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AOL To Replace Michael Arrington As Head Of TechCrunch

10:52AM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

A report from Business Insider claims that AOL is starting a search to replace Michael Arrington as head of TechCrunch. Arrington will contribute as a writer, but will no longer have editorial control over the blog. [Business Insider -- Photo: Noah Berger/Bloomberg News]


AOL Acquires TechCrunch

2:48AM September 29, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The rumours of the last few days have proven true: AOL is snapping up Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch family of sites. The site will share a stable with AOL’s other major tech property, Engadget, in addition to TUAW, Switched and DownloadSquad. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. More »


Shady Meetings, Unlawful Acts, And One Ballsy Tech Blogger

12:33PM September 22, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

I’ve never met TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, but I’m pretty sure he has cajones the size of Texas. How could he not after crashing a secret meeting, realising that his friends might be committing federal crimes and still writing about it? More »


Computing

Carr, Arrington, Mossberg Discuss iPad At Virtual Round Table

6:49AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Thursday night’s edition of the Charlie Rose Show brought David Carr, Michael Arrington and Walt Mossberg together to discuss the iPad. Having used the iPad briefly, all three seem optimistic about what it has to offer. More »


Geek Out

Sassy Google Employee To Arrington: You Shall Not Pass!

4:20AM February 7, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Yesterday, TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington was driving around Google’s campus, talking on his phone trying to figure out where exactly his meeting was. One righteous Googler didn’t approve of Arrington’s potentially unsafe talking-while-driving, so he took a stand. Literally. More »


Fusion Garage Files To Dismiss TechCrunch Lawsuit

3:00AM February 2, 2010 | Brian Barrett

In the ongoing sadness that is the legal battle between TechCrunch and Fusion Garage over the JooJoo tablet, Fusion Garage has moved to dismiss Michael Arrington’s lawsuit entirely. More »


The Crunchpad/JooJoo Lawsuit Has Been Filed

1:59AM December 12, 2009 | John Herrman

After Fusion Garage left Michael Arrington and his Crunchpad standing at the altar, sad and dejected, only to go to a different wedding with some hussy named JooJoo, one thing seemed obvious: Somone was going to get sued, and soon. More »


Gadgets

Everything We Know About The JooJoo Tablet So Far

11:03AM December 8, 2009 | Jason Chen

The JooJoo, which used to be called the CrunchPad until its official unveiling this morning is a tablet. An internet tablet. But there are still a lot of things left uncertain. Here’s what we do know. More »


Computing

CrunchPad Will Break Cover At Media Event Next Monday

10:36PM December 4, 2009 | Danny Allen

The CrunchPad would’ve been an easy-to-use Web tablet, but the strange saga of its 11th—hour demise will be anything but simple. Chandra Rathakrishnan—CEO of the partner that seemingly got greedy-is about to tell his side of the story. More »


Computing

The CrunchPad Is Dead

3:22AM December 1, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Michael Arrington’s ambitious project to create a super-simple web tablet is dead, drowned in a bathtub half-full of greed and selfishness. This isn’t a happy story. More »