3 posts and columns on Thomas Ricker

Former Top Editor Makes Another Talent Raid on AOL’s Engadget for New Competing Gadget Site

in Media on July 7, 2011 at 9:24 am PT

I love the smell of blog wars in the morning! Acting as Facebook often does to Google, a new site started by former Engadget editor Josh Topolsky just hired away yet another passel of tech journalists from the giant gadgets news and reviews organization. It is Topolsky’s second major talent raid since he left his editor-in-chief job there in March, for a new gadget property aimed at unseating Engadget.
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TomTom Launches $100 IPhone App

in News on August 17, 2009 at 10:19 am PT

TomTom’s new app for Apple’s iPhone is getting attention for its high price tag of $99.99 but is garnering a positive first impression in the gadget blogosphere. The app offers many of the features offered in its standalone GPS devices, including navigation help, trip-planning tools and multi-language support.