Steve Riggio has signed off as CEO of bookseller Barnes & Noble to become the company’s Vice Chairman. Replacing him at the helm will be William Lynch, who has heaps of experience in e-commerce under his belt and was previously President of B&N’s main website ( bn.com ).

Stealth startup Trada launched to the public today as an online marketplace allowing small and medium businesses and agencies to essentially crowdsource search engine optimization services. The startup has raised $2.2 million from the Foundry Group and angel investors Alan Warms, Carlos Cashman , Dan Murray, James Crouthamel, Stuart ...

We were somewhat sad when Barnes & Noble sent their PR firm to accept their award for the Nook for Best Gadget of 2009 at the Crunchies in January. Traditionally only Apple blows off the awards, and we’ve always been able to work around that

Betaworks, the New York City-based holding company investing in the realtime Web, just raised a $20 million Series B.

Consumer Reports has a new report on which computer company has the best tech support. Apple wins! That's what happens when the same company controls the hardware as well as the operating system (and several of the most prominent pieces of software)

Filed under: Software , Odds and ends Q. "What's the perfect gift for a long-term commitment?" A. A MacBook Pro tinted the color of an Office for Mac icon.

Easy Mailer German Keyboard 1.0 Category: Utilities Price: $0.99 ( iTunes ) Description: You can type messages in German easier and faster with a QUERTZ keyboard with the original extended keys! SPECIAL FEATURES: * Arrow keys to move caret right and left faster for easier text editing * Dedicated ...

Zlider Extended (44 Levels) 1.1 Category: Games Price: $0.99 ( iTunes ) Version: 1 -> 1.1 Description: "This game by Moyo Studios is out of this world! " - GadgetLab "I've had a lot of fun with it..." - Touch Arcade “...very addicting.” - AppGuide “...challenging.” - The Portable ...

It's been a big week for the gadget world. But it's been an even bigger one for the gadget-parody world. The iPad has inspired unprecedented ridicule worldwide, even for an Apple product

Yesterday Apple revealed the iPad to the people of Earth, imparting on them the sweet freedom of tablet computing, cementing its reputation as the world's top supplier of sexy new gadgets, and forever changing the destiny of mankind. Or wait