Farhad Manjoo
Technology
Men Should Wear MakeupThis is my final column for Slate, so I’m going out on a limb. Guys, pick up the airbrush already.
Gadget Hunter
Live-Tweeting Today’s Big Apple iPhone EventWe’re live in Cupertino with up-to-the-minute coverage.
Technology
R.I.P. WindowsBy purchasing Nokia’s smartphone division, Microsoft has killed its signature strategy.
Technology
Who Should Run Microsoft Next?Bill Gates. But since he won’t, I have another guy in mind …
Technology
Smart Concept, Not-So-Smart WatchThe Pebble, the best-funded project in Kickstarter history, is kind of a dud.
Technology
If Anyone Can Save the Washington Post, It’s Jeff BezosThe newspaper now has an owner who’s a master of finding new ways of selling old things.
Technology
Welcome to the DongleGoogle’s Chromecast is fast, cheap, and ready to take over the world.
Low Concept
WarGames: Google vs. AppleHow Google can destroy Apple’s Chinese factories in one fell swoop.
Technology
NeverWet? More Like OftenKindaWet.The miracle water repellent we’ve all been waiting for is a dud.
Technology
Give Me Back My iPhone!Android is a wonderful operating system. But most Android phones are crap.
Technology
In Praise of an Overflowing InboxEmail is ubiquitous, meritocratic, and forgiving. It will never die, and I don’t want it to.
Gadget Hunter
The Cheap iPhone That Wasn’tApple still won’t compete for price-conscious consumers. That’s an increasingly risky strategy.
Technology
Would You Just Look at All Those Rich People!That’s Valleywag’s editorial vision in a nutshell, but it could be so much more.
Technology
Videos Are Better Than PhotographsThe rise of short-form video services is going to make the snapshot obsolete.
Technology
A Whole Lot of Bells, Way Too Many WhistlesMultimedia-laden features like “Snow Fall” and “The Jockey” are bad for the Web and bad for readers.
Technology
Glow vs. StickA much-hyped new fertility aid reveals the limitations of data-tracking apps.
Rivalries
Behind Frenemy LinesWe think of the top four tech companies as mortal foes, but they need one another in order to thrive.
Low Concept
WarGames: Google vs. AppleIntroducing Slate’s totally imaginary simulation of what would happen if the world’s two great powers went to (actual) war.
Technology
Marissa Mayer Has Done Everything Right (So Far)First, she had to fix Yahoo’s image. She succeeded. The next step is harder.
Technology
The Stupidest Thing Apple Ever DidA federal judge swats the ghost of Steve Jobs and hands Amazon a win in the battle for the e-book market.
