Articles by larry

Larry speaks with Lee Holcomb of the Cyber Security Research Alliance about a recent Washington DC meeting to discuss ways to better secure our cyber physical infrastructure. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/87144639″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

It’s no secret that cell phone cameras are getting a lot better.  In fact, some are good enough to rival dedicated entry level point and shoot cameras. The iPhone 5 takes very impressive pictures and […]

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid Back in the early ’90s, then Vice President Al Gore spoke of the Internet as an “information superhighway.” While that’s a somewhat […]

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 […]