Inside the lonely, cranky Microsoft Store on iPhone 5 launch day

Instead of spending my time interviewing the extremely long line of people waiting to purchase an iPhone 5 today, I decided to check out what was going on over at the Microsoft Store, which is conveniently located on the same block as the Apple Store in Austin, Texas.

Billionaire entrepreneur Dan Gilbert on Detroit, entrepreneurship, business, and design

Dan Gilbert is a billionaire entrepreneur, pro sports team owner, and massive real estate investor. He also personally runs employee orientation for new employees of his more than 50 businesses.

At iPhone 5 launch, startups, re-sellers, and even police fight for attention

At today's big iPhone 5 launch at the flagship 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York, the number of marketers and hired hands rivaled the scores of people actually waiting in line for the hyped smartphone.

The DeanBeat: The BioWare doctors built games the nice way

The BioWare doctors knew that it wasn't about winning or losing the game. It was about how you behaved along the way.

The next billion-dollar opportunity? Buddy Media CEO says it’s software for marketers (interview)

When Salesforce.com acquired Buddy Media for $689 million, it made a major step toward cashing in on those untapped marketing dollars.

MLB, Starbucks, Sephora among those who see a home run in iOS 6′s Passbook

Developers are already releasing their own gift and loyalty card apps for Passbook -- an app that puts your loyalty cards, coupons, boarding passes, event tickets, and more on the iPhone. The app launched today, alongside iOS 6, Apple's latest mobile operating system.

Every tweet ever written is now available to search and analyze, thanks to Gnip

Today, devs are getting the same level of access the Library of Congress got when it started archiving and storing all Twitter data. Only this time, it's commercially available.

Video chat service ChatRandom is destroying Fanning & Parker’s Airtime with two killer features

Money can't buy you love, the Beatles told us. Neither can $33 million in venture capital and massive celebrity endorsements from stars like Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dogg, Julia-Louis Drefus, Alicia Keys, and Jim Carrey.

MyBreastCancerTeam offers community, support, and social media to women facing breast cancer

MyBreastCancerTeam is the Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Reddit, and Pinterest for women with breast cancer

Silicon Valley is in danger of losing its name

How much longer will Silicon Valley stand by and watch the "silicon" part of its name get washed away like so much sand?

The good, bad, and ugly of Twitter’s web and mobile makeover

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo made a fluffy and flustered appearance on The Today Show Tuesday morning to introduce the masses to the all-new, more personal, more consistent Twitter.

Hardware is dead

Pretty much every piece of electronics we use today is sourced and manufactured within 100 miles of Shenzhen, and Hua Qiang is the city's electronics shopping district.

Are You a Human makes what sucks suck less (and maybe not suck at all)

Any time anyone can make something suck less, there's a good chance of finding a valid business model. Even when you're competing with Google.

Zynga alleges EA’s chief executive proposed an anti-competitive ‘no hire’ pact or he would ‘rain hell’

Zynga alleges EA tried to get it to collude on not hiring each others' employees.

Can startups hack down the ‘redwood giants’ of technology companies?

Debate raged at TechCrunch Disrupt over whether technology startups can unseat the powers-that-be.

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: I hacked a company’s email server to get my first job

Jack Dorsey confessed something on stage here at Techonomy Detroit today: He hacked into the world's largest dispatch company's email system in order to get a job.

5 ways to stand out from the crowd at a tech conference (without wearing a wedding dress)

If you're considering launching your startup at a tech conference like Disrupt or DEMO, here's how to do it right.

Venture capitalist Tim Draper: ‘We are not the home of the free, land of the brave anymore’

Legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper is worried about America running out of heroes. And he's not talking about Superman or the Hulk.

Meet your ‘Seoul’ mate: 3 Korean apps for all phases of your love life

Three startups' apps cover the entire scope of a relationship, from finding one another (I-UM) to dating and sharing sweet nothings (Between) all the way to when you're ready to get married (MerryMarry).

Harvard’s ‘wise men’ tell Silicon Valley: Our country is losing its competitiveness

An all-star panel, with Electronic Arts' CEO John Riccitiello and entrepreneurship professor William Sahlman, said the U.S. is falling behind in economic competitiveness.