Amazon recently announced the Kindle Fire, an Android-based tablet with a killer $199 price point, DC Comics graphic novel exclusivity, a unique server-assisted web browser called Silk, and more. The killer price should make it an attractive option to first-time tablet-buyers and those looking for a secondary tablet. Its heavy …

It’s frustrating talking about Google+ with my friends in the videogame business. Most of them are missing the big picture. Most of them can’t think of it in terms other than Google+ vs. Facebook. Certainly Google+ competes…

I’ve been playing around with Facebook’s new “Timeline” feature for the last few days. It’s definitely bold and different, but I’m not yet sold on it. Although it’s arguably Facebook’s biggest initiative since the social network launched, I have a feeling that it’s going to pan out similarly to other …

Alberta scientists have discovered what they claim to be ancient dinosaur feathers. I, however, know the truth. These are chocobo feathers! I’ve always known that chocobos existed (and will rise again). Now I have proof. Here’s more from The Globe and Mail:
The most diverse amber-preserved, fossilized feather collection ever found …

[Update: 4:39 PDT] The word on the street is that Nike will be unveiling the Air Mag, the awesome sneakers worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future II. A bunch of sneaker journalists (I love that there are sneaker journalists, btw) received late-night calls from Nike yesterday in …

Last night at dinner, my friends and I were talking about Carol Bartz being ousted as Yahoo!’s CEO. A beautiful girl asked, “What does Yahoo! even do anymore?” What a great question! At its best, Yahoo! was known for search, email, chat, and a groundbreaking videogame show. After numerous identity …

Yesterday I received five calls about the situation over at TechCrunch concerning the status of its founder, Michael Arrington. The calls caught me off guard. A couple of people wanted quotes from me and I’m not sure why. Others are longtime friends in the Silicon Valley world that just wanted …

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion today, arguably the most drastic change to the operating system in years. A lot of the features point to Mac OS and iOS converging in the future, but there’s a lot more to it than that. Have any of you downloaded it yet? …

The official iOS app for Google+ plus has been approved (finally) and is now available on Apple iTunes. According to the official description it’s, “Compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.” It’s strange that the the iPod Touch isn’t listed as a compatible …

I’ve been using Google+ for about two weeks and I’m totally enamored with the service. I love that it combines facets of Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry Messenger. I love the control offered by its…