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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TechnologizerDeals & Shopping

Google Gets into the Same-Day Delivery Race. Why?

By Harry McCracken March 28, 2013

Like eBay and others, Google is trying to make a business out of really fast, really cheap delivery. Good luck!

TechnologizerApps & Software

7 Apps Worth Buying

By Harry McCracken March 28, 2013

For all the embarrassment of free riches on mobile-software bazaars such as Apple‘s App Store and Google Play, I’m never chagrined when I plunk down a few bucks for something that makes me more productive.

TechnologizerApps & Software

New Flipboard Lets You Edit Your Own Magazines

By Harry McCracken March 26, 2013

What if the beautiful, browsable content consisted of items which you picked by hand to share with the world?

TechnologizerAccessories & Peripherals

Logitech Builds Its Ultrathin iPad Keyboard into a Case

By Harry McCracken March 26, 2013

The keyboard kingpin’s latest iPad model protects both sides of the tablet.

TechnologizerApps & Software

Print Travel Books Are Dead, and There’s No Good Replacement

By Harry McCracken March 25, 2013

Why aren’t there better smartphone apps for serious travelers?

TechnologizerSmartphones

Starbucks and Square: Imperfect Together

By Harry McCracken March 20, 2013

Pay With Square is supposed to make paying with your phone at Starbucks a snap. But it flunked Fast Company’s real-world test.

TechnologizerWeb Video

The Future of YouTube: More Channels in More Places

By Harry McCracken March 18, 2013

Today, with four billion hours of viewership a month, YouTube is more popular than ever. But it’s also part of an Internet that’s radically different than it was when YouTube was young.

TechnologizerApps & Web