I’m VentureBeat’s National Editor and lead mobile writer. I’ve been writing about technology since 2004, worked in IT support for many many years, and studied philosophy at Amherst College. I’ve also had experience on the retail end, as an electronics associate at Office Max (RIP) in my teenage years. I now live in Brooklyn, New York.

Outside of technology writing, I’m an avid podcaster. I’m a co-host on the Slashfilmcast, where I geek out about movies and pop-culture, the Drill Down, where I chat about tech, and Republic City Dispatch, a podcast following The Legend of Korra (yup).

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stories by Devindra Hardawar

Google and Microsoft agree to play nicely on a new YouTube Windows Phone app

It's all sunshine and lollipops over in Windows Phone land today.

Google is a far better fit for Waze than Facebook

Google is reportedly in talks to acquire Waze -- here's why that deal makes more sense than Waze/Facebook.

Bacon for coffee beans: Bondsy’s freeform marketplace lets you trade anything with friends

"If you give tools that allow people to be creative, people get very creative," said Bondsy's founder.

Square breaks out of North America, starting with Japan

The next time you enter a tiny Shibuya noodle bar, you could end up paying with one of Square's payment technologies.

Xbox One: Microsoft’s boldest attempt to unify its services is a game console

It's more a powerful home theater PC than it is a game console, making it a great tool for bringing Microsoft's services into your living room.

Google’s cool new conversational search quietly hits Chrome

With little fanfare, Google has added its cool new conversational search feature to Chrome on desktops, following a demonstration last week at Google I/O.

Square’s next step: Sending cash to friends by e-mail with Square Cash

Sending cash to people by e-mail may be the next big payment feature to spread across the Internet (even though it's 2013, and it feels like we should have had this years ago).

Payvia snaps up Mogreet to bring MMS marketing together with carrier billing

Carrier billing doesn't have the hype of digital wallets or NFC, but it's still a pretty convenient way to tackle mobile payments.

WordPress CEO: Yahoo deal led to 72,000 Tumblr posts imported to WP in one hour

While it may be too early to tell how Tumblr users will ultimately respond to Yahoo's $1.1 billion acquisition, we're seeing signs that are jumping to other blogging services.

How cognitive science and user empathy powered Google’s design breakthrough

Google has gone from a company that approached design through cold, hard algorithms to one that's employing gorgeous, user-centric interfaces.

Pebble raises $15M, launches SDK update for better smartwatch apps

A pretty hefty sum for a company initially shot down by VCs.

Google I/O doesn’t need any flashy new products to be successful

Forget the new stuff, this Google I/O will be about devs and useful upgrades.

BlackBerry Messenger goes cross-platform on iPhone, Android this summer

BlackBerry managed to squeeze in one surprise announcement during its huge conference keynote this morning.

Alicia Keys announces the BlackBerry Scholars Program — an effort to bring more women to tech

Yup, you still live in a world where singer Alicia Keys works for BlackBerry.