StarkSilverCreek on Alltop

Alltop, founded by Silicon Valley marketing legend Guy Kawasaki, is gaining momentum. At least based on the number of sites it is indexing, and the number of mentions it is getting across the Web (also: see Alexa chart below). Now, you can find StarkSilverCreek on there too. But first,...

Confessions of an iPhone Chick: Classic movie making techniques revisited

Sitting across from S.A. in a dimly lit lobby, I still could discern that when I mentioned my new iPhone, her eyes lit up with animation. Before I knew it, our conversation had taken a sharp right turn and now with her iPhone in hand S.A. was showing me all...

Confessions of an iPhone Chick: Can you hear me now?

It was 7 am this morning. For a second I imagined myself a secret agent, surveying the hotel room for wiretaps before I settled in on my secret mission. Then reality set in. No, I was not a secret agent...merely the owner of an iPhone scoping out a hotel room...
3D all over again

CES Trendspotting: What’s old is new again

At CES, what's old is new again. Indeed we are witnessing the great tech circle of life. I didn't live through the 1950s, but it's nice to be part of the second go round. If we're learning anything from CES and tech so far in 2010 it's that the...

Android app of the day: NewsRoom

NewsRoom is one of the best RSS newsreaders available for Android. Rightfully rated 4.5 stars on Android Market its interface is simple and slick, employing swipe action to full advantage. I appreciate that it comes loaded with over 25 available feeds to choose from including major news sources (CNN,...

Confessions of an iPhone chick: Plenty thirsty for juice

There is no such thing as a free lunch...There is no such thing as a free lunch... This is especially true when it comes to the gorgeous touch screen on the iPhone. Its seductively responsive screen lures me in with the icons and email excerpts that whiz by at a...

Google Nexus One: A hangover without the party?

As if the world needs yet one more piece on the new Google Nexus One phone. Well, instead of writing my opinion, or talking up specs, let me try a different approach for today's bit: I'll snip and clip sound bites from around the Web and let you draw your...

Confessions of an iPhone chick: A traitor’s regret?

Today it happened. I knew it eventually would. I bumped into a colleague on a call whom I used to discuss the many glowing attributes of the BlackBerry, the "true business phone" where "real work gets done." Seriously, the conversation would verge on the air of corporate machismo. The call...
Surprise! Nexus One: Google's first smartphone, announced today

It’s official: Google announces Nexus One, runs Android 2.1 on T-Mobile

The worst kept secret of 2010 is more as today Google launched its long rumored, eagerly anticipated Nexus One phone at a press conference at its Mountain View offices. Dubbed a "superphone" by Google, it marks a major milestone in the cell phone industry. It will be available for purchase...

Confessions of an iPhone chick: It wasn’t love at first touch

It's been a little over two weeks since I had to put my faithful BlackBerry to rest after three years of service. The cute little trackball that wheeled around to all my applications stopped working and operations involving compressed air and other cleaning attempts did not revive it. I had...