Wouldn’t it be nice if a flick of a finger was all it took to get videos from your laptop to your TV or photos from your phone to a friend’s? Bettina Edelstein chats with Times technology reporter Ashlee Vance about a new software platform from the chip maker Broadcom that’s designed to make it easier to share content and seamlessly move it from one device to another. J.D. Biersdorfer takes a look at some new twists on a couple of classic board games, including LCD-screen letters for Scrabble Flash and an ATM and debit cards for Monopoly Revolution, and J.D., Bettina and Pedro Rafael Rosado roll the dice and play. Pedro explores the tech term “HTML5,” and explains this major new revision of the Web’s underlying language. J.D.’s roundup of tech news includes AutoCAD design software returning to the Mac; the Oxford English Dictionary mulling an end to its print edition; cheaper Nintendos; and free online game console repair manuals. Her tech tip of the week: apps that help you follow hurricane developments. more >>

“The Social Network” - also known as “the Facebook movie” - is coming soon, but in the meantime, there’s been drama behind the scenes. Bettina Edelstein speaks with New York Times technology reporter Miguel Helft about tensions between the filmmakers and Facebook executives. Are you socializing safely online? J.D. Biersdorfer talks to David Perry of the Trend Micro computer security firm about how to protect yourself from both malware and oversharing on social-networking sites. Facebook’s recently announced Places feature is in the news this week, and J.D.’s roundup also includes an iTunes-PayPal scam; an Apple move toward touchscreen desktop computers; Dell’s Aero smartphone; and a push to get 3D on mobile devices. Her tech tip: giving a sepia tone to your e-book reader screen to help reduce eyestrain. more >>

Kyle Wiens of iFixit.com discusses the insides of a Motorola Droid 2 smartphone; Pedro Rafael Rosado tests new iPod speakers; weekly tech news, including a response to last week’s Google-Verizon net neutrality proposal, the “Dislike” button scam infesting Facebook and new features in the next version of Ubuntu Linux. more >>