Articles by larry

Strategy Analytics, a Boston-based firm, has reported that global smartwatch shipments grew an 457%  annually ‘to hit a record 5 million units in the second quarter of 2015.” The company said that the Apple Watch […]

Plantronics new wireless BackBeat Sense headphones are lightweight and allow you to wander up to 100 meters from your phone or other sound source […]

Men who are losers are more likely to direct hostility towards female game players. […]

Study co-author Cliff Lampe tells CBS News how social media helps support parenting It should come as no surprise that parents are heavy social media users. There are some who say that parents’ flocking to Facebook […]

by Larry Magid The news that Microsoft has laid off thousands of workers from its phone division and is taking a multibillion dollar write-off from its Nokia acquisition didn’t surprise me. Although some Windows Phones […]

Despite all the conspiracy theories as to why the New York Stock Exchange, United Airlines and the Wall Street Journal site went down on the same day, all evidence points to technique glitches, not hack […]

Do you remember Polaroid cameras? They were a big part of my youth. Invented in 1948 and popular in the 50s, 60s and 70s, these “instant cameras” printed out (actually developed) your picture in about […]

Cell phone carrier Sprint is making house calls in Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco and surrounding areas […]

In a talk at the National PTA Conference in Charlotte, NC, Thomas Murray, State and District Digital Learning Policy and Advocacy Director for Alliance for Education, reminded me of what’s been bothering me for years. “We’re […]

An increasing number of people are quantifying their lives, especially when it comes to fitness. For example, according to my Basis fitness watch, I took 9,192 steps walking around New York City on Wednesday. I […]