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.

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stories by Devindra Hardawar

Qualcomm pulls heartstrings, explores how mobile is changing lives (video)

Starting things off on an emotional beat during his CES keynote this morning, Qualcomm CEO and chairman Paul Jacobs unveiled a series of videos that show how mobile devices are changing the lives of people all over the world.

The …

BlueStacks brings Android apps to Windows 8′s Metro interface

After gaining notoriety for bringing Android apps to Windows 7, plucky startup Bluestacks is setting its sights on Windows 8, the company announced at the Consumer Electronics Show today.

But BlueStacks isn’t just porting its software over to the new …

WTF CES: Choir sings sweet tweets at Ballmer keynote (video)

Well, that was unexpected.

A choir came out and started singing a few tweets during Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show today.

You could call it an ode to CES from Microsoft, since this will be …

Sony aims to deliver 300M connected devices in the next 3 years

Sony kicked off its CES press conference today with a stunning montage of 3D projected footage, which not only set the tone for the electronics giant’s presentation, but also made this writer desperately want a new 3D projector.

Sony CEO …

Windows Phone’s savior: Nokia officially unveils the Lumia 900 for AT&T

Nokia’s Lumia 900 smartphone was perhaps the biggest unkept secret at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, with rumors about it first appearing several months back. Now the phone is very real, and it could be the miracle the Windows Phone …

Samsung’s Smart TV evolves with motion, voice controls and upgrade slots

Samsung is quickly beginning to generating Apple-levels of hype at the Consumer Electronics Show.

Last year’s Samsung’s CES press conference was a complete madhouse, and this year was no different. Today at the Las Vegas tradeshow, Samsung showed off a …

AT&T announces a slew of LTE 4G devices, plus an API platform for devs

In a bid to catch up with Verizon’s LTE lead, AT&T announced a plethora of new LTE 4G smartphones and tablets today at its annual developer summit — many of which will be exclusive to the carrier.

Additionally, AT&T unveiled …

USB 3.0 to reach mobile this year; promises faster data transfers and charging

The high-speed USB 3.0 standard will finally make its way to smartphones and tablets by the end of 2012, the organization behind USB standard said at the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday.

In addition to the inevitable faster data transfer …

Lenovo’s IdeaPad S2 tablet is thin, light and can dock for 20 hour battery life

Lenovo has come out swinging at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.

Along with its first TV, the Taiwanese company today also announced a revamped tablet, the IdeaPad S2, which weighs only 1.1 pounds and is one-third of an inch thick. …

Lenovo announces world’s first Android 4.0 TV — but it’s no Google TV

Not content to sit around and let Apple beat it to the TV market, Lenovo introduced its first television today at the Consumer Electronics Show, which is also notable for being the first TV to run the Android 4.0 operating …

Acer has a quad-core, 1080p Iconia Tab on the way

Being first has its advantages.

Taiwanese computer maker Acer was the first major company to hold a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show Sunday, where it briefly showed off a powerful new Iconia Tab slate with a quad-core processor …

Nokia’s killer Lumia 900 Windows Phone to hit CES on Monday, says NYT

Just as we expected, Nokia will unveil its Lumia 900 Windows Phone — which will be tasked with reinvigorating the mobile platform as its new flagship device — on Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Lumia …

Samsung reports record quarterly profit, while HTC sees first big drop in two years

In the epic battle for smartphone dominance among Asian device makers, Samsung is on top with a record quarterly profit, while HTC faced a major blow in the holiday quarter.

Both companies reported their fourth quarter earnings today, but the …

Nokia scoops up Smarterphone, now has another mobile OS to deal with

As if Nokia needed yet another mobile operating system to deal with, the company has purchased Norwegian company Smarterphone, creator of an operating system that brings smartphone-like features to basic cellphones.

The acquisition was actually completed back in November, but …

Sprint’s first LTE 4G phone will be a souped-up Galaxy Nexus

While Sprint was likely saving news of its first-ever 4G LTE phone until the Consumer Electronics Show next week, an online ad leaked the news a bit early.

Sprint will launch its own version of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus as its …

Google TV’s second wind: New devices coming from LG, Samsung, Vizio and Sony

As expected, Google TV will get a big shot in the arm at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

LG, Vizio, and Sony will be announcing new Google TV devices at CES, while Samsung will announce its products …

Lenovo goes laptop crazy: Announces new ThinkPad Edge models, ultrabook, and hybrid

Lenovo seems to have its work cut out for it at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show.

The Chinese computer maker, after already announcing its new low-end ThinkPad models, revealed a slew of new machines today, including a new ThinkPad ultrabook, …

Will Google make a Kindle Fire competitor below $199? Unlikely

That Google is developing its own Nexus Android tablet isn’t much of a surprise — Google chairman Eric Schmidt strongly hinted at it weeks ago — but can the company make it significantly cheaper than Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire? I …

Apple nabs Adobe’s Todd Teresi to head iAd

More than four months after Apple lost iAd boss Andy Miller, the company has finally appointed a replacement.

Todd Teresi, formerly a vice president of Media Solutions at Adobe, is now steering Apple’s mobile ad ship, Bloomberg reports. More specifically, …