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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TechnologizerHome Entertainment

ESPN Discovers Sports Fans Don’t Care About 3D TV After All

By Harry McCracken June 12, 2013

The TV sports kingpin kills its 3D channel after three years, blames disinterested consumers.

TechnologizerGoogle

Here’s What Googlers Think of The Internship

By Harry McCracken June 11, 2013

Over at Quora, a Google employee has summarized his colleagues’ reaction to the new Google movie.

TechnologizerApple

Apple’s WWDC Sleeper Story: iWork for iCloud

By Harry McCracken June 11, 2013

Apple’s browser-based office suite looks promising — which could be big news even if you don’t care about office suites.

TechnologizerApple

WWDC’s Software Announcements Are Apple’s Future

By Harry McCracken June 10, 2013

New hardware is cool, but only as cool as the software that powers it — which makes WWDC a huge deal.

TechnologizerEntertainment

The Internship: A Google-centric Guide to a Google-centric Movie

By Harry McCracken June 09, 2013

Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson star in a Silicon Valley comedy — even though it was largely shot in Atlanta.

TechnologizerApple

Live Coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2013 Keynote

By Harry McCracken June 07, 2013

Join us for news on new Apple operating systems and — with any luck — a new hardware device or two.

TechnologizerApps & Software

Yes, the World Does Need Another iPhone Note-Taking App

By Harry McCracken June 07, 2013

Leading Apple blogger John Gruber and his partners have released Vesper, an uncommonly sleek note taker.

TechnologizerEntertainment

Dolby’s Atmos(pheric) New Movie Theater Sound System

By Harry McCracken June 06, 2013

The audio giant’s next-generation movie sound system is impressive, though not yet widespread.

TechnologizerAccessories & Peripherals

Logitech Buys a Kickstarter Star

By Harry McCracken June 06, 2013

TidyTilt, an iPhone stand, mount and earbud-cord organizer, gets snapped up by an accessory kingpin.

TechnologizerMicrosoft

InfoWorld Reboots Windows 8

By Harry McCracken June 05, 2013

Introducing Windows Red, a next-generation Windows concept designed to please Windows 8 naysayers.

TechnologizerTablets

Sony’s Second-Generation Duo Is a Windows 8 Slider That Makes Sense

By Harry McCracken June 04, 2013

This second-generation tablet-laptop hybrid offers a bigger screen, a slicker hinge and longer battery life.

TechnologizerRumors

Let’s Fact-Check Digitimes’ Apple Reporting Once Again

By Harry McCracken June 03, 2013

In which I follow up on my May 2012 story on the Taipei-based news site’s famously untrustworthy Apple reporting.