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Tesla’s New Battery Is On the Wall and Off the Grid

Tesla makes awe-inspiring, environmentally friendly sports cars — and, now, solar-powered batteries for your home.

By Amos Kwon
Google Is Now a Mobile Carrier, Here’s What It...

Disruption: overused, yes; inappropriate, no.

By Darren Murph
Is This Phone the Answer to Smartphone Privacy?
The Blackphone 2 gets aggressive with security, because there’s no m…
By Darren Murph
Will the Sharing Economy Change the World?
A look at how sharing platforms like Uber and Airbnb positively and …
By Darren Murph
Robinhood and the Easy Money Apps
A new breed of money apps — Robinhood, Acorns and Digit — are trans…
By Darren Murph
Feb 2, 2015
Decrypted: Health is the New Gold
Tracking your health is attracting big data and big business — and in an era where personal data is the new currency, health informatio…
By Darren Murph
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Dec 22, 2014
Serial, and Putting Longform Radio Back on the Map
Despite overflowing Twitter feeds, unending notification pings, busier schedules, and a lust for just getting to the point, there’s an …
By Darren Murph
Nov 26, 2014
Decrypted: An Argument to End Black Friday

It’s that time again. No, not Thanksgiving.

By Darren Murph
Nov 3, 2014
Decrypted: With Health, Microsoft Admits Defeat — and Adapts
Microsoft’s newly minted CEO Satya Nadella has no shortage of challenges ahead, with revenue streams from Windows and Office thinning. …
By Gear Patrol
Oct 13, 2014
Decrypted: Predictive Keyboards Are Taking Over Your Smartphone (and Beyond)
With this month’s introduction of iOS 8, SwiftKey — along with other alternative keyboards — have made their way over to the iPhone dem…
By Gear Patrol
Oct 2, 2014
Decrypted: Path Rights Its Course

It’s entirely possible that you have no idea what Path is. Until recently it had been floundering mightily.

By Darren Murph
Sep 19, 2014
Decrypted: Caution in the Age of the Quantified Self
Tracking your health and fitness with the help of smartphone apps and wearables is fun and motivating; auto insurers are now allowing d…
By J. Travis Smith
Sep 9, 2014
Decrypted: Apple Pay Will Kill the Wallet — Eventually

With the debut of the iPhone 6 (and 6 Plus) came a nugget so substantial that it deserved its own introduction: Apple Pay.

By Darren Murph
Sep 9, 2014
The Apple Watch Is Here. Now What?
Back in August, we argued that smartwatches simply weren’t worth the investment (yet, anyway) for most people. The question, of course,…
By Darren Murph
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Sep 3, 2014
Decrypted: The State of Drones in America, Today, Tomorrow and Beyond

Drones both commercial and noncommercial face a slew of bureaucratic challenges in the near future.

By Darren Murph
Aug 20, 2014
Decrypted: A Guide to Avoiding Data Throttling
Throttling is a term that has snuck up on laypeople all of a sudden, particularly applying to how mobile data is delivered. Rather than…
By Darren Murph
Aug 13, 2014
Decrypted: Are Wearables Worth It?
In a sense, producers of wearables are trying to convince you that they’re something you can’t possibly live without…. something like y…
By Darren Murph
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Jul 2, 2014
Decrypted: Google Takes Aim at Apple’s Biggest Advantage with Material Design

Google just released a new “Material Design” standard for Android, which aims to decrease design fragmentation.

By Darren Murph