We've acquired Motorola Mobility  —  The phones in our pockets have become supercomputers that are changing the way we live.  It's now possible to do things we used to think were magic, or only possible on Star Trek—like get directions right from where we are standing; watch a video on YouTube …

Insight: Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO  —  (Reuters) - In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the deal, unexpectedly delivered some negative news to major clients: The bank's consumer Internet analyst, Scott Devitt, was reducing his revenue forecasts for the company.

Larry Page on Charlie Rose: “We're still waiting” for Facebook to unlock user data  —  Google chief executive Larry Page appears on PBS show “Charlie Rose” this evening at 11 p.m. local time.  —  In the show, Page addresses a wide range of topics, starting with today's surprising news …

Are You a Human replaces annoying CAPTCHAs with games  —  Websites need to verify that a visitor is a real person and not an automated bot.  But the CAPTCHA test that they came up with — where you have to type in the word that you see in a blurry distorted font image — is extremely annoying and often leads to multiple failures.

Upside Down Apple Logo  —  Sometimes, even the science and studies can be wrong.  Not because of an error, but because you didn't dig deep enough.  —  About a dozen years ago we had some discussions at Apple about the placement of the logo on the back of Apple's laptops.

Samsung Galaxy S III (i9300) pre-orders start at Amazon, yours for $799.99, shipping on May 29  —  If you're in the US and are dying to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S III, Amazon has come to your rescue.  However, you do have to shell out quite a large sum for the privilege …

Amazon Appstore's Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones  —  When Amazon's Appstore initially appeared on the Android scene last year, one of its most innovative features was a Test Drive virtual machine that let users try out apps for free from their desktop …

Four types of mobile apps  —  If you are a founder trying to create a new mobile app or an investor trying decide whether an app has enduring value, it is helpful to separate the ways that people use apps into four categories.  —  1. Time wasters: Apps that can be used for short bursts when you are waiting in line, etc.

Machinima Gets $35M In Funding, Led By Google  —  After being first reported by AllThingsD, online video creator Machinima confirmed Monday that it has closed a $35 million funding round led by Google, which also included existing investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital.

Enhancing Windows 8 for multiple monitors … Connecting multiple monitors to a PC is one of the easiest ways to enhance your Windows experience.  Plug in a second monitor and you instantly double your working surface.  I've had a multi-monitor setup for the past 10 years …

Salesforce Chatter To Add Instant Messaging and Screensharing  —  The team behind Salesforce.com's enterprise social networking app Chatter is making a big push for real-time communication with two new features — Chatter Messenger and Chatter Screensharing.

Obama, Clinton pay tribute to Steve Jobs at the Webbys  —  A star-studded tribute to Steve Jobs at Webby Awards  —  Nearly a dozen celebrities, politicians and tech luminaries paid tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at today's annual Webby awards show.

Motorola's DreamGallery aims to eliminate crappy TV user interfaces  —  Sadly, a great number of television sets are currently suffering from bad user interfaces, which is something Motorola plans to change.  —  At The Cable Show industry event in Boston today, the company showed off …

TiVo streaming coming to iOS this summer  —  TiVo fans rejoice!  Streaming from the original DVR is finally coming to iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone this summer.  —  During the 2012 NCTA Cable Show which opened today in Boston TiVo announced two new devices.

Bootstrapped GitHub Raising a Round from Andreessen Horowitz  —  Github is nearing a close on a round of venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, according to sources familiar with the situation.  —  The popular social network for programmers and code host has famously bootstrapped itself up to this point.

KurbKarma: A Social Network, And App, To Find Parking Where And When You Need It  —  We have all been there: you are in your car, you need to park, and you cannot, no matter how much you try, find a space.  You see cars pulling away, but it's too far for you to get there before another car swoops in.

AmEx to Offer a Prepaid Debit Card that Rewards Users in FarmVille Cash  —  American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.  —  For FarmVille fans willing to jump through a number of hoops …

Open Garden Lets You Crowdsource Your Mobile Connectivity  —  What if you couldn't just share your Internet connection with the few WiFi devices tethered to your phone or hotspot, but with pretty much everybody around you?  Open Garden, which is launching at TechCrunch Disrupt today …

Incident Launches The gTar at Disrupt, An iPhone-Powered Electronic Teaching Guitar  —  The gTar by Incident is disruption defined.  It takes the guitar, an instrument with a steep learning curve, and adds a bit of digital wizardry in the form of an embedded iPhone to make learning dramatically easier.

Google Voice Founder Tackles Conference Calls  —  Uberconference debuts today as a new interface for conference calls — you know, those terrifically annoying occurrences that people in business deal with on a daily basis.  —  What's notable about the product is it comes from Craig Walker …

Time Warner Cable Head Sides With TV Networks Over Ad-Erasing Technology  —  BOSTON — The head of one of the country's biggest cable companies voiced his disapproval of the Dish Network's ad-erasing technology on Monday, aligning himself with television networks that are trying to squash the technology, called Auto Hop.

Panic announces Coda 2, Diet Coda for iPad  —  Web developers, rejoice.  On Monday, Panic announced that, come Thursday, it will unleash Coda 2 for Mac and Diet Coda for iPad.  —  Web developers, rejoice.  On Monday, Panic announced that, come Thursday, it will unleash Coda 2 for Mac and Diet Coda for iPad.

Would The Fed Take Facebook Shares As Collateral?  —  Friday's news was dominated by the Facebook (FB) IPO.  I don't have much to say about Facebook qua Facebook or IPOs: Not my area.  I will just say that it is hard to justify the valuation.  The only rationalization I could provide …