Editorial articles

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  Android OEM death watch: Sony, HTC, and LG edition

  By Vlad Savov on September 14, 2016 09:15 am + 149 comments

  If Android OEMs were just that, original equipment manufacturers, their jobs would be much simpler Continue reading…

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  In praise of the internet's best festival, which is going away

  By Casey Newton on September 12, 2016 11:03 am

  For the past five years, XOXO has ended with a warning that there might never be another one. The Continue reading…

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  Competing with the iPhone's specs is harder than it seems

  By Vlad Savov on September 12, 2016 08:30 am + 451 comments

  It’s a common fallacy, convenient to Apple, to think that the iPhone maker doesn’t care about specs. Continue reading…

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  The iPhone is still a fundamentally superb phone

  By Vlad Savov on September 8, 2016 09:01 am + 455 comments

  As unhappy as I might be about Apple’s removal of the headphone jack, I have to admit that it’s not Continue reading…

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  Apple killed the headphone jack so it could resurrect the Bluetooth headset

  By Vlad Savov on September 7, 2016 04:53 pm + 307 comments

  Deep breaths, everyone, deep breaths. Apple’s dismissal of the headphone jack today was arrogant, Continue reading…

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  Today's iPhone event will be a test of trust for Apple

  By Vlad Savov on September 7, 2016 09:30 am + 119 comments

  From a distance, today may look like any other early-September Apple event: new iPhones, new Continue reading…

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  Sunrise is dead, and so is the dream of an excellent calendar app

  By Casey Newton on August 31, 2016 10:00 am + 31 comments

  Today the sun finally sets on Sunrise, the calendar app that Microsoft acquired last year. Microsoft Continue reading…

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  Stop fretting about the Note 7’s performance

  By Vlad Savov on August 26, 2016 01:34 pm + 280 comments

  The Galaxy Note 7 is this year’s best new phone, edging out Samsung’s own S7 Edge, and easily the Continue reading…

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  We shouldn't want Twitter to handle harassment like Olympics GIF takedowns

  By Adi Robertson on August 18, 2016 02:47 pm + 10 comments

  Since the Olympics started earlier this month, its parent organization and broadcaster NBC have Continue reading…

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  The glorious Galaxy Note 7 is what happens when a company isn't afraid to go crazy

  By Vlad Savov on August 17, 2016 01:52 pm + 172 comments

  Galaxy Note 7 reviews have hit the internet this week and the consensus among them is that it might Continue reading…