Google has just acquired eBook Technologies , according to a notice that is currently appearing on the company’s homepage. Google confirmed the acquisition, with a spokesperson giving us this statement: “We are happy to welcome eBook Technologies’ team to Google

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Google Acquires eBook Technologies

Microsoft wants to call their app store an App Store, but Apple thinks different.

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Microsoft Claiming Term “App Store” As Generic

A lot has been written about Google’s decision to no longer support H.264 HTML5 video playback in Chrome, and we haven’t seen the end of opinions about it (here’s MG’s take ). Make sure you read this one from Tim Sneath, director of the Windows and Silverlight technical evangelism team, though.

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Microsoft Evangelist Brilliantly Slams Google’s Decision To Drop H.264 Support

Do you smell that? Just wait a second. You will

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So Google, You’ll Be Dropping Support For Flash Next, Right?

In late November of last year, we noted a changing of the guard: Chrome had become the most-used browser amongst TechCrunch readers, ending the four year reign of Firefox in the pole position.

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Last Week, IE Was The Top Browser On TechCrunch. Wait, What?

Amazon has been offering deals of the day via its Gold Box feature for some time now, but today the retail giant is ramping up the promotion of the deals with the launch of a new dedicated iPhone app. Called Amazon Deals, the free app features the daily deals listed on Amazon Gold Box.

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Amazon Promotes Gold Box Daily Deals With New iPhone App

Continuing its quest to be on every major computing platform, Kindle is now available as an app in the n ew Mac App Store . As the first ebook app in teh Mac App Store, it is already the fifth most downloaded free app.

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Kindle Comes To The Mac App Store, Already No. 5 Free App

One of Microsoft’s core strengths is their Server and Tools Business (STB). In fact, it’s a $15 billion a year business for the giant. CEO Steve Ballmer cited that number today in an email to employees announcing the departure of the head of that division, Bob Muglia

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Head In The Clouds, Ballmer Pushes STB Head Muglia Out After 23 Years At Microsoft

As the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show wraps up today, we’d like to share a few secrets. The CrunchGear writing team , with support from TechCrunch TV , provided more than 20 hours of live CES video coverage, taking our viewers right to the industry and media access only exhibit floor.

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Streaming CES: How We Did It

Hot on the heels of the release of a utility for bypassing the Windows Marketplace and sideloading your own apps, (more…)