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Disassembling Android: Chinks in Google's Mobile Armor Posted 2 Hours Ago in Tech Android conquered the world in 2011. Hundreds of thousands of users activated Google's mobile operating system every day, a growth rate unprecedented ... read more
Rise of the Tech Bandits: Michael Arrington, the Early Years Posted 13 Hours Ago in Tech Editor's note: In the Summer 2012 issue of SAY Magazine, Dan Frommer's cover story Rise of the Tech Bandits chronicles the history of tech blogging. F... read more
Why the iPad Works for Writing Posted 17 Hours Ago in Tech When the first iPad launched in 2010, critics were quick to lampoon the device for being geared too heavily toward content consumption. The criticisms... read more
Startup Swingers: Swapping Founders to Generate Fresh Ideas Posted 17 Hours Ago in Tech Remember swinging? Two people in a committed relationship go to a party with a bunch of other people in committed relationships. They all separate, ... read more
Read/Write Daily: Bionic Eyes That Can See Clearly Posted 17 Hours Ago in Tech Today's theme is improving on life. Nature did a pretty good job of engineering some hardy life forms. But now we're able to tinker with life ourselve... read more
Google Goes Back to What It Does Well: Finding Things Posted 17 Hours Ago in Tech Surprise! Google has completely transformed the way search works again. But this time, it's a kind of search that would have made the old Google proud... read more
Posted 22 Hours Ago in Tech Email, instant messaging, forums, code forges and other collaboration tools make it possible for distributed teams to get work done - but they're not ... read more
The Truth About Why Yahoo's CEO Got Fired Posted 22 Hours Ago in Tech What's the takeaway from Yahoo's recent CEO fiasco? Don't lie on your corporate bio, for one, and make sure no one else has lied on your behalf. But t... read more
S3 Storage for WordPress Blogs Posted 24 Hours Ago in Tech Looking to tap Amazon S3 storage for your WordPress blog? The WP2Cloud plugin lets you store all your WordPress data - not just media files - in S3. T... read more
9 Ways to Convince Your Parents to Support Your Startup - Not Just Financially Posted 24 Hours Ago in Tech For many young entrepreneurs, getting their parents' support for a new venture can make a huge difference - emotionally, practically and even financia... read more
Top 10 Windows 8 Features #6: Secure Boot Posted 1 Day Ago in Tech It's the single greatest dilemma of modern society: How much freedom would you trade to get more security - or vice versa? Since Windows XP became the... read more
Giving iPad PowerPoint Presentations Just Got a Lot Better Posted 1 Day Ago in Tech One of the iPad's more intriguing business uses is making presentations before a live audience. The device is portable and fun to use, and the swipe a... read more
Facebook Will Roll On, Even as GM Pulls Ads Posted 2 Days Ago in Tech General Motors Co. said on Tuesday that it would stop advertising on Facebook because the platform didn't generate enough sales. It is certainly not a... read more
Engagio Gives the Web a 'Context' Button Posted 2 Days Ago in Tech The killer app for the social Web is the one that will filter the signal from the noise. In the Facebook age, even casual Web users hold tons of conve... read more
How to Keep Red Tape From Strangling Your Startup Posted 2 Days Ago in Tech Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. - Thomas Edison Many people consider Edison America's greatest inventor - ever. ... read more