Articles by larry

When you’re number four in a market you have to try harder — a lot harder — to steal customers from the competition.  AT&T and Verizon are making that easier by taking away unlimited data […]

This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid I don’t watch a lot of TV but, when I do watch a show, I like the option of […]

I spoke by phone with Dalton Caldwell, the CEO of App.net, which some see as a Twitter rival but he says is more like “plumbing” to create the infrastructure for others to create social apps. […]

Apple is still mum about its plans but rumor has it that the company will announce a new iPhone on September 12 and most people are betting that it’s a pretty big upgrade. I’m sure […]

Listen to Larry’s 1-Minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on  Google’s Purchase of Frommer’s More from CNET News

Listen to Larry’s 1-Minute CBS News Tech Talk Segment on  Parents Guide to Smartphone Safety  Click here to read about and locate the guide itself

This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid John’s Café in Palo Alto and Starbucks have two things in common. They both serve coffee and food and they let you pay for […]

Tech Talk: Google slapped with $22.5 million fine

I agree with the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan who reportedly said “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, especially during election season […]

Until last January, I was happily carrying a Lenovo X300 lightweight notebook PC but decided it was time to get a MacBook Air and, until today, I hadn’t looked back. But now that I have my hands on Lenovo’s […]