It appears that the iPhone 5c experiment won’t soon be repeated
Notice anything unusual about this week’s Apple keynote? You know, aside from the first Apple phablet and confirmation of a wrist-worn wearable? This year’s mix …
Darren Murph
Darren Murph has roamed the consumer electronics landscape for nearly a decade, earning a Guinness World Record as the planet’s most prolific professional blogger along the way. His work has been featured in Popular Science, Engadget, BGR, Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom owner’s magazine, Oprah.com, Gadling, Thrillist, and ShermansTravel, and he has appeared on ABC, PBS, CTV and NBC. He is presently dabbling in quantum physics in a bid to construct the 30-hour day.
Latest Articles by Darren Murph
The iPhone 6 feature that’s great, but hardly good enough: Wi-Fi Calling
It was mentioned in the company’s keynote as something of an afterthought, but for travelers, it was the one line that piqued the most interest: …
Apple breaks form by announcing Watch far before it’s ready to ship
Some might find it rather amusing that Apple generally makes things happen like clockwork, only to completely turn a habit on its ear when ushering …
Apple’s delayed mobile payment entry explained: It’s about the ecosystem
I fondly recall being planted in downtown San Francisco for the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5. Prior to the keynote, I surmised that Apple would …
The online review is becoming an all-or-nothing proposition
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, my grandmother ran a restaurant. It was in the middle of nowhere North Carolina, a solid 20 miles from any …
Automatic trip tracker adds Web Dashboard for easier trip sorting, exporting
We’re pretty big fans of Automatic’s savvy trip tracker ‘round these parts, but one of our primary gripes when reviewing it late last year was …
How the rise of mobile apps is making everything easier
There was a time when Googling for “how to erase background in Photoshop” meant something. Budding graphical wizards understood that software existed to accomplish fantastical …
Six years in, the mobile app market is already mature
It’s tough to remember an iPhone without third-party apps, but sure enough, the ability to download from the App Store didn’t arrive until iOS 2.0 …
Wrangling push notifications: Control your phone before it controls you
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably been there. Buzzed, dinged, and blooped to death. For as incredible as smartphones are, their ability to notify you …
On social media, you’re more than just a critic
Judgmentalism has been a staple of societal life for longer than I’m even capable of understanding, and as such, folks have been handing out criticisms …
Subscription fatigue: Are all of those monthly plans worth it?
Blame the banks. Blame cheap credit. Blame serialized television advertisements that encouraged your mother to purchase something she didn’t need because she could pay for …
The photographed world: How our generation is redefining the art of documentation
It was November of 2006, and while many were stuck in a food coma and/or preparing to zone out for the holidays, Flickr was launching …
Unlimited two-day shipping has made it hard to wait for anything
A few years ago, I was “that guy” — the one searching for fillers to boost my online shopping cart to $25 so that I …
An ode to turn-by-turn navigation: Making ‘lost’ a foreign concept
Last week, I drove for 11 hours in a vehicle during a single calendar day. I decided to take such an endeavor the evening before, …
Twitter goes Facebook by injecting foreign content into your stream
It was really just a matter of time — Twitter is now Facebook. In its early days, where new Facebook users friended just a handful …
Let’s never speak again: The incredible benefits of searchable text
I could, in theory, phone everyone up that’s reading this story and convey this message to them via voice. I’m in no position to argue …
The insane process of connecting the world through undersea Internet cables
We’ve oohed and ahhed over interactive maps that detail the world’s mysterious network of undersea Internet cables, but a new report over at Builtvisible is …
How to make long flights tolerable for just $60
Flying is amazing. You can start your day in Russia, and finish it in Reno. You can travel in relative comfort at over 500 miles …
Are we witnessing Windows Phone’s last stand?
Much has been written about Microsoft’s unsettling plan to cut loose some 18,000 of its employees by the end of 2014. You could argue that …
Kenu Airframe+: One of our favorite smartphone accessories just got even better
Kenu’s Airframe is my favorite in-car phone mount, but for those of you with phablets or bulky cases, it’s a bit small. The company is …
Apple’s enterprise deal with IBM: The dawn of a new era at Apple?
At the conclusion of this year’s WWDC, I remarked that the Apple of 2014 was starkly different from the Apple which had showed itself at …
Will Google subsidize data to get the next 5 billion people connected?
For as nifty and novel as Glass, Google+, and 60fps gaming on a high-end Android device are, those aren’t items that will truly drive Google’s …
Google’s Android One: Bringing high-quality performance to those who can’t afford it
Android One won’t make too many headlines, and you won’t read too many reviews of handsets that emerge due to its existence. But in my …
Our society’s view on commuting (and telecommuting) is still painfully warped
A Google employee peers down at an Android Wear smartwatch demo, and notices that — based on real-time traffic information — it would take him …
Kenu Airframe review: The best in-car smartphone mount for travelers
I’m hoping that things change in the (near) future, but for now, my smartphone outsmarts any in-car navigation system that I’ve seen. To date, I …
A great idea, ruined: Perpetual negativity is driving me away from social
I’m spending far less time on social media these days than I once did. A combination of factors have led to this. First off, there’s …
OS X isn’t becoming more like iOS – they’re maturing, together
Sighs generally signal one of two things. Oftentimes, sighs are exhaled with exasperation, highlighting frustration or disappointment. But every so often, on days like Monday, …
Where is the wireless charging revolution?
January 8th, 2009. On this day, in the midst of the usual noise that surrounds the year’s most extravagant electronics show, Palm debuted the Pre. …
Is America getting over its smartphone subsidy addiction?
You’ve seen the advertisements, and you’ve seen them for years. New smartphones for nothing beyond a signature, with the latest and greatest running just $199. …
Warning: Don’t waste your money on knockoff iPhone Lightning cables
When Apple ushered in the Lightning cable with the iPhone 5, millions of folks groaned collectively. A new connector means new accessories and outdated doodads, …
