Reader profile
Lorie Wimble is part of the TECHi community.
Reader profiles stay intentionally simple. Public handles are reserved for authors, analysts, editors, and admins.
Joined
Jan 28, 2012
Followers
0
Following
0
Lead story
Signature work
Most recent publish - open the full analysis or scroll for the full archive.
Archive
Latest analysis
Stocks, crypto, AI, and policy - reporting and commentary on TECHi.
Robot noodle slicer grows in popularity in China
They may not make an appearance on The Iin a way that people ron Chef any time soon but the "Robot Chef" is able to slice noodles quickly, efficiently,...
Robot servants are probably cheaper than you think
The concept of robots from the past has either centered around making mundane tasks of humanity easier or obsolete, or they tell us about the robot...
Would Facebook have a better IPO if Zuckerberg announced a search for his replacement?
Play time is over. It's time to get down to business. That's the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who you talk to. The alternate mantra...
Apple's Q2 earnings show business as usual despite quarterly drop
It might be the most beautiful drop of $7 billion in earnings, ever. Apple's Q2 earnings report showed a sharp downturn compared to last quarter, but...
Silicon success hits Instagram as Facebook shells out $1 billion to buy it
It's a sign of the times. Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook has purchased photo app Instagram for $1 billion. The 13-person team at Instagram has...
What Twitter's horrific recruitment video says about the state of Silicon Valley
As much as it deserves a tirade about professional recruiting, brand positioning, and using human relations as a public relations tool, the video that...
Legacy archive
Pre-pivot work
115 articles from Lorie Wimble's earlier era on TECHi (pre-2026 financial-coverage pivot). URLs still resolve and Google can crawl them, but they're not on the current beat.
The Lumia 1030 may come equipped with a 50MP camera
The Lumia 1020 was released back in 2013 which means that we should be able to expect a successor in the near future. Well thanks to a recently leaked...
Apple Is No Longer Allowed to Use the Term Patent Troll in Court
There are companies out there who do nothing but own patents and buy up patents from other companies. They tend use these patents to file lawsuits against...
Is the 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV leading the electric car evolution?
The 2014 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is the electric version of a micro car. Electric cars have become a topic of discussion with a long list of pros and cons for...
The rise and role of reactive journalism
Some would say that there have always been opinions laced throughout the media. Even when simply reporting the news, a nuance or a tone in one's voice...
Tech giants can't (or won't) protect your data when push comes to shove
One of the most annoying parts of the Edward Snowden revelations isn't what everyone is focused on. It isn't that the NSA has been snooping on anyone and...
Technology makes this government shutdown more dangerous than 1995
Things are very different today than they've ever been in history. The way that people consume their media, the methods that politicians present their...
The quiet approach to cuts and streamlining seems to be working for Yahoo's Marissa Mayer
There are a couple of ways that a company can go about making staffing reductions. They can rip the bandaid off and do it all at once as Business Insider...
Restaurant searches just got more interactive on Google
Google innovated the way people find their next meal or drinking hole yesterday by adding a carousel of local restaurants to their desktop search listings...
This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart
It's not that it's disappointing or anything. In many ways, it's anticlimactic to see what the little device that's causing all the stirring around the...
Reach versus inaccuracy: should social media be at the forefront during a crisis?
The use of social media to report events has become a normal occurrence. Any time anything happens that is newsworthy, many turn first to social media,...
First Tumblr executive leaves after Yahoo buyout
It took longer than most thought and may be a lighter hit than expected, but the exodus of a Yahoo-owned Tumblr has begun with the resignation of Creative...
3 years after Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP turns focus towards future of American energy
On April 20, 2010, the world watched in desperate shock as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was engulfed in flames. Over the next three months, oil filled...
Showing 12 of 115. Older articles continue to live at their original URLs.