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Mailbox: Still Beautiful, Still Clever, Now on the iPad

Harry McCracken wrote 4 hours ago: Lots of nifty new iPhone apps are instantly greeted by enthusiastic throngs of users, but when an e- … more →

Tags: Apps & Software, apps web, Tablets, E-mail, iPad, Mailbox

The Making of 'The Mystery of Minecraft'

Harry McCracken wrote 5 hours ago: Most of the time, my job involves me telling my TIME overlords what I want to write about, and then … more →

Tags: video games, Minecraft

Survival of the Blockiest

Harry McCracken wrote 5 hours ago: Click here to read editor-at-large Harry McCracken’s full magazine story on The Mystery of Min … more →

Tags: video games, Minecraft

The Xbox One Is All-New -- But Familiar, Too

Harry McCracken wrote 20 hours ago: New game consoles don’t exactly come along every week. Microsoft unveiled its current one, the … more →

Tags: Culture, Home Entertainment, Microsoft, video games, Xbox, Xbox One

Yahoo-Tumblr: It's Not What You Buy, It's What You Do With It

Harry McCracken wrote 3 days ago: When Yahoo first approached us eons ago, we were pretty skeptical. But after meeting the people on t … more →

Tags: apps web, Business, Tumblr, Yahoo

Facebook's Stock Price Is the Least Important Thing About Facebook

Harry McCracken wrote 5 days ago: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is fond of telling his cohorts that their journey is only one percent f … more →

Tags: Business, facebook, Social Networking, facebook ipo

Maybe the Point of Chromebooks Isn't Chromebooks

Harry McCracken wrote 6 days ago: Here at Google’s I/O conference, it’s safe to say that many attendees entered yesterday … more →

Tags: apps web, Computers, Google, Portables, chrome, Chrome OS, Chromebook, chromebook pixel, chromebooks

The Tragic Beauty of Google+1 comment

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: Google likes to use the word “beautiful” a lot when describing its own products. That wo … more →

Tags: Google, Social Networking, google io 2013

The Future of Google Search Is Coming Sooner Than I Expected

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: Recently, I got to visit Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters and chat with Amit Singhal, the … more →

Tags: apps web, Google, google io 2013, Search Engines

Ongoing Coverage of Google's I/O Conference

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: On Wednesday, May 15, Google is kicking off its I/O conference in San Francisco — the biggest … more →

Tags: Accessories & Peripherals, Apps & Software, apps web, Computers, Gadgets, Culture, Google, Home Entertainment, Portables

Square's Second Hardware Product: A Decidedly Square-esque Cash Register

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: Back in February, innovative payment-processing startup Square introduced Business in a Box, a bundl … more →

Tags: Business, square, Square Stand

Gmail at Nine: The Evolution of an Essential Web Service

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: In 2004, when Google introduced Gmail, it wasn’t instantly obvious to everyone why the search … more →

Tags: Apps & Software, apps web, Google, History, E-mail, Gmail

Zact: Build Your Own Wireless Plan, Down to the Last Detail

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: When it comes to wireless service, every individual and family has different needs — and often … more →

Tags: Business, Innovation, Smartphones, Zact

Windows Blue: Undoing a Mistake Is Never a Mistake

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: I was confused by Microsoft’s decision to remove the Start button from Windows 8, and make it … more →

Tags: Apps & Software, Microsoft, Windows

The Next-Generation PC: A Modest Proposal

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: I keep linking to posts by Michael Mace of Mobile Opportunity for one simple reason: they’re a … more →

Tags: Computers

How Facebook Ruined Comments (at Least for Me)

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: Unlike some folks, I’m not reflexively opposed to major Facebook changes. Oftentimes, when the … more →

Tags: facebook, Opinion, Social Networking

Hangtime: a Better Way to Find Facebook Events

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: With details on millions of events of all sorts all over the world, Facebook is — among many o … more →

Tags: facebook, Smartphones, Hangtime, iPhone

More on MoviePass

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: Back in March, I wrote about MoviePass, a service which lets you pay a flat fee and go to dozens of … more →

Tags: Apps & Software, Deals & Shopping, Smartphones, MoviePass

Facebook Home: More Stuff on the Way

Harry McCracken wrote 1 week ago: A month ago, when Facebook released Facebook Home, its Facebook-centric home screen for Android phon … more →

Tags: facebook, Smartphones, android, facebook home


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