Timothy B. Lee
Former senior correspondent
Latest articles by Timothy B. Lee


People often underestimate new, smaller computing platforms.


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


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


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


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.


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.


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


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.


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


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