Fighting My Own Start Menu
I finally installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, lost half my pinned tiles, and spent the rest of the night half-watching Rio instead of fixing it.
The Note 7's Iris Scanner and Other Things Nobody Asked For
Samsung's Note 7 brings an iris scanner, USB-C, and a waterproof S Pen — plus some thoughts on why every phone launch now leans on a biometric party trick.
Samsung Skipped a Number and Gave the Note an Eyeball Scanner
Samsung's new Note 7 (yes, 7, they skipped 6) showed up this week with an iris scanner and USB-C. Some thoughts from someone who has never once wanted a stylus.
The Free Windows 10 Upgrade Is Officially Dead. It Still Works.
Microsoft's free Windows 10 upgrade offer ended July 29th, but the old accessibility-page trick still activates it for free. Here's how I did it this weekend.
The Windows 10 Deadline Came and Went
The free Windows 10 upgrade deadline passed on July 29th. Notes on a last-minute upgrade, what your options are now, and why you should back up before touching old hardware.
The Pokemon Go Plus Got Delayed and I'm Kind of Relieved
Niantic just pushed the Pokemon Go Plus wristband from late July to September, and after a week of dead batteries and dropped logins, I'm not even mad about it.
The Rocket Landed and Nobody Noticed
A rocket stuck a rare land landing at Cape Canaveral last week and almost nobody noticed because everyone was too busy chasing Pokemon around parking lots at midnight.
Watching the Mr. Robot Premiere at 1am
Thoughts on the Mr. Robot season two premiere, why its hacking scenes actually hold up, and the odd split-screen feeling of watching it the same week Pokemon Go ate everyone's attention.
Walking Circles Around the Block for Pokemon Go
A night spent walking loops around my own block chasing Pokemon Go, dodging crashed servers, and side-eyeing that Google account permissions prompt.
Tesla Buying SolarCity Still Smells Like a Bailout to Me
Tesla's all-stock offer to buy SolarCity has been public for a week now, and the family ties and shaky balance sheet involved make it look a lot more like a bailout than a "synergy" play.
The Tesla-SolarCity Offer Smells Like a Bailout
Tesla's board offered to buy SolarCity this week in an all-stock deal worth a few billion, and the fact that Elon Musk chairs both companies and his cousin runs SolarCity is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the coverage nobody's saying out loud.
PSVR Is $399, Except Not Really
Sony priced PlayStation VR at $399 during E3 week, but the camera and Move controllers aren't included, plus some thoughts on that baffling Death Stranding trailer.