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Joe Wilcox

Joe Wilcox

Executive Editor at BetaNews

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  • English
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Tillis, Michel, Kappos File Amici Curiae in American Axle at Supreme Court

Senator Thom Tillis, Judge Paul Michel and David Kappos filed an amici brief with the Supreme Court in American Axle concluding that section 101 is gravely damaging our country’s ability to succeed in the race for global innovation leadership, and that the solution is for the Supreme Court to take A…
over 3 years ago
betanews.com

Grado Labs GW100 wireless headphones [Review]

When I first opened the box containing the Grado Labs GW100 headphones, one word came to mind:
almost 6 years ago
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My AMC Stubs A-List subscription is a bad B-movie

Earlier this week, movie theater chain AMC dumped coal in my Christmas stocking when I attempted to cancel the $19.95-a-month, watch-three-movies-a-week Stubs A-List subscription. One, and then another, customer representative informed me that at signup, the terms of service explicitly states that c…
almost 6 years ago
betanews.com

Tuft + Paw Gatto Basket [Review]

When I think beta testing, low-tech doesn’t come to mind. The gadgets that you use demand extensive quality review during design and prefabrication stages, long before ever being manufactured…
almost 6 years ago
betanews.com

10 quick observations about Google Pixel Slate

Pixel Slate arrived at the Wilcox household on Nov. 28, 2018, from Google Store, with the order correctly fulfilled. Initial out-of-the-box reaction: “Oh”. Underwhelmed. Nearly five day…
almost 6 years ago
betanews.com

Google Store sent me kicking and screaming back to Apple

Part 1 of three. Google Store’s bureaucratic ineptitude is beyond belief. My recent, unresolved customer crisis is an experience in artificial unintelligence. For a parent company whose core competency is supposed to be indexing, crunching, and disseminating information, it’s inconceivable that some…
about 6 years ago
betanews.com

Goodbye noisy neighbors, I quit Nextdoor

Six days ago, Facebook notified me that my personal information had been pilfered in a recently revealed hack affecting tens of millions subscribers. Lovely. Why don’t you kick me in the head, too, Mark Zuckerberg? Perhaps you would prefer a baseball bat, so you can beat me to death instead? I respo…
about 6 years ago
betanews.com

The price you pay Apple for (so-called) iPhone innovation

Trendsetter Apple has done it again! Just when you thought there was no innovation left in the smartphone market, CEO Tim Cook delivers the wildly price-disruptive iPhone XS Max 512GB for heart-stopping $1,449. Smartphones simply don’t cost this much. What other company would stoop so low by reachin…
about 6 years ago
betanews.com

Apple replaced my butterfly keyboard

Yesterday, the local Apple Store emailed that my wife’s former 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar was ready. We picked up the laptop hours later. If you haven’t heard about specks of …
about 6 years ago
betanews.com

Two months later, switching to Google from Apple

Doubt disturbed my commitment to give up the Apple Way for the Google lifestyle two months ago. Preparing to pack up my wife’s 64GB white iPhone X, I was taken aback by how pretty it was. She kept the thing in a case, which protected from damage but also obscured beauty. For fleeting seconds, I wond…
over 6 years ago
betanews.com

Invasion of the dog-poop phones

A few days ago, BetaNews Managing Editor Wayne Williams emailed asking if I could contribute content after being silent for ages, especially as the site’s 20th anniversary approaches. He doesn’t fathom the potential terror that request will unleash.
over 6 years ago
betanews.com

Something you gotta know about iPhone X

I consider myself lucky, although some commenters (you know who you are) will disagree, by successfully ordering from Verizon Wireless the iPhone X for delivery on launch day—November 3rd. A FedEx driver brought the anticipated package to my door yesterday afternoon. I hauled down to Apple Store to …
about 7 years ago
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Disaster on Denali

What went wrong on that fateful day in 1967 in Alaska—and how did those Colorado men make it out alive?
over 7 years ago
betanews.com

The iPhone Legacy

Steve was right, and I don’t refer to Apple cofounder Jobs, but to an iPhone buyer I met 10 years ago today. He was among the eclectic group of people waiting outside Apple Store Montgomery Mall to spend $499 or $599 on the fruit logo company’s first smartphone. The amount was outrageous at the time…
over 7 years ago
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May the Moto Z Force Droid be with you [Review]

If you asked why the Moto Z Force Droid Edition appeals to me, I couldn’t identify one thing, which arguably is odd considering this is a review. Benefits and features feel finely balanced, which is a hallmark of good product design. Oh, and that satisfaction is for the pure smartphone experience, w…
over 7 years ago
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Meet Fujifilm X100F [Review]

During the camera film era, Fujifilm battled kingpin Kodak with brighter, more vibrant colors that either photographers loved or hated—perhaps both. That was last century. In the 21st, Kodak is a shadow cast against aged Kodachrome, while its rival has successfully transitioned from print to digital…
over 7 years ago
betanews.com

My favorite tech items of 2016 [Joe]

The year 2016 is when the United States sold its soul to Donald Trump and I signed over mine to Apple. How’s that for introduction to the five favs series, joining colleagues Alan Buckingham, Brian Fagioli, and Wayne Williams? Yup. I’m an Apple whore as 2017 opens onto its second day. The fruit-logo…
almost 8 years ago
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Got MacBook Pro with Touch Bar? How’s your battery life?

Consumer Reports played nasty, little Santa’s helper by plopping a piece of chunky coal into Apple’s Christmas stocking, when denying the coveted—and expected—recommendation. Holy Moly.…
almost 8 years ago
betanews.com

Chromebook’s future is bleak

A few days ago, one of my Google+ followers, Steve Kluver, commented on an August 2014 share:
almost 8 years ago
betanews.com

I chose MacBook Pro with Touch Bar over Surface Book

Water smacked the windshield -- a torrent of heavy droplets -- as my wife struggled to feed money into the tollbooth machine. Pelting rain is uncommon during November in San Diego, but we had purpose for driving 36 km through the downpour to Chula Vista and the Otay Ranch Apple Store, where I had ne…
almost 8 years ago
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If you’re a recent MacBook Pro buyer, Apple just did you a HUGE favor

People wanting a shiny new MacBook Pro are in for sticker shock. The entry-level for the cheapest, newest 13-incher is $200 or $500 more than its predecessor, depending on whether or not opting for…
about 8 years ago