Ian Sherr

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I’m an Editor at Large for CNET News writing about Apple, Microsoft, virtual reality, video games, internet culture and parenting.

Previously, I wrote for The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and the Agence France-Presse, among others. I’ve also served as an Executive Editor at CNET, managing west coast news coverage.

This site contains some of my best work covering companies such as Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Sony and Electronic Arts. I’ve also written some fun pieces along the way.

If you want to connect with me, I’m on almost any social network under the username iansherr.

   

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Apple’s new Mac Mini is killing my Hackintosh

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Commentary: Four years ago, I built a PC, then tricked it to run Mac software. Soon, Apple will stop it from working.

  • Date December 30, 2020
  • Tags analysis, apple, cnet, commentary

Livestreaming on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube needs radical change

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Commentary: As the tragedy in New Zealand shows, livestreaming has become a nightmare.

  • Date March 15, 2019
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, facebook, internet, politics, social issues, television

The answer to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube’s problems with Infowars? Transparency

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Commentary: The only way these companies can fix this mess is to be open and honest with all of us about what’s going on. Why is that so hard?

  • Date August 16, 2018
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, facebook, internet, politics, social issues

Microsoft’s obsession with Windows is ending, and I couldn’t be happier

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Commentary: It‘s all about AI and the web now.

  • Date May 11, 2018
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, internet, politics

Baby tech makers, please figure out what parents actually need

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Commentary: There‘s a growing list of kid tech like oxygen sensors, scales and Wi-Fi cameras. But I‘ve barely bought in because most of this stuff misses the point.

  • Date December 18, 2017
  • Tags advertising, analysis, cnet, commentary, parenting

Sorry not sorry, my iPhone X means more photos of my kid

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Commentary: The iPhone has become my go-to camera. That means I‘m not just taking snapshots of my son, I‘m creating memories he‘ll share with his kids someday.

  • Date November 2, 2017
  • Tags analysis, apple, cnet, commentary, parenting

Twitter, what the hell with all the harassment?

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Commentary: The social network has changed the face of media and politics, but does it take harassment seriously enough? Let‘s ask CEO Jack Dorsey — together.

  • Date October 2, 2017
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, facebook, legal, politics, social issues

WikiLeaks CIA docs show it’s not 2017, it’s 1984. Now what?

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Commentary: Even though I’m no terrorist, the unconfirmed WikiLeaks disclosures about the CIA scare me. They might scare you too. Here’s what to do.

  • Date March 11, 2017
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, internet, politics, security, social issues

Nintendo hooked me as a kid. Can the Switch win over my son?

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Commentary: Nintendo ignited my lifelong interest in video games. Soon, it’ll be my son’s turn, and the Switch console might just be what does it.

  • Date March 3, 2017
  • Tags analysis, cnet, commentary, consoles, parenting, social issues, videogames
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