This is the biggest week of the year for Android, Chrome, Glass, search and other Googley matters.
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.
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.
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.
Windows Blue: Undoing a Mistake Is Never a Mistake
ZDnet’s Mary Jo Foley on the possibility that Microsoft may undo some of its Windows 8 decisions: smart!
The Next-Generation PC: A Modest Proposal
Mobile Opportunity’s Michael Mace reimagines the PC, and comes up with something which is nothing like Windows 8 or the iPad.
How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least for Me)
A few weeks ago, Facebook switched things up in a way that briefly left me wondering if I was going prematurely senile. Now that I more or less understand what’s going on, I’m an unhappy camper.
Hangtime: a Better Way to Find Facebook Events
An iPhone app aims to make it a whole lot easier to find things to do among millions of listings from Facebook and elsewhere.
More on MoviePass
MoviePass’s Netflix-like service for movie theaters is clever, but screen owners are still deciding how they feel about it.
Facebook Home: More Stuff on the Way
Upcoming tweaks will give Facebook’s Android home screen better tools for managing apps and the ability to initiate Chat Head chats.
Where Google Search Is Going
With new interfaces, smarter technology and deeper access to information about its users, Google is about to go places no search engine has ever gone.
Microsoft Chimes In on Software Subscriptions
The company says it has no plans to discontinue the packaged version of Office anytime soon.