Apple ’s App Store now has more than 250,000 apps , just two years and a couple of months after it opened. The 148Apps.biz web site now counts 252,227 active apps for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. That’s an extraordinary achievement. It means that for every day it has been open, developers have uploaded 323.7 apps, on average. ..read more

If you’re a Google Voice lover, there is a pretty good chance you’ll jump at the opportunity to install the latest leaked version. Not only does it contain ever-exciting unspecified changes since it’s a new version, it also brings homescreen widgets. Something most people have been waiting for, the widgets allow shortcuts for composing a text message, seeing your Google Voice ..read more

An interesting paradox in the technology world is that there is both a shortage and a surplus of engineers in the United States. Talk to those working at any Silicon Valley company, and they will tell you how hard it is to find qualified talent. But listen to the heart-wrenching stories of unemployed engineers, and you will realize that ..read more

This week’s top story was a no-brainer: the spectacular implosion of Digg’s attempted to create a newer, better version of the site. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: We found 10 videos about the Internet of Things ; augmented reality took a trip to the mountains; and Google tested real-time , as-you-type search ..read more

In yet another major departure from Yahoo in recent days, Yahoo VP for Social Platforms Neal Sample has left the company for eBay (EBAY), where he will be the chief of the e-commerce giant’s architecture. After being contacted by me after I heard about his departure from several Yahoo (YHOO) staffers, Sample confirmed the move, but did not provide ..read more

The last time we plugged in our Nintendo DSi to recharge it all we got as thanks was a little light. It turned on, the electrons flowed, and we continued our humble existence. Just think how much more exciting that menial act could have been if only we had this sucker. Hori ’s Pikachu charger accepts a DSi or ..read more

A couple days ago, I wrote a post wondering if it wasn’t time to change Facebook’s social graph dynamic ?

The server market has been AMD’s bread and butter for the past few years, and it has been the place that the company has really remained competitive with Intel. AMD’s mobile strategy has mainly involved using versions of its server parts to target the low-cost laptop market, so the company has missed out on the netbook revolution of the ..read more

Yesterday, BoomTown dropped into the lower Park Avenue offices of the New York-based Gilt Groupe , the online fashion retail site. Since 2007, the site has raised $83 million from General Atlantic and Matrix Partners, giving it a $400 million valuation and spurring interest from investment bankers who think Gilt might be a good candidate for an initial public ..read more

Here’s the latest action: Mobile dating heating up — A new report from Ground Truth shows that traffic to mobile dating sites has spiked 92 percent this summer so far. Check it out here . Craigslist in trouble again — The popular marketplace site has been targeted by attorneys general from 17 states who have written a letter to ..read more

This morning, Google officially unveiled its Voice/Gmail integration , which will allow users to make Google Voice calls from the browser. It’s a pretty nifty service that is gaining traction in the TechCrunch SF newsroom. Another product we’re eyeing? That shiny London-esque phone booth with the “vintage” 1957  phone that makes free domestic and long distance Google voice calls. Of ..read more

Mitsubishi Japan has announced three brand new, full HD tvs for your home theater-loving pleasure. Much like the Panasonics recently unleashed , all three boast the ability to record to their hard drives or Blu-ray. Spec-wise, they’ve got full HD, backlit LCDs, 1TB HDDs, a ten speaker Diatone system, USB and SD slots, and HDMI. The sets, which come ..read more

We all want to be something else, don’t we? And so it is with Google (GOOG), the robotic, algorithmic, black-box search behemoth girding the globe with datacenters stacked up to heaven. As it turns out, all it really wants is to be our friend. The big question is when it is going to do that, by introducing a social ..read more

Last week, AmazonWireless had the Samsung Vibrant on sale for one, shiny penny . Now, this week, it looks like the gang over at A.W. are giving the Samsung Captivate the same treatment. If you’re up for a new 2-year contract, or are porting your number over to the Death Star , you can pick up the AT&T variant ..read more