Gadgets

Mint Manages Money for the Attention-Impaired: Rich Jaroslovsky In Mint.com’s creation story, as recounted on its Web site, founder Aaron Patzer started the free online personal-finance service after a tedious 2005 session with Intuit Corp.’s Quicken budgeting software. These days, any complaints about Quicken should be directed at Patzer himself.

Sex Trumps Jobs, as in Steve, in App Flap: Rich Jaroslovsky Is the iPhone bigger than sex? Not likely, but we may be about to find out.

Google’s Microsoft Takedown Helped by Rivals: Rich Jaroslovsky The browser wars are back in full flower, for which we have Google Inc. and the European Union to thank.

Palm’s Pre Plus Makes Your Pocket a Hot Spot: Rich Jaroslovsky No two ways about it: I am one hot guy.

Sony Catches Kindle, Trails iPad With Reader: Rich Jaroslovsky The annals of consumer technology are full of woulda, coulda, shoulda: companies that were ahead of their time, then missed the wave they themselves helped spawn.

Apple IPad Will Need Content as Cool as It Is: Rich Jaroslovsky With all due respect to Steve Jobs, he chose the wrong name for Apple Inc.’s new iPad.

Self-Absorbed? Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Genes: Rich Jaroslovsky I have fascinating genes. At least, they fascinate me.

Prime View, Supplier to Kindle, to Triple Capacity This Year Prime View International Co., supplier of the E Ink technology used in Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle and Sony Corp.’s Reader, plans to triple capacity as clients release new color, touch-screen and flexible electronic book readers.

Digital Sauna Hot, Koreans Cool at Trade Show: Rich Jaroslovsky I’ve been to a lot of political conventions. Last week was my first Consumer Electronics Show. They have more in common than I would have thought.

Google’s Phone Threatens Motorola: Rich Jaroslovsky (Update1) It’s a nice phone. OK, it’s a very nice phone.