Be More Productive by Using Fewer Displays
I have a challenge for you. If you run two or more monitors as your daily work setup, I want you to stop it. Just for a week. Start on…
Brad McCarty
A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Managing Editor of The Next Web and loves telling the stories from amazing startups.
Stories by Brad McCarty
Watch: Steve Jobs Gets an Embarrassing On-Stage Moment
All sorts of things can go wrong (and usually do) when you demo a product live on stage. Even the legendary Steve Jobs was no stranger to the occasional SNAFU,…
Can Gamification Change Our Driving Habits?
One of the most difficult things that any developer can do is to try to change user behavior. So difficult is the task, in fact, that’s it’s commonly understood that…
Tandem's Mobile-Only Accelerator Issues Last Call for Applications
You might remember a few months ago when we took a look at Tandem, the mobile-focused accelerator based in The Valley. I had the chance to pick the brain of…
Why are Twitter Referrals to Facebook Spiraling While LinkedIn's Grow?
Correlation does not always equal causation but there’s some interesting things happening with LinkedIn and Twitter when it comes to Facebook page referrals lately. The guys over at PageLever (the…
OS X 10.8.2 is Live
Hot on the heels of the release of iOS 6 (catch our full review here) Apple has just pushed out the update for OS X 10.8.2 which gives a huge…
iOS 6 is Now Ready for Download
The time that you’ve been waiting for is finally here. Apple has just released iOS 6 into the wild, as iPhone 5 models start to arrive on people’s doors. The…
Azigo: Commercial Spam Becomes a Usable, Beautiful Stream
Chances are that you’ve got a load of filtered or trashed email messages from commercial outlets like Groupon or your favorite local electronics store. Those emails, which we often look…
Gnip Gets Full Historical Access to Twitter from March of 2006
When you’re talking historical data for social intelligence, there’s probably no better source of information than Twitter. But as the service grows and changes, there’s been a veritable brick wall…
TNW's Daily Dose - Apple, Twitter and More
The ITC has launched an investigation into Apple via Motorola Mobility. Twitter’s new app removes image hosts, forcing users into Photobucket instead. Apple breaks $700 per share in after-hours trading….
Flow for iOS Gets a Stunning Update
When you’re talking about to-do lists and productivity apps, it’s not hard to find good ones. We’ve been inundated, of late, with great options for the desktop, for mobile devices…
Tungle.me Closes Its Doors
Tungle.me was always one of those concepts that I found intriguing. The Web-based app would let people schedule meetings with you, in blocks of time that you had pre-set. The…
ITC to Investigate Apple Mobile Devices on Behalf of Moto Mobility
A release today from the United States International Trade Commission shows that Apple Inc. is likely next up on the patent lawsuit stand. The release, which doesn’t go into detail…
500 Startups Opens Recruiting for October
In the US world of tech accelerators there are basically three major players. Though Y Combinator, TechStars and 500 Startups have their individual differences, one place where 500 has stood…
Apple Introduces iTunes 11
At today’s iPhone 5 event, Apple’s Eddy Cue took to the stage to talk about the newest version of iTunes – iTunes 11 – as well as the impressive numbers…
