Living in Tech

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Apple Watch

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 3, 2015

2 min read

Over at Wired, there’s an interesting feature about the laborious development of the Apple Watch. As with the vast...

Smartphone Dependence on the Rise: Pew

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 2, 2015

2 min read

A small but significant portion of Americans can only access the Web via a smartphone, according to new data from the...

Amazon’s Dash Button: Small Device, Big Plans

Nick Kolakowski, 

April 1, 2015

2 min read

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants his company to integrate with customers’ lives in as seamless a way as possible. Its...

Google Maps: Now With Pac-Man

Dice Staff, 

April 1, 2015

1 min read

It’s April 1, and you know what that means: Time for Google’s annual prank. This year, Google has a good one....

Microsoft Still Trying to Get Surface Right

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 31, 2015

2 min read

Microsoft’s first attempt at Surface, its tablet-laptop hybrid, was an unmitigated disaster that forced the company...

Company Housing: Perk or Gilded Cage?

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 31, 2015

3 min read

Back in the 19th century, some of America’s pioneering super-capitalists decided to build whole towns to house their...

Are Periscope and Meerkat the Next Big Thing?

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 27, 2015

3 min read

The ability to live-stream something isn’t new; many a person has used Google Hangouts or YouTube to share in...

Millennial Tech Workers Losing Ground in U.S.

Dino Londis, 

March 26, 2015

6 min read

Millennial tech workers are entering the U.S. workforce at a comparable disadvantage to other tech workers throughout...

Amazon: FAA Slowing Drone Development

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 25, 2015

3 min read

Amazon might be a few steps closer to filling the skies overhead with delivery drones, but it couldn’t resist taking...

VR Presents Potential UX Issues for Designers

Nick Kolakowski, 

March 25, 2015

1 min read

Over the years, software UX has evolved in ways instantly familiar to anyone who’s ever used a PC or tablet. A great...