How the iPhone 5 Will Yet Again Fail to Eliminate Credit Cards
Near Field Communication technology has been in phones since 2006, and there's a reason it has yet to take off.
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Christopher Mims
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I’m a contributing editor at MIT Technology Review. Until recently I blogged the converging crises of the 21st century for Grist. I report for Wired and Scientific American, and I’ve got projects cooking for The BBC, The Atlantic and Smithsonian.
Lately I’ve been helping friends launch an experiment in alternate funding models for science and environment-focused media, called MajorPlanet.
In another life I was a crayfish neuroscientist specializing in functional and anatomical studies via Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Christopher Mims's Stories
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A Surprisingly Long List of Everything Smartphones Replaced
Hundreds of dollars and as many pounds of goods supplanted, thanks to a single device.
How Universal One-Click Payments Will Change Everything
Stripe presages the end of cash -- or at least, never entering credit card information again.
TED Has Competition -- From An Advertising Firm
Journalism, "amateur" content and web-only television are increasingly being created by brands themselves.
Why Are We In Denial About The Flaws of Tablets?
Publishers are beginning to figure out that an imperfect form factor means tablets aren't the be-all and end-all.
How Today's Supreme Court Decision Will Help Unleash American Innovation
Upholding Obamacare means more for the growing ranks of independent innovators than it does for any political party.
Signing Up for Google's Glasses Is Like Signing Up for a Mental Illness
Are you prepared to manage the distractions inherent in a portal to the Internet that you literally can't avoid?
The Most Important New Technology Since the Smart Phone Arrives December 2012
Even if you've seen the Leap Motion before, this is a demo you've got to watch.
What's Wrong With Almost Every Old Media-Inspired New Media Startup
Tired theories about what it takes to succeed on the web neglect the fact that the web is no longer where media innovation happens.
Fujitsu Cracks 300,000 Year Crypto Problem in Days
Pairing-based crypto is supposed to be the basis of next-generation crytography systems.
