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At Facebook 2019 F8 developer’s conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that “groups are now at the heart of the experience, just as much as your friends and family are.”  He was talking about an initiative […]

If Apple had its way, every iPhone user would also own a Mac, an iPad, an Apple TV, an Apple Watch, AirPod headphones, and a HomePod  speaker, along with subscriptions to Apple Music and Apple […]

Since 2008, I’ve been attending the annual Google I/O developer’s conference, which until the pandemic, was held in-person, first at Moscone Center in San Francisco and in recent years at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain […]

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The shutdown of Colonial Pipeline, which delivers gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel to much of the East Coast, is a reminder that essential institutions […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Let me start with an apology of sorts to the many people who have written me emails but didn’t get a response. That includes […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Little did I know that my latest home appliance would be a security risk. Earlier this month, I purchased a “smart” 12-in-one COSORI air […]

Forty years ago this month, I started my first job in the PC industry. When I signed on, I thought I’d be writing a manual for a popular Apple II word processing program. Instead, I […]

About 21 years ago I reviewed the Magellan 750 M portable GPS system, which debuted at $2,500. My wife and I called it “Maggie,” because it had a female voice. And, depending on how you […]

A few decades ago, when people got their news from printed sources and a handful of TV and radio stations, we had a minimum daily diet of common facts. Sure, in some cities there may […]

The violence being experienced by Asian Americans is a blight on our country and — at least in part — a result of hate speech uttered by both everyday and famous Americans As the Dangerous […]