Articles by Frank Catalano

Frank Catalano (@FrankCatalano) is a veteran tech and edtech strategist. He brings a background in both traditional and digital media to his reporting and analysis. His contributions have covered education technology, culture, science fiction, the arts, and the confluence of media & technology.
Latest from Frank Catalano
Returning to journalism, 30 years later: Can the profession’s standards survive its disruption?
Hands-on with Bottomless coffee: Can the internet really keep refilling a caffeine addict’s endless cup?
Podcast
Geared Up: Alexa from end to end, a hot-selling Elon Musk keepsake, and more crazy moments of 2018
John Legere all but confirms T-Mobile TV’s launch will be delayed to 2019, and promises ‘real, live’ 5G
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Interview: NYPL’s chief digital officer says public is better off when libraries are ‘risk averse’ about tech
Amazon reports ‘record-breaking’ holiday season with its own devices selling ‘millions more’
Analysis: Microsoft, Google, Apple — why is Amazon the lagging tech giant in the classroom?
Seattle and King County get text to 9-1-1 service, but officials still say call if you can
Canada’s Corel acquires desktop virtualization company Parallels, financial terms not disclosed
T-Mobile reportedly delaying launch of planned TV service until 2019
LinkedIn finds Gen Z workers put more emphasis on mastering ‘hard’ skills than learning ‘soft’ skills
Amazon reportedly working with big consumer brands to reduce its costs on ‘CRaP’ items
Uploaded a photo to Facebook but didn’t post it? It may have been shared with other apps anyway
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Interview: Gates Foundation CEO on global progress in 2018, and the biggest threat to the world’s future
Need a Lime bike? Google Maps now shows availability in Seattle and 12 other cities
Washington state ranks in top 10 in annual Speedtest U.S. broadband performance report
EagleView completes $90M acquisition of Australian aerial imagery firm Spookfish
Rhapsody and Sony Music Entertainment bring ‘Powered by Napster’ streaming service to Japan
Amazon reportedly taking action against global staff over leaked or sold third-party seller data
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