Mike Carrall
Mike Carrall is a tech executive by day in Silicon Valley who writes under a pseudonym. Mike's passions include extreme sports, testing audio gear, trying (not so successfully) to restore a vintage 70's McIntosh receiver and spending time with his seven year-old daughter.
Apple Recall: Your 2015-2017 MacBook Pro may have an unsafe battery
UPDATE: Those who have recently sent in a MacBook Pro to replace a faulty butterfly keyboard probably already have the replacement battery per the...
Amazon Showcases Latest Prime Air Drone Design: 15 mile range, 5 pound payload, 30 minute deliveries
And you thought same day delivery was fast?!
Amazon today took the wraps off its latest update to the much-hyped Prime Air. Designed to travel...
Smart Home News: Amazon Echo Show 5 smart speaker takes on Google Nest Hub
Say hello to Amazon's new, compact smart display, the Echo Show 5.
Given the success of smart home devices -- and especially smart speakers --...
Amazon releases “new” Fire 7 Tablet, starts at $49.99 and ships this summer
Amazon has updated the Fire 7, its budget-friendly, entry level tablet.
With 16GB and special offers (ads), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will reportedly start shipping the...
Pixel 3a Reviews: Google does the budget phone right
Starting at only $399 Google's Pixel 3a smartphone line-up makes a strong case for the "less is more" crowd.
Trendspotting: Apple Music hits 28M users, passes Spotify at 26M users
In the war for streaming music subscribers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is apparently making major inroads.
According to reports today, Apple Music had 28 million users...
John Legend can now respond to your commands (and serenade you) on Google Assistant
“Hey, Google, serenade me”
Apple News Plus is Here: 300 magazines, $9.99 per month subscription
First music. Then movies. Now Apple targets the newspaper and magazine industry for disruption.
T-Mobile now offers eSIM support for iPhone XS, XR
eSIMs are slowly catching on, and, thankfully, making activating phones easier. T-Mobile is the latest U.S. carrier to offer support for the technology on...
