There’s plenty to admire in the iPhone X straight from the unboxing. The biggest change stares you in the face: that screen, that screen. Steven Levy Read Quote
Implanting a microchip inside the brain to augment its mental powers has long been a science fiction trope. Steven Levy Read Quote
When superpower countries like the United States and the former Soviet Union contemplated moving their conflicts to outer space, there was justifiable fear and dread. Steven Levy Read Quote
The rush into scripted video by tech giants is going to accelerate an evolution of entertainment that’s already underway. We’re already moving away from the idea that drama is a 60-minute exercise with four bathroom breaks. Steven Levy Read Quote
This paradox of vision – the genius of youthful ignorance – is nothing new. Had Bill Gates not been in diapers in the early days of computer software, he might have understood that there could never be a market for consumer software – but the 19-year-old Gates went ahead and cofounded Microsoft. Steven Levy Read Quote
Normally, my digital peregrinations take me to destinations like Facebook, YouTube, and boingboing.net. Steven Levy Read Quote
Since the iPhone, the most transformative products have not been gadgets but services. Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have changed lives, but they didn’t launch to massive fanfare. Steven Levy Read Quote
All through the 1980s, Apple kept its prices high. There were many reasons Microsoft’s much bigger user base managed to resist moving to the GUI – but price was high among them. Steven Levy Read Quote
In the history of U.S. elections, the fall of 2000 is notorious for the debacle that occurred in the country’s attempt to elect a president that year. Steven Levy Read Quote
How do you show off the most anticipated product in years? That was my dilemma with the iPhone X. Since my unit was one of the first few released into the wild, it naturally drew a lot of curiosity when I pulled it out of my pocket and gave it a dewy-eyed glance to wake it from slumber. Steven Levy Read Quote
