Mike Murphy
Quartz
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Michael:
Fender is reinventing itself for the future of music while holding onto its past
Fender is betting on machine learning and apps for the future of the storied guitar company. → Read More
Apple’s top-of-the-line computer costs more than a BMW
The ultimate computing machine? → Read More
Watch: Our call on Tesla’s new pickup truck
Quartz tech editor Mike Murphy and reporter Michael Coren discuss Tesla’s strange-looking new pickup truck, dubbed the “Cybertruck.” → Read More
Watch: Our call on tech companies’ earnings season
Quartz technology editor Mike Murphy, and global finance editor Jason Karaian, discuss the latest batch of tech companies to report quarterly earnings, including Google, Facebook and Amazon. → Read More
Ford is mortgaging its future on the value of its past
Ford's new all-electric Mustang is a crossover SUV that the company hopes is as fun to drive as a muscle car. It's an existential crisis on wheels. → Read More
The future of live music lives on your smartphone
A new app could revolutionize the way we experience live events. → Read More
The Motorola Razr is back as a smartphone with folding screen
The iconic flip phone of the 2000s is back as a smartphone with a folding screen. → Read More
China’s Singles’ Day brought in nearly $9 billion in sales in the first 20 minutes
Singles' Day makes Black Friday look like a regular Friday. → Read More
AirPods Pro don’t feel particularly “Pro”
Apple's new earbuds add noise-canceling technology—but are they worth the price? → Read More
Why design will make or break the 5G revolution
5G needs an iconic device—and it probably won’t be the smartphone. → Read More
Microsoft wants anyone to be a developer, whether they code or not
There's a shortage of developers in the world, and you could help fill the gap. Yes, you. → Read More
Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s renewal: It’s an ongoing journey, not a destination
Microsoft CEO dishes on coding, winning the Pentagon's JEDI contract, and managing one of the most valuable companies in the world. → Read More
There are signs of life for Apple beyond the iPhone
Even without the iPhone dominating sales, Apple still pulled off a growth quarter. → Read More
We’re about to see what Apple is made of
Can Apple maintain its success even without a popular iPhone? → Read More
Google is slowly figuring out how to make money outside of advertising
Google's sales of cloud services, Pixel phones, and Nest smart-home gadgets are starting to make a difference to Alphabet's bottom line. → Read More
From dial-up to 5G: a complete guide to logging on to the internet
What was once a method for the US military to communicate top secret messages across continents has now morphed into the omnipresent connection that brings you cat videos. → Read More
Google made the perfect laptop for life in 2019
The new Pixelbook Go is an excellent laptop for the way we exist online today. → Read More
Wall Street can’t stand when Amazon invests in itself
Amazon is showing how costly it is to switch to one-day deliveries. → Read More
The Beats Solo Pro are Apple headphones in everything but name
They might still have the Beats logo on the side, but they're Apple through and through. → Read More
The Apple Watch is a great smart watch and finally a good dumb one too
Apple's fifth-generation watch finally adds in a key feature, but at the expense of battery life. → Read More