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Phil Baker

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Product Development Expert

Latest articles by Phil Baker

Technology
Deception on the internet is nothing new, but you’re right, it is getting worseDeception on the internet is nothing new, but you’re right, it is getting worse
Technology

I’m not calling it “fake news,” because that term has been hijacked by Donald Trump to refer to news he disagrees with.

By Phil Baker
Technology
With Walt Mossberg retiring, let’s review the tech reviewersWith Walt Mossberg retiring, let’s review the tech reviewers
Technology

In 1991, Mossberg created a much different approach to tech reviews that not only made it easier to assess a new product but also changed how they would be designed.

By Phil Baker
Technology
We think technology can solve the world’s problems, but it can’t even stop robocallingWe think technology can solve the world’s problems, but it can’t even stop robocalling
Technology

Now that we have a new head of the FCC, let’s see if he can fix this once and for all.

By Phil Baker
Technology
Apple may have already lost the battle to Google for a new generation of studentsApple may have already lost the battle to Google for a new generation of students
Technology

Chromebooks accounted for 58 percent of the 12.6 million mobile computing devices shipped to primary and secondary schools in the U.S. in 2016 — up from 50 percent in 2015.

By Phil Baker
Technology
We’ve had fake news, fake science — and now, ‘fake tech’We’ve had fake news, fake science — and now, ‘fake tech’
Technology

Sometimes it is too good to be true: Magic Leap and Theranos are the latest tech truth-stretchers to be found out.

By Phil Baker
The Samsung Galaxy 7 fiasco may have begun with a tiny mistake on the assembly line
Technology

Imagine a factory building 100,000 units a day, and you can see how a small error can have huge consequences.

By Phil Baker
Technology
What am I missing about self-driving cars?What am I missing about self-driving cars?
Technology

Car companies are throwing caution aside and expecting to put thousands of cars on the streets before there has been sufficient testing.

By Phil Baker
Technology
Is a hardware product ever really ‘done’?Is a hardware product ever really ‘done’?
Technology

What does a company that’s steeped in hardware innovation do when its major product line has reached a state of maturity?

By Phil Baker
Technology
Apple and the expectation of perfectionApple and the expectation of perfection
Technology

Cupertino has two choices: Get more aggressive in improving its own software or, better yet, be more aggressive in acquiring companies that have already proven what they can do.

By Phil Baker
Technology
Hardware upgrades offer new opportunitiesHardware upgrades offer new opportunities
Technology

Imagine if Apple or Samsung did an over-the-air battery upgrade with their phones.

By Phil Baker