Author: John Herrman

The worst part of any vacation is coming home. Not just because your fleeting glimpse of freedom is finished, but because you’ve got to pay the absurd phone bill you racked up while you were gone. Ugh. Why? More »

As a badge of pride or a piercing insult, “fanboy” is wielded too lightly. We must understand its history, its context, and its gravity! We must know its provenance! We must respect the (word) fanboy. More »










Arts – World War II – Apple – NASA – Wired

Google’s TV ambitions scrambled into view last month, when the NYT outlined the company’s plans. Today, we learn a little more: Google—with Sony—is making an announcement next month, around a version of Android called Dragonpoint. UPDATED More »

Sure, it was expertly shot and framed, brightly lit, and set in a striking location, but you really can’t diminish what Nokia’s N8 has done here—it’s recorded crystal-clear, camcorder-level 720p footage. Except, it’s a phone. More »

Apple just dumped a truckload of money at the doorstep of Siri, a startup you’ve probably never heard of, which makes a voice search iPhone app you’ve probably never used. Why? The answer, as usual, has to do with Google. More »

It’s like 2007 all over again: The world is waiting with bated breath for someone to step up to Apple. Last time it was to answer the iPhone. This time, the iPad. Here’s what we want to see. More »

The discussion about graphic PSAs tends to get muddled with evaluations about whether or not the manner in which the idea is conveyed is appropriate or not, losing sight of the idea itself. So let’s not do that! More »

All-you-can-eat music services are an intoxicating prospect, but the limitations can be dealbreakers—specifically, that fact that a lot of them don’t let you take your music with you, or limit the devices in or on which you can play it back. It’s not just annoying; it drives home the fact that you don’t actually own your music. So! Onward to the news nugget: As of the incoming version 2.0, Rhapsody’s iPhone app lets you slurp and save playlists from their servers, onto your device: More »

Katie and Sebastian are just two children who love to explore. They’re fascinated by creatures, plants, and their respective taxonomies. They’re charming and relatable! And then there’s the giant mechanical squid. More »

You can doubt Microsoft’s phone strategy. You can grouse about features they’ve left out of Windows Phone 7. But don’t for one second question their ability to put together an Office suite, ok? More »

Today’s casualty is Caitlin Spaan, veep for Palm’s carrier marketing. It’s a comparatively small loss compared to when their Senior VP of software bailed two weeks ago, but it amplifies an increasingly obvious message: Palm is in a death spiral. More »

This week, Giz saw no less than two (two!) hard drive casualties befall our staff. So, in honor of Matt and Wilson’s data, hit up Lifehacker’s definitive guide for fixing, protecting, backing up and preserving that spinning data destroyer that lives inside your computer. Heed. More »

The Nexus One‘s hardware supports wireless N networks. The phone’s software, well, sort of. But! Super-fast Wi-Fi may hit the Nexus one in the next Android update—and if you’re feeling adventurous, you can have it sooner. More »

His message: Jokes! Woz is one of about three people on the face of the planet who can wear this shirt without looking like a terrible asshole. Update: Steve responds. More »

Running Flash on Mac OS is, in a word, miserable. It’s slow, resource-sucking and crashy, compared to Windows. Which is why Apple’s new video acceleration API—which Adobe plans to use in upcoming versions of Flash—is great news. More »