Brian Barrett

No, Seriously, Don’t Stand in Line For the iPhone

We went over this in depth last week, but it’s worth a stern reminder: There is no good reason to stand in line for the iPhone. None. Unless you are Steve Wozniak, and even then it’s dicey. https://gizmodo.com/should-you-stand-in-line-for-the-new-iphone-1264876209 If you want a new iPhone, just order it online and have it delivered to your door…

Apple’s Most Important New Product This Month Won’t Be an iPhone

Tomorrow, Apple will introduce the world to two new iPhones. One will look almost exactly like the current iPhone, the other will look slightly different. Apple will sell millions of each type. And both will hardly matter at all compared to iOS 7. There’s going to be a lot written about the iPhone 5S and…

Our New iPhone Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

Welcome friends! In just a few hours, Apple’s going to take the wrapping off of the updated iPhone 5S and the all new, budget-friendly iPhone 5C. We’ll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! The keynote kicks off at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but we’re firing up the ol’ liveblog machine about an hour…

The iPhone 5S Home Button Ring Could Look Like HAL 2013

While it seems pretty certain that the next iPhone will come with a fingerprint scanner, what it will look like remains an open question. A “silver ring” around the home button (see below) is the prevailing theory; our friend Martin Hajek has taken a closer look at what that might mean in practice. Sure, these…

NFL Coach Cuts Players, Immediately Unfollows Them on Twitter

Let it be known that when Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin cuts you from his team, he will also cut you from his life. Or at least, from his Twitter feed. In a cruel bit of salt-on-wound business, Tomlin unfollowed the players that didn’t make the team’s most recent round of cuts. Deadspin’s got more…

According to 9to5Mac, we may have to wait until the end of October for the final release of OS X Mavericks. The update—which features a lot of small improvements that add up—is reportedly taking extra time to mourn the tragic loss of Goose.

Samsung’s Smartwatch Live Blog Bonanza Starts Right Now

This afternoon, Samsung will kick off its Smartwatch Era with the introduction of the Galaxy Gear. It’s a watch but it’s smart in that it will know when someone is calling you and can take pictures with it and it will have apps. But can it love? Join our liveblog right here—and/or watch the stream…

The New iPhone(s) Are Officially Coming Sept. 10th

After a false start, the Apple invites are officially out. The new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are going to be announced Sept. 10th, as expected. And at least one of them is going to be the rainbow bounty we’d been hoping for. As is often the case, Apple has infused its invite with a…

Why Microsoft Bought Nokia (And What It Means for You)

By now you’ve no doubt heard today’s surprising news; Microsoft has gobbled up Finland’s finest phone division in a $7.2 billion deal. On the surface, it’s a takeover that doesn’t make much sense. But when you look closer, it… still doesn’t make much sense. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try. Let’s start with what…

Apple Will Announce the Next iPhone(s) on Sept 10th (Update: HOLD THAT THOUGHT)

It’s official a big misunderstanding. The iPhone 5S and the budget iPhone 5C will will probably still, but not officially yet make their debut on Sept. 10th. The invites are aren’t mailed, the drapery is is not being frilled, the hip-but-not-too-hip soundtrack is actually probably is being prepped. Here we go again. The details of…

Miller’s Crossing: A Man Chasin’ His Hat

Miller’s Crossing isn’t the best gangster movie, but it may well be the best movie about gangsters. What’s the distinction? As always, with the Coen brothers, it’s a matter of genre, and refusing to play within its confines. If you’re already familiar with Miller’s Crossing you likely remember its individual, indelible moments rather than as…

Time Warner Cable and CBS Make Up Just in Time for NFL Season

In a resolution that’s as timely as it was expected, CBS and Time Warner Cable have kissed and made up. You’ll get your Under the Dome as scheduled tonight, but more importantly, you won’t miss any of your sweet professional football action. The dispute, which began a full month ago today, had impacted Time Warner…

An IT Flaw Has Let Unauthorized Users Exploit Army PCs for Years

Earlier this week, Buzzfeed reported that a computer security flaw in has left Army computers vulnerable for at least two years; today, the Army confirmed to Buzzfeed that this was, in fact the case. And that they have no plans to do anything to fix it. While the specifics of the flaw haven’t yet been…

Girlfriend Body Pillow Update: 326% More Expensive, Joined by Dudes

We’re not due for our biennial Deluxe Comfort Girlfriend Body Pillow update for another 14 months, but rapidly evolving events in the girlfriend body pillow world have forced our hand. Things are different now. Here is what we know. A Pricier Pillow The original Deluxe Comfort Girlfriend Body Pillow, despite continuing to defy all decency…

Why You Shouldn’t Be Using iTunes

iTunes is bad. Even if you’ve never consciously thought it, you’ve known it deep down inside of you, the same way you’ve always known that fire burns and that Josh Lucas will never make the A list. But if you’re looking for the specific reasons iTunes is bad, Lifehacker lays the case out out nicely…

11 People Who Actually Love This Twitter Update

Yesterday, Twitter unloaded an update on the unsuspecting masses that introduced a thin blue line to thread conversations together. As always happens whenever something is Slightly Different on the Internet, the people revolted. Except for these few. While everyone else was busy wailing and gnashing their teeth in 140 character bursts, these brave iconoclasts have…

This Red iPhone 5S Housing Isn’t Real, But It Should Be

Kinja user lotzosushi has uploaded a few pictures from a larger Flickr collection of what he claims are iPhone 5c parts. But while there’s nothing in the budget iPhones we haven’t seen before, there is a red iPhone 5 casing that got us dreaming of a red iPhone 5S future. https://lotzosushi.kinja.com/my-iphone-5c-housing-photos-1212723191 While there have been…

Apple, the iPhone, and the End of Surprise

This might not be a video of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5c. It might not show that Apple’s next flagship will look nearly identical to the iPhone 5. It might not reveal that the current black and white models will be joined by a gold—pardon, champagne version—when they are announced on Sept. 10th. But…

If There’s a Graphite iPhone 5S, It Had Better Look Nicer Than This

Apple rumormonger du jour Sonny Dickson has outed the latest in a series of reputed scoops: An iPhone 5S in not white, black, or gold, but graphite. It sounds potentially lovely! It looks… not so much. Which is why it seems particularly unlikely that this is the real deal. While there’s almost no question that…

Report: The iPhone 5S Processor Is 31% Faster Than Today’s

Let’s start by saying that this isn’t much to go on; if it were more concrete it would be more than just a tweet. But Fox newsperson Clayton Morris—who’s had some success with Apple rumors in the past—has claimed knowledge that the A7 chip that will power the iPhone 5S is 31% faster than its…