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Gilt Groupe hacks its own site

The online fashion retailer is one of a growing number of companies using 24-hour hackathon sessions to create better products.

Inside NYC's coolest startup farm

Co-working spaces like the Brooklyn Makery are helping Internet startups get their business going by giving them a place to work for a relatively low cost.

Motorola Xoom is better than iPad

The first tablet using Google's Android 3.0 Honeycomb has a 16x10 display, video chat, and will be upgradeable to 4G.

Flipboard rocks. Can it make money?

As it eyes other platforms, the much-celebrated iPad app is counting on sales of big, magazine-style digital ads to drive revenue.

Motorola Atrix: Smart but needs work

Motorola's super-powered Android phone may be able to act as a netbook, but there are still bugs to work out.

The $50,000 bionic leg

Boston area startup iWalk has created a next generation robotic leg that amputees are calling a 'game-changer'.

Verizon iPhone vs AT&T: What changed

Apple's phone for Verizon has a dual-band chip that may allow Apple to build just one phone for all carriers.

4G is for data
PLAY4G is for data(2:38)Feb 16

4G networks will bring phone customers more data, '10 times faster.' Meet some players who are banking on 4G.

Angry Birds escape digital realm

Manufacturers like Mattel and Spin Masters are looking to digital franchises for creating new product lines.

IBM's post-Jeopardy Watson plans

IBM says its supercomputer Watson, after learning to play Jeopardy, can solve real problems in health care and financial services.

Verizon iPhone launches, few line up

There were almost no lines for customers wanting to purchase the Verizon iPhone in person when it went on sale Thursday.

Your online life lives in the cloud

"The cloud" is becoming a catch-all phrase for online services like e-mail, photos and movies that can be accessed from a variety of devices.

The Daily: Gimmick or future of news

NewsCorp's iPad app debuted Tuesday, but all content is available only to those who pay a subscription fee.

Making money off of viral videos

Xtranormal CEO Graham Sharp on how his talking teddy bears have become the go-to tool for viral video makers.

3-D food printer makes dessert

Cornell University has developed a 3-D food printer that allows users to create edible designs.

Your phone is becoming your wallet

Developers are coming up with various apps and technology to allow consumers to pay at the register with just a swipe of their phone.

Larry Page: Ready to run Google?

Eric Schmidt steps down after 10 years at the helm of Google, and the search giant names co-founder Larry Page as the new CEO.

Steve Jobs takes 2nd medical break

The Apple CEO announced he will be taking a medical leave of absence from the company - his second in two years.

The world's fastest electric car

Venutri Motors, in collaboration with Ohio State University, broke the world record for fastest electric car.

Supercomputer 1, Jeopardy champs 0

IBM's supercomputer Watson handily beat two former Jeopardy champs in a practice round.

BitTorrent runs on 2 machines

Peer-to-peer network BitTorrent supports 100 million users with almost no technical infrastructure, co-founder Bram Cohen explains.

Stores of the future
PLAYStores of the future(2:39)Jan 12

Big brands are meshing technology with the traditional retail experience to engage and inspire shoppers.

BitTorrent: 100 mil users and pirates

CEO Eric Klinker talks about how the company differentiates its software from people who use it to download copyrighted material.

Verizon gets iPhone - but no 4G

Verizon's iPhone will not be 4G, and users can't make a phone call while surfing the Web

Why Internet on your TV is a mess

TV manufacturers keep offering more and more Internet features but consumers have no idea what they are or how to use them

Motorola's Android tablet at CES

Motorola's first ever tablet will be one of the first devices to run Android 3.0

Lady Gaga's new Polaroid line

Lady Gaga unveiled Polaroid's digital camera/printer combo and other devices at the 2011 CES.

Microsoft Kinect's surprising success

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer focused on surging sales of the Xbox 360 in his remarks at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show.

Motorola's new phone...is a laptop?

Motorola's Atrix phone features a portable docking station complete with keyboard, trackpad, and LCD screen.

3DTVs & laptops - without glasses

Toshiba is showing 3DTVs and laptops at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that do not require viewers to wear glasses

Tech star GroupMe's meteoric rise

Offering group texting from any mobile phone, GroupMe has investors predicting it will be the next breakout tech venture.

Microsoft's Kinect: It's a 3D camera!

Developers are writing programs for the motion controller that lets it be used as a 3D camera, holographic puppet generator and other uses Microsoft never foresaw.

2011: The net gets more personal

The co-founder of Flickr says that social media and location aware phones will personalize your Internet experience in 2011.

Will anyone use Google's Chrome OS?

Our reviewers test Google's new operating system but wonder who will buy a netbook and not an Android or Apple tablet.

CSI for the Internet
PLAYCSI for the Internet(2:45)Dec 16

Evidence gathering is no longer restricted to the hard drive - police must search the cloud and mobile phones as well.

Gowalla retreats and rebuilds

With a fraction of Facebook's and Foursquare's users, Gowalla's latest app allows check-ins to both.

EA founder sees mobile game growth

Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins says as games become easier and more social they will beat out traditional platforms like the X-Box.

Kinect teardown: Inside the $150 toy

Microsoft's motion controller retails for $150, but the components inside cost much less than that.

Zynga channels SimCity

The online game company has developed a multi-player urban development game similar to the classic computer game.

Facebook unveils Messages

The social network giant aims to integrate SMS, e-mail and IM into its new messaging platform.

Boxee enters Internet TV war

Boxee founder and CEO Avner Ronin says the digital media receiver market is not a winner-take-all space and there is room to succeed.

Samsung Galaxy Tab deconstructed

Retailing for just under $500, the cost of the materials inside Samsung's Android tablet is estimated to be $213

New Microsoft's mobile OS needs work

While it has many features other smartphones do, Microsoft's new mobile OS is a few steps behind.

Color Nook doesn't shine

Barnes and Noble's newest e-book doesn't have enough features to compete with the iPad, its clear rival.

Hands-on with the new Windows Phone

Microsoft's new mobile OS revolves around the user's social network, integrating Facebook, Twitter, and other cloud-based services.

Facebook is sorting your friends

Facebook's Chris Cox says new functions will make it easier to share information only with who you want.

The next big tech star?

A bunch of Internet wizards hope to generate buzz and get discovered by venture capitalists at the TechCrunch conference.

Arrington: Why I sold to AOL

TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says selling to AOL will solve some of his company's growth problems.

iPad clones hit shelves in China

As Apple launches the iPad in China, locally-made wannabes are released at a fraction of the price.

Nokia takes on the smart phone market

While Nokia has 40% of the global smart phone market, the company struggles to match the mind share of Apple and Google.

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