I thought the ‘What color is this dress?’ controversy was stupid… until I asked my wife to weigh in
For the past day or so, the Internet has been embroiled in what I thought was a completely stupid controversy over the color of a …
Articles by Brad Reed
Here are the Apple Watch’s first magazine ads
With the Apple Watch launch coming in April, now is the time for the company to start turning up its ad campaign for the new …
It sounds like your Apple Watch will come sooner rather than later
We already knew that Apple plans to release the Apple Watch in April but a new report from MacRumors indicates that the watch will be …
Verizon’s humiliation is complete and I am drinking its tears
Verizon predictably lashed out against the FCC’s big net neutrality vote on Thursday, which isn’t too surprising since a lot of telecom and cable companies …
FCC vote: Net neutrality saved, ISPs will be reclassified as utilities
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday enacted its most sweeping change to telecom regulation in years by voting 3-2 to reclassify Internet service providers under Title …
Why you should never sign another two-year wireless contract
Your wireless carrier will probably tempt you with the offer of a cheap smartphone the next time your wireless contract expires. As The Wall Street …
Apple holding March 9th special event for upcoming products
Apple has scheduled its first major event of the year for March 9th, where we’ll definitely get some news on the Apple Watch but may …
FCC votes to override state laws that block municipal broadband deployments
Big news for anyone who’s ever had their town’s municipal broadband network blocked by state legislatures: The Federal Communications Commission has your back. The FCC …
The funniest thing you’ll see today: A death metal cover of Mary Poppins’ ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’
One staple of musical humor over the past several years has been to perform death metal covers of songs that are otherwise happy and upbeat. While …
Google Fiber’s chilling threat to cities: Do things our way or ‘enjoy your Time Warner Cable’
Google Fiber is a hugely ambitious project and because of this it requires a lot of help from municipalities where it’s launching. GigaOM reports that …
Some disappointed Android fans don’t want to believe recent HTC One M9 leaks are real
Are the recently leaked videos of the HTC One M9 just part of an elaborate con by HTC to trick us into being disappointed before …
Tim Cook reportedly spills new key details about the Apple Watch
Back when it was unveiled last fall, it seemed like the first-generation Apple Watch would disappointingly only be water resistant and not waterproof. Now a …
Awesome news: Apple’s emoji will soon be for people of every color
Emoji on iOS will soon be like The Humpty Dance — everyone will enjoy them, including black people, white people, Puerto Ricans, Samoans and everyone else. …
Major leak: Actual Galaxy S6 pictured for the first time ever
Samsung has a lot riding on the Galaxy S6 and every leak we’ve seen about the device indicates that it’s going to be the phone …
Interview with Lenovo’s CTO will scare anyone still thinking of buying a Lenovo product
I’ve long wondered which would be worse for Lenovo — if the company decided to install the Superfish adware onto its machines despite knowing its …
Bitter Zune fan hilariously rants about how the device was way ahead of its time
Back when dedicated digital music players were still a thing, the big battle was between Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune. The iPod won this battle …
How to get a job at Apple: Designer reveals Apple’s insane hiring process
By all accounts, Apple can be a difficult place to work. In fact, it seems that just getting there is a chore. Information Age directs …
You have a brand-new reason to visit Alaska – it’s just legalized pot
Given that smoking marijuana is sometimes the only way to understand certain statements made by one of its former governors, it’s all too proper that Alaska this …
Windows Phone has no shot at ever being relevant
We hardly knew ye, Windows Phone. And I mean that literally almost none of us knew Windows Phone: The latest smartphone numbers from IDC are …
HTC One M9 fully revealed in biggest leak yet
We’ve already seen the HTC One M9 leaked in a bunch of places but now @upleaks has published a major leak of HTC’s complete promotional videos …
Man who said Apple would ‘disappear’ if it didn’t release an Apple Watch by last May makes a new bold prediction
The wonderful thing about being an analyst in this day and age is that you can usually say something completely crazy and people will forget …
iPhone user creates the most absurdly elaborate setup ever for charging his device
Anyone who’s ever had trouble charging an aging smartphone, move over — one iPhone 5c owner has any sob stories you have beat. A Redditor …
Elon Musk reveals how much Apple is offering Tesla employees to jump ship
One seriously overlooked detail from last week’s big Bloomberg report on Apple’s car project was that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed just how far …
The definitive guide to lowering your phone, Internet and cable bills
Cable bills have been increasing at triple the rate of inflation and it’s a good bet that your wireless bill has shot up in recent years …
HTC’s master plan comes into focus
HTC has started recovering from its sales slump of the last few years but the company knows that to keep gaining momentum it will need …
Has Google found the secret for giving Google Wallet new life?
Google Wallet never caught on like Google had hoped but the company now thinks it’s found the secret recipe for giving it fresh life: Partnering with …
With the TWC merger in doubt, is Comcast starting to sweat?
Comcast thought the Time Warner Cable merger would be all wrapped up by now, mostly because it’s so used to getting exactly what it wants …
Apple is now stealing from Samsung in a way that’s perfectly legal
Apple has accused Samsung of stealing its ideas but now it looks like Apple is stealing away Samsung employees. The Korea Times reports that “Apple …
Watch out for an extremely annoying new Gmail bug
Be very careful when you’re using Gmail because a new bug could lead you to send your messages to the wrong recipients. Business Insider details …
You absolutely have to watch Sesame Street’s brilliant House of Cards parody right now
With the third season of House of Cards set to drop this week, Sesame Street has decided to pay tribute to the show by retelling …
