Brian S Hall, CNBC

Brian S Hall

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Recent:
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Past:
  • CNBC
  • Macworld
  • TechHive

Past articles by Brian:

One big concern about Facebook and China

Brian S. Hall asks: Can I really be the only Silicon Valley writer who is troubled by Mark Zuckerberg's rather sycophant hosting of China's cyberspace czar? → Read More

10 cool new features found in iOS 8.1

Don't be fooled: iOS 8.1 is no mere "dot" release. This rapid update from Apple is chock-full of great new features, several of which could change how you work, shop, and share. → Read More

Taptic, haptics, and the body fantastic: The real Apple Watch revolution

Apple's own Taptic Engine lets the Apple Watch communicate on a deeply personal level, and it could lead to an explosion of uses for haptics in computing. → Read More

You can legally unlock your smartphone -- so now what?

In the short term, not much has changed, even with the new law that makes it OK to unlock your smartphone. But longer term, this should benefit both phone owners and carriers. → Read More

What drones can do for you

Not every drone flying above is a privacy-invading lethal weapon. We found five ways that drones are actually helping make the world a better place → Read More

How to protect yourself from smartphone bill cramming

With T-Mobile facing allegations from the FTC that it allowed bogus charges to appear on customers' monthly bills, we take a closer look at cramming and what you can do to spot phony fees. → Read More

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: 'Right to be forgotten' is censorship

Wales sits on a committee advising Google on dealing with an EU court's ruling that people have the right to be forgotten online. → Read More

What Europe's new 'right to be forgotten' online means

Would something like this ever happen in the U.S.? Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales doesn't think so. → Read More

How Bitcoin can go mainstream

It's a fringe concept at the moment. But bringing the virtual currency to the masses isn't as far-fetched as you might think. → Read More