Nick Mokey is a magazine journalism graduate from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, located in Syracuse, New York. Prior to writing for Digital Trends, he was a columnist and later head opinion editor at S.U.'s independent student newspaper, The Daily Orange. Nick has also interned for and contributed to Popular Mechanics magazine. Besides toying with computers and gadgets, he enjoys running, motorcycling, camping, and finding absurd deals on Craigslist.
iOS 4.3 Safari speed tests: Wide open throttle on Apple’s Nitro engine
Apple may have promised a new iOS version to coincide with the launch of the iPad 2 on Friday, but the Cupertino company gave fans an early treat on Wednesday… →
Little Green Tree relieves shipping guilt with carbon offsets
Sure, buying your limited-edition Voltron action figure online instead of at the local comic book store may save you a 3.8-mile drive to the shop and back, creating the illusion… →
iOS 4.3 adds Wi-Fi hotspot capability, boosts Safari performance
Along with a slimmer, faster iPad 2, Apple used Wednesday press event in San Francisco to launch a long-awaited iOS 4.3 update. The firmware upgrade will introduce personal Wi-Fi hotspot… →
Zero XU electric motorcycle caters to city dwellers
Santa Cruz’s Zero Motorcycles first electrified two wheels with the dirt-slinging Zero X, took to the streets with the Zero S, and now hopes to capture the attention of urban… →
Netflix vs. Amazon Prime Instant Streaming
The era of Blockbuster is dead. Even as we’re shoveling DVDs and VHS cassettes into a blue-and-yellow coffin, the battle to see who will replace the physical media dinosaur with… →
Power to the pocket: The next generation of superphones
We’re sick of the iPhone, too. Despite antenna issues, Draconian app store rules and an engineered inability to run Flash content, Apple’s flagship smartphone has done to the smartphone market… →
Sonos releases official Controller app for Android
With a controller app for the iPhone and iPad, it was only a matter of time before Sonos expanded its way onto Android, and that day has finally come. Audiophile… →
Twin trouble: Five pitfalls of Sprint’s dual-screen Kyocera Echo
For those still drooling over the screen real estate of a tablet, but unwilling to sacrifice the pocket-friendly size of a smartphone, Sprint’s new Kyocera Echo looks like a folding… →
The Daily review: Hands on with the first iPad-only newspaper
The old-timey concept of a paperboy peddling his way through your neighborhood at the crack of dawn pitching newspapers onto welcome mats is dead. If it didn’t die with child… →
Moovida 3D media center makes Boxee, Google TV look old
With the onslaught of whiz-bang media center interfaces including Boxee, Apple TV, Google TV, and even good old Windows Media Center, it’s easy enough to skip over an option like… →
Don’t crash me, bro: Ford talking cars avoid collisions
While you’re waiting for Google’s self-driving cars to arrive, or clearing the streets in terror, Ford may have just cooked up an interesting (and less potentially catastrophic) alternative: cars that… →
Review: Columbia Mobex backpack, Ravenous trail runners and Hot Shot II shell
If you initially mistook Columbia’s Mobex backpacks ($99) for one of the kitten-sized miniature tent models hanging on the wall at your local REI, join the club. The unusually poofy… →
3D TV Buyer’s Guide: 2011 Edition
Owning a 3D TV last year was a lot like owning a puppy. It’s novel, your friends come over to see it, and you can’t wait to get home and… →
iPad 2: What the Next Generation Apple iPad Should Be
We saw. We questioned. We bought anyway, and we fell in love to our own surprise. The iPad has managed to defy all expectations about what a tablet should do,… →
T-Mobile gets defensive, snubs iPhone 4 with new MyTouch 4G ad
Well, that didn't take long. In light of yesterday's Verizon announcement heard 'round the world, T-Mobile has crouched into defense and released a commercial making the case for its own… →
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