Month: March 2013

I started out to review the new Roku 3 — which I will do in just a minute — but as I started writing, I realized that Roku is evolving into what could become a serious competitor […]

I’m sure not the only one that got a bit of a shock today when I went to send an email only to find a new default way of composing messages.  Actually it was a […]

At a press conference in New York on Tuesday, T-Mobile announced that it will finally start offering the iPhone and unveiled a new pricing plan. The good news about the new pricing plan is that the company is eliminating that […]

Sometimes the cheapest and simplest solutions are the best ones. Even though I have an expensive navigation/entertainment system in my car, I strongly prefer using a smartphone for navigation and listening to music. In fact, […]

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/84607516″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] CBS & CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid speaks with CBS News National Correspondant Dan Raviv about the new BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry’s prospects on CBS News Weekend […]

I was amused by a recently discovered Apple patent titled Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device.  The technology, if it ever comes to fruition,  involves a “protective mechanism” that is “is in communication with the processor and is […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Lots of people are wondering what Apple will invent next. If it’s true to its own history, it won’t invent a new type of […]

For the past several days I’ve been using the Blackberry Z10. That’s the one with the touchscreen, not to be confused with the Q10 that has a physical keyboard. My impressions were positive once I […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid My son and daughter, both in their 20s, are part of a growing group of people who have “cut the cord” and […]

by Larry Magid After sitting through the glitziest product introduction I’ve ever been to followed by a few minutes of hands-on with the Galaxy S4, I came away impressed but not blown away. I’ll get […]