I am utterly baffled by this announcement from Google: On November 1, 2013, iGoogle will be retired. We originally launched iGoogle in 2005 before anyone could fully imagine the ways that today’s web and mobile apps would put personalized, real-time information at your fingertips. With modern apps that run on platforms like Chrome and Android,…

Unsurprising news from The Guardian (Olympic bargains galore as London’s theatres and hotels slash rates): Call it the Olympic effect. From the smartest of hotels to sought-after theatre tickets to the best restaurants, the London 2012 Games are providing summer bookers with some unexpected bargains in one of the world’s most expensive cities. Hotels in…