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Google’s App Store for the Web

in News on May 19, 2010 at 1:41 pm PT

At its annual I/O conference Wednesday, Google previewed a Web applications storefront it plans to build into its Chrome browser and forthcoming Chrome OS.

Freaky Geek Bear, Nooks, 3-D Cameras, Head Massages and a Facial for BoomTown: The Churchill Club GadgetFest Video!

in News on December 4, 2009 at 8:05 am PT

Last night, Walt Mossberg and I hosted our seventh annual “What’s Hot and What’s Not in Personal Technology” program for the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley. Every year, we show off a range of new tech toys to the crowd, helped by our regular gadget freak, Greg Harper, and by guest “tech geek” celebs. This year they were Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Mike Schroepfer, the social networking site’s VP of Engineering. Here’s a video from the event.
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Controversial Web 'Framing' Makes a Comeback

in News on May 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm PT

When Digg introduced a new toolbar in early April that added a thin strip – known as a ‘frame’ – to the top of pages submitted to Digg, a publisher outcry forced the social media aggregator to back down.

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Akeena: Quality Issues on Solar Modules, Analyst Says

in News on August 5, 2008 at 1:01 pm PT

Akeena Solar (AKNS) is having “quality issues” with some of its Andalay brand solar modules, according to Pacific Crest analyst Mark Bachman. “Our contacts revealed that some panels are being returned to Akeena, depending on the severity of the defect,” he wrote in a research note this morning.

Printer, Digital Picture Frame in One

in The Mossberg Solution on August 29, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Katherine Boehret tests the new HP Photosmart A826 Home Photo Center, a product that combines functions of a photo printer and a digital picture frame, and finds a good idea in need of improvement.
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