The Exploratorium's Experience Experts Deliver Awesome iPad App
It takes 40 years of user experience wizardry to build a museum app this amazing.
Jon Mitchell
Jon Mitchell was a Staff Writer for ReadWrite from July 2011 to February 2013. He's based in San Francisco. Before ReadWrite, he was managing editor of NewsTrust, which provides Web-based tools to help consumers, students, and journalists separate fact from fiction in the news. Jon covered Apple, Google, and how tech affects people.
Articles by Jon Mitchell
Tue, 12 February 2013
Wed, 6 February 2013
Why I Bet Google's Hi-Def, Touchscreen Chromebook Is Real
There's no smoking gun, but there's subtle yet compelling evidence that this thing is for real.
Tue, 5 February 2013
What Makes Mind The Best Meditation App?
This free meditation-timer app was built by a star hacker as a labor of love.
Thu, 31 January 2013
Twitter Outages = Snow Day On The Internet
When Twitter is down, it's like a Snow Day on the Internet.
Wed, 30 January 2013
Netbot, One Of The Great App.net Apps, Is Now Free
If you've wanted to try out App.net, this is the app with which to do it.
Tue, 29 January 2013
Nerd Alert: Turn Your Browser Into A Notepad
You can turn any modern browser window into a text notepad and save the contents. It even works on mobile browsers.
Google's Nexus 4 Is Back On Sale, Get It While You Can
If you want one — and we think you will — you should act quickly.
Peak Mac: The Dawn Of The Real PC Market
As Steve Jobs said, PCs are trucks, and tablets are cars. Most people don't drive trucks. But the ones who do need great trucks.
Mon, 28 January 2013
iOS 6.1 System Update Released By Apple, Adds LTE For More Carriers
The update adds LTE support for more carriers worldwide and a few new bells and whistles.
App.net Becomes iCloud Of The Web
Imagine everything that works about Apple's closed ecosystem, but made available on any platform, including the open Web.
Fri, 25 January 2013
Apple Fires Manufacturer For Faking Documents For Underage Workers
While Apple is certainly not the only hardware company using suppliers with bad labor practices, much of the criticism is well deserved.
The Super-Secret Rules For Google's Project Glass Event
We've gotten our hands on the non-disclosure agreement for developers attending the first Glass Foundry, and you won't believe how…
Wed, 23 January 2013
Siri Will Be Just As Important To Apple As Hardware
If we're headed for a world where hardware disappears into the background, what does Apple have left to sell?
Why It Might Make Sense For Apple To Make A Five-Inch Phone
While Wednesday's critical earnings report will reflect on the health of its existing products, the smart money is on whether or not Apple's…
How The Apple Earnings Rumor Mill Works - And Who It Serves
In the quiet period ahead of the report, the usual supply chain rumors and doomsaying speculation abound.
Tue, 22 January 2013
Apple Pulls Two 500px Apps Over Nudity: Will It Pull Flipboard, Too?
Is the 500px takedown just the overzealous action of a new app reviewer? Or is there a whole new crackdown going on?
Fri, 18 January 2013
Google Places Now Provides Zagat Reviews To App Developers
This means high-quality information from Google such as Zagat reviews can be easily included in location-based apps.
Tue, 15 January 2013
Facebook Graph Search Is Boring: Wake Me When We Get A Single Search AI
The next interesting kind of search is a single, personal, natural-language interface to the data sources of our choosing. Wake me then.
Wikivoyage Answers World's Need For A Wikipedia For Travel
Having Wikivoyage as a noncommercial alternative feels like a breath of fresh air.
Mon, 14 January 2013
The Persecution Of Aaron Swartz
With the painful example of Aaron Swartz in mind, one hopes our society will learn more respect.
Fri, 11 January 2013
We Have A Winner! The Worst Product At CES 2013
The "winner" of ReadWrite's contest to find worst of the world's least necessary inventions.
Thu, 10 January 2013
Why Do I Want An iPad Mini So Badly?
The smartphone might be doomed. A one-hand tablet and a smart watch would be so much better.
Wed, 9 January 2013
Apple Changes App Store Screenshot Rules To Prevent Scam Sales
This will put a stop to a common scammer tactic that tricks people into buying fake apps.
5 New Year's Resolutions To Manage Your Tech Habits
These 5 New Year's resolutions can help you become more deliberate about how you use technology.
