Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken is an editor at large at TIME, where he writes about personal technology for the magazine and TIME.com. He’s been a gadget nerd since the late 1970s and is the founder of Technologizer and the former editor in chief at PC World magazine. He's talked tech on everything from the History Channel to Dateline NBC to NPR's Science Friday. Contact him at harry_mccracken@timemagazine.com.

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TechnologizerApple

Live Coverage of Apple’s iPhone Event

By Harry McCracken Sept. 09, 2013

With the new iPhone(s) nearly upon us, here’s hoping for a surprise or two.

TechnologizerAccessories & Peripherals

Toq: A Smartwatch That’s Qualcomm, Inside and Out

By Harry McCracken Sept. 04, 2013

A Qualcomm smartwatch? The company is a giant when it comes to the chips that go inside smartphones and other mobile devices, but it doesn’t normally make consumer devices.

TechnologizerHome Entertainment

Review: Mini Jambox Speaker Is the Jambox, Halved

By Harry McCracken Sept. 04, 2013

Jawbone’s newest Bluetooth sound system is more perfectly pocketable.

TechnologizerOpinion

When People Describe Themselves as Experts, It’s a Good Sign They Aren’t

By Harry McCracken Sept. 03, 2013

Not all opinions about Microsoft’s Nokia deal are created equal.

TechnologizerPortables

Hands On: Amazon’s New Kindle Paperwhite Is a Really, Really Refined E-Reader

By Harry McCracken Sept. 03, 2013

A great e-reader for serious readers is getting just a little bit better still.

TechnologizerMicrosoft

My First Nine Questions About Microsoft’s Nokia Acquisition

By Harry McCracken Sept. 03, 2013

What does it mean for Microsoft? For Google and Apple? And — most important — for consumers?

TechnologizerSmartphones

With Nokia Acquisition, Microsoft Is Definitely a Devices and Services Company

By Harry McCracken Sept. 03, 2013

The software behemoth makes its biggest bet on hardware ever.

TechnologizerMicrosoft

Yes, Microsoft Could Have Invented the iPhone. Here’s How

By Harry McCracken Aug. 31, 2013

Steve Ballmer’s company knew what the future of user interfaces would look like.

TechnologizerRumors

Google May Have a WIMM to Make a Smartwatch

By Harry McCracken Aug. 30, 2013

An interesting wearable-tech startup is now part of Android, reports GigaOM.

TechnologizerApps & Software

Zite Gets Nice on Android, Lands on Google Glass

By Harry McCracken Aug. 28, 2013

New versions of the personalized-magazine app for one of the world’s biggest platforms, and one of the smallest.

TechnologizerApps & Software

Foursquare Looks Great on Windows 8

By Harry McCracken Aug. 28, 2013

The first serious tablet version of the check-in app is here.

TechnologizerApps & Software

Parallels Access Turns Windows and OS X Apps Into iPad-Friendly Versions

By Harry McCracken Aug. 27, 2013

Access aims to let you use Windows and OS X programs on your tablet, blurring the lines between tablet operating systems and desktop operating systems.