$610,000
— Amount paid at a charity auction to have coffee with Apple CEO Tim Cook.
10 Cool Things Chris Hadfield Taught Us to Do While in Space
Chris Hadfield, on behalf of my comrades here on Earth, we salute your return to terra firma.
TechnologizerGoogle
Ongoing Coverage of Google’s I/O Conference
This is the biggest week of the year for Android, Chrome, Glass, search and other Googley matters.
Study: More Teens Killed Texting While Driving than by Drunk Driving
Chilling new research suggests that texting while driving has become the number one cause of death amongst teenagers behind the wheel, surpassing drunk driving for the first time.
TechnologizerBusiness
Square’s Second Hardware Product: A Decidedly Square-esque Cash Register
The innovative startup introduces a super-elegant, super-efficient device for taking payments via iPad.
Nvidia’s ‘Shield’ Games Handheld Launching in June, Not Priced to Compete with Ouya
Nvidia rebrands it Android gaming handheld, locks in a price and commits to launch by end of June.
Google Lets You ‘Breakout’ of Image Search with Retro Atari Easter Egg
Want a quick game of Atari’s Breakout played using Google Images?
TechnologizerApps & Web
Gmail at Nine: The Evolution of an Essential Web Service
I recently chatted with Alex Gawley, the service’s product manager, about Gmail’s first nine years — and a little bit about where it might be going.
Amazon Memes: 5 Unintentionally Funny Products Gone Viral
Whether these products were famous before they were listed on Amazon or not, each one has become the focal point of viral humor on the world’s biggest retail site.
ABC Declares War on Cord Cutters with Live-TV App — Delayed Streaming to Follow
ABC is really hoping you’ll hang on to your cable subscription, and is taking a couple of new steps to make sure of it.
TechnologizerSmartphones
Zact: Build Your Own Wireless Plan, Down to the Last Detail
A wireless startup aims to let you pay for only the services you use — down to the app-by-app level.
Google Simplifies Free Storage into a Single 15-Gigabyte Chunk
Previously sliced and diced into varying increments and doled out between Gmail and other Google services, the search giant has simplified things.