Articles by larry

Apple has a very enviable problem. Its iPhone has been so well received that it’s tough to impress people with new models. That’s especially true now that millions of iPhone users have their hands on […]

by Larry Magid Update Sept 10, 2015: The bill passed the State Senate and is on its way for the governor’s signature.  The United States has a long-standing tradition of protecting the rights of all […]

Amazon is now selling little buttons you can attach to a home appliance to order products like Bounty, Tide or Gatorade. And, a couple of days before the start of the giant IFA tech trade […]

Read the column in the San Jose Mercury News Or read my slightly geekier first look on Forbes.com Listen to Larry’s CBS News Tech Talk segment (1 minute)  

The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is, in a word, gorgeous. With this phone and its smaller and slightly older sister, the S6 Edge, Samsung has out-Appled Apple. The two iPhone 6 models look great but the […]

I learned the hard way that, unlike Obamacare, AppleCare doesn’t cover pre-existing conditions or accidental damage. […]

The nerve center of our garden is the Rain Machine Touch HD-12 from Fremont-based Green Electronics. It supports up to 12 separate watering zones and sells for $259 on Amazon. The company makes an eight-zone model for $179. […]

Tablet sales, including the once very popular Apple iPad, are on the decline but sales of so-called 2 in 1 devices like the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 are on the rise. I’m writing this post […]

Ink-jet printer makers have long, in a sense, subsidized hardware by charging a lot of money for their ink. If you do the math, the ink can costs thousands of dollars per gallon. But Epson, with its new line of EcoTank printers and multifunction devices, is changing the equation. The printers are more expensive, but the ink is a lot cheaper. […]

  Several years ago, Comcast launched a program called Internet Essentials where families with at least one child in a free school lunch program can get high-speed (10 mbps) Internet access for $9.95 a month along with […]