far this year. First there was the uber launch of Nexus One in January. Then a television ad during the Super Bowl over the weekend. As some have asked, did hell freeze over? Now, tomorrow, it looks like our...

I don't think there are many surprises in the photos, but it doesn't take a stretch of the imagination to picture Google apps running on a tablet—cloud computing nirvana!

Like a lot of people, I've been following the latest social networking craze. It's called Foursquare and it allows you to "check-in" using your smartphone when travelling to various venues around town. To date, users could take satisfaction in gaining points and unlocking badges, much like a video game... only...

I stared intently at my iPhone as Foursquare processed my latest check in at the Diridon Caltrain station in San Jose. It was my first check in at the train station and I got bonus points. I was heading up to the San Francisco offices for some meetings with colleagues....

For over 10 years now it's filled the home with everything from Duran Duran and Echo & The Bunnymen, to Green Day, Gwen Stefani and Bizet.

After I soaked in the Apple marketing juice—and it tastes so good—I'm feeling slightly underwhelmed the day after. The iPad announcement had all the trademark pomp and circumstance including live demos, flashy presentations and marketing magician himself Steve Jobs, holding court. But after all the veneer is torn away,...

The Apple web site has been updated and includes lots of juicy tidbits about the new iPad including specs, photos, and this video. Here you can see it in action in a slickly produced video with plenty of sound bites to match. There are some missing features already being talked...