AT&T released its first Android-powered phone, Motorola Backflip, this weekend. At $100 after rebate it offers a low-cost choice for customers looking for all of the open platform capability that Google offers with its Android operating system.

The Backflip ...

Today, Google Gesture Search was made available (as part of Google Labs beta software) and here’s a quick preview of the new search technology. For those wanting the quick summary: it works as advertised, but doesn’t quite dazzle ...

HootSuite (aka “the professional Twitter client”) has amassed a loyal user base thanks to its ability to integrate social media tools and analytics into one easy-to-use dashboard. And since social media is increasingly a target for corporate marketing budgets, the ...

I was standing near Union Square on Geary Street in San Francisco. My stomach was singing the blues, big time. Fortunately there was an hour to go before curtain at the historic American Conservatory Theatre, one of our ...

There were no product announcements by Google at MWC. However, during his keynote, CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned that Google along with their partners are now shipping 60,000 Android devices daily. That works out to over 21 million units ...

Seesmic is now the go-to Twitter app for my trusty Droid. The quirky red raccoon icon sits right on my home screen next to Facebook, Gmail, Calendar, Google Voice, and a shortcut to a special contact called Loni ...

Someone call Yogi Berra. It’s déjà vu all over again. At least I think.

After Google announced Google Buzz yesterday, and indicated an app would be available for Android, I searched the Android Market for it using the keyword ...

The already superb built-in navigation on the Motorola Droid (and Android 2.0/2.1) just got even better with the addition of night mode. Yes, please get me a megaphone so I can run to the nearest mountain top (Mt. ...

Squeeze Commander, an Android app that enables you to control music on a Logitech Squeezebox system, was the first app I bought for my Droid last November (the second was Beautiful Widgets… beautiful sun and clouds!). I’ve been ...

A few weeks ago, a Canadian newspaper contacted me for an interview about Google, and their new Nexus One smartphone launched earlier this month. I thought I’d share my answers on StarkSilverCreek. You know, cut and paste can ...

Dubbed the intelligent home screen, SlideScreen gives Android users an alternative to the stock configuration. Thanks to Google’s open design, it’s one more reason Android fans have much to celebrate when it comes to choice. SlideScreen is the latest ...

The sales numbers for the new Google Nexus One smartphone were widely reported and debated last week. 20,000 units sold in the first week. Not good, compared to the Motorola Droid (250,000) and iPhone 3Gs (1.6M). It demonstrates ...

One of the bigger stories in the Blogosphere this week came from the right. Republicans now have an answer—in theory—to The Huffington Post (interestingly enough, if you Google “republican party blog” you get “Gospel of Jesus Christ, The ...