Win 7: Microsoft Gets It Right (Finally)



The operating system is fast and loaded with smart features—unlike the disastrous Vista. By Stephen H. Wildstrom

Amazon's new Kindle DX means business

The company's powerful new e-reader brings the paperless office a big step closer. By Stephen H. Wildstrom

How tech for the disabled is going mainstream

Designs conceived for the handicapped, such as voice commands for PCs, often lead to products for the masse. By Reena Jana

StatsMix

A analytic tool that displays an overview of all your web stats. From Google Analytics to Twitter to FeedBurner, monitor all your sites in a single view.

ShowtimeFu

Offers real-time movie showtime information by zip code. Results are interleaved by start time and include approximate end times as well. Filters by theater, movie, start and/or end time.

Springpad

Free online notebooks that help you manage your life. Use your springpad to keep track of notes, photos, maps, to-do's, contacts, appointments and more.

The Top 3 Brands by Social Media Presence: Google, Apple and Microsoft

Interbrand recently released its 2009 list of the best 100 global brands. Social media monitoring and analytics firm Sysomos took a closer look at this data. By Frederic Lardinois

A fan with no blades



After trying its hands in vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, Dyson has now come up with an innovative table fan called “Air Multiplier” that propels a cool breeze but without the use of blades. By Naresh Chauhan

BlackBerry Storm2 9550 (Verizon)



The BlackBerry Storm2 9550 finally delivers on the original Storm 9530's promise. It's a powerful device with an innovative click screen that really works—and it feels finished instead of like an engineering prototype. By Jamie Lendino

The Street awaits Apple's earnings

What's Wall Street expecting this quarter? The analysts we polled are all over the lot. By Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Twitter co-founder's 'Square' comes into focus

Well, we finally have a glimpse at "Square," the new mobile payments venture coming from Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey. As expected, it's a little hardware add-on that can turn an iPhone into a credit card reader. From Caroline McCarthy

Eric Sanderson pictures New York -- before the City

Zensify

Zensify, the makers of the Zensify iPhone app, have a new iPhone app out called Zen News that helps users discover the latest headlines from a dozen news sources. These range from established media powerhouses like The New York Times, BBC News, and The Washington Post to TweetMeme and soon other online-only news sources.

Touchscreen PCs prompt interface innovations

Touchscreen displays are going to get a big boost from Windows 7’s built-in support for multitouch tech — but there’s a hitch: Flicking, scrolling and opening programs can be cumbersome when stubby fingers meet Windows’ tiny icons and menu items. By Priya Ganapati

6 of the best budget monitors for your Mac

Unless you only use an Apple notebook or iMac, you need a monitor to go with your Mac. Today's flat-panel models are light, slim and take up very little room on your desk. By Ian Osborne

Chrome Mac beta nearer; Win 7 features recede

Programmers have mostly overcome a crucial hurdle to releasing a beta version of Chrome for the Mac, printing support, but several Windows 7 features won't make the cut for the present 4.x version of Chrome.

Penzu

Penzu is an online diary and personal journal that is focused on privacy. With a unique and compelling user experience, it makes writing online as easy and intuitive as writing on a pad of paper.

Aardvark

Aardvark was founded in late 2007 by Max Ventilla, Damon Horowitz, Nathan Stoll, and Rob Spiro.

Aardvark was conceived as the first Social Search engine: a way to find people, not web pages, that have specific information.

10 tools for presenting with Twitter

Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel. By Olivia Mitchell

6 Taiwanese Startups Demo Their Services



TechCrunch/CrunchGear Meetup Taipei. By Serkan Toto

Did You Know 4.0

tvChatter iPhone Application



tvChatter is an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that presents lively commentary about your favorite TV shows. The commentary comes from the Twittersphere but you do not need a Twitter account to see what people are saying. Watch your favorite show on your TV set or PC, launch the tvChatter app, choose the show from the social program guide, and watch the streaming commentary text. If you have a Twitter account, you can tweet, reply, re-tweet, or filter on your followers for a more intimate conversation.

Tim Brown urges designers to think big

The Apple Museum

The Apple Museum is dedicated to the history of Apple Computer, Inc. and with more than 350 Apple products listed, ...

Goby

Goby (GO-be) is a new search engine that's all about finding fun ways to spend your free time, from a weekend to a week off.

FastPencil

Unlike self-publishing approaches that focus only on printing, FastPencil is about helping you get your book written and published. Write and edit with powerful, free tools; have friends review your book; publish with a few clicks and order one or thousands; sell on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.

Musefy

New social network for musicians.

MaYoMo

A new video-centric social news network for journalists and their readers, empowering a new era of Internet news creation and distribution. Attracts content from both young, aspiring journalists, as well as experienced independent journalists and bloggers.

Ruba

A travel guide and tour review site that helps travelers from around the world discover their next perfect trip.

The future of journalism

3 Multimedia journalists to watch. By 10,000 Words

The Evolution of Apple Ads

Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s. By Cameron Chapman