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Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee

Former senior correspondent

    Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee

    Business & Finance
    The Apple Watch seems useless — just like the first PCs and smartphonesThe Apple Watch seems useless — just like the first PCs and smartphones
    Business & Finance

    People often underestimate new, smaller computing platforms.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The new MacBook is almost all battery insideThe new MacBook is almost all battery inside
    Technology

    Moore’s Law has made computer chips smaller and smaller, but there’s no Moore’s Law for batteries.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Business & Finance
    How a $10,000 Apple Watch could change how people see smartwatchesHow a $10,000 Apple Watch could change how people see smartwatches
    Business & Finance

    People think smartwatches are for nerds. Apple wants to change that.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    It doesn’t matter if the Apple Watch is usefulIt doesn’t matter if the Apple Watch is useful
    Technology

    The rules of the luxury product market are totally different from the rules of the gadget business.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    Apple announces new MacBookApple announces new MacBook
    Technology

    Apple says its latest laptop is the thinnest, lightest Mac in history. It comes with an overhauled keyboard and mouse and a high-resolution retina display.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    The Apple Watch is all about sexThe Apple Watch is all about sex
    Technology

    An NYU professor argues that Apple is becoming a luxury brand, and luxury products are all about signaling wealth to members of the opposite sex.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Technology
    How Google’s wireless service could push down everyone’s cellphone billHow Google’s wireless service could push down everyone’s cellphone bill
    Technology

    Google’s new service, which the Wall Street Journal says will launch within weeks, could reduce costs by relying more on cheap wifi connections.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Politics
    The real Hillary Clinton isn’t talking about her emails, but her SNL alter ego isThe real Hillary Clinton isn’t talking about her emails, but her SNL alter ego is
    Politics

    The real Hillary Clinton isn’t talking about her email controversy, but her Saturday Night Live alter ego went on the air last night to talk about it.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    archives
    ACLU: Redskins owner is an “a**hole,” but we’ll defend his First Amendment rightsACLU: Redskins owner is an “a**hole,” but we’ll defend his First Amendment rights
    archives

    The civil liberties group says that canceling trademarks deemed “disparaging” violates free speech.

    By Timothy B. Lee
    Labor
    Why this month’s lower unemployment rate isn’t great newsWhy this month’s lower unemployment rate isn’t great news
    Labor

    The lower unemployment rate partly reflected people leaving the labor market.

    By Timothy B. Lee