Articles by larry

Now that Apple has announced a new iPad, lots of people want to get rid of their old one — possibly on eBay or Craigslist — and get the new version.  But if you do, […]

CBS News’ John Blackstone did a short but nice report on the iPad 2 announcement. I have one very short speaking line, “Steve Jobs plus iPad 2, it was a good day for Apple.”

Immediately after Jobs finished announcing the iPad 2, I had a few minutes to play with one an I’m impressed. It’s thinner, lighter and faster and with two cameras it’s the first practical mobile device […]

San Francisco: Steve Jobs is on stage at the Apple event in San Francisco talking about Apples success in true form. He said that Apple just shipped its 100 millions iPhone. Said that everyone of […]

ScreenRetriever is a software program that enables parents to monitor everything their child does on a Windows PC. You install the software on your child’s machine and your own and you can monitor everything the […]

A new service called SocialEyes allows you to carry on video calls with your Facebook friends or with people who share common interests.  The service was launched at the Demo Conference in Palm Desert, Calif […]

by Larry Magid I find it ironic that TV screens are getting bigger and smaller at the same time. Like a growing number of households, our living room is endowed with a big-screen TV yet I […]

For the second time in about seven months, Consumer Reports has taken a swipe at the iPhone 4’s antenna flaw. The non-profit organization’s review of the Verizon iPhone 4 which appears free on its site […]

CNET News is reporting that Microsoft will soon release a Software Development Kit (SDK) for using its Kinect motion sensor for the XBox 360 on Windows PCs.  The SDK will allow developers to create software […]

Google and Apple last week announced competing online payment systems to allow publishers to charge for content on digital devices. Apple’s system is designed to work with the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, while Google […]