Brian X. Chen

Throughout his career as a professional writer and editor, Brian X. Chen has been recognized for pushing the envelope with aggressive news reporting and sharp social commentary. To wit: a diverse writing repertoire that includes covering Apple and Microsoft as a technology reporter at Wired.com and a former position as associate editor at Macworld.

A new media zealot, Mr. Chen enjoys experimenting with cutting edge web tools to report the news. In August 2008, he led an interactive global study to investigate the iPhone 3G’s network problems. The story was wildly successful, attracting 4,000 participants around the world who collectively helped conclude that the iPhone’s connection problems were related to AT&T’s overloaded 3G network rather than the handset. The study earned Wired.com nominations for awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and the Online News Association (ONA).

Books Authored

Image of Always On: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future--and Locked Us In
Author(s):
Brian X. Chen
Genre(s):
Computing, Technology & the Internet

Always On: How the iPhone Unlocked the Anything-Anytime-Anywhere Future--and Locked Us In

June 29, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Logan Lo

“[Always On] is a page-turner for technophiles, but weaves enough humanity into the topic to keep most readers engaged.”

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