Conor Cawley

Conor Cawley

Conor is the Lead Writer for Tech.co. For the last eight years, he’s covered everything from tech news and product reviews to digital marketing trends and business tech innovations. He’s a feature, reviews, and news contributor for Android Police, and he has hosted tech-focused events for SXSW, Tech in Motion, and General Assembly, to name a few. He also cannot pronounce the word “colloquially” correctly.

You can email Conor at conor@tech.co.

  • Stadia controller
    Google Announces Pricing, Titles for Stadia Gaming Platform Google has finally unveiled a few key details about their much-anticipated gaming platform, Stadia, including price and included titles. Check out some of the specifics now and keep an eye out on future details coming up around E3.
    Conor Cawley
  • Siri Sexist Virtual Assistant
    Is Siri Sexist? UN Report Finds Gender Bias in Virtual Assistants Will your smart home device listen to you, but not your girlfriend? She's not the only one being ignored. A recent UN report identified a worrying number of issues relating to sexism in virtual assistants. Here's what they found, why it's happening, and what we can do about it.
    Conor Cawley
  • Facial Recognition Amazon
    Amazon Defeats Facial Recognition Critics
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  • Huawei Featured
    US Government Gives Huawei 90 Day License Reprieve The trade war between China and the US has been heated in recent weeks, with a lot of the repercussions falling on Huawei. Fortunately for them, the US government as provided a 90-day license reprieve to continue to do business with US companies for a limited time.
    Conor Cawley
  • US Declares National Emergency Over Huawei Security Concerns Tensions between the US and Chinese-based tech giant Huawei aren't getting better any time soon, as the Trump administration has declared a national emergency over "threats to American technology." We explain what you need to know about this latest move against the Chinese firm.
    Conor Cawley
  • Apple App Store
    Apple Hit With Customer Lawsuit Over App Store Practices Apple has been hit with a lawsuit from iPhone users relating to allegedly monopolistic anti-trust practices on the Apple App Store. Find out what the lawsuit means, who's behind it, and what could happen if Apple is found to be at fault.
    Conor Cawley
  • Uber Protest IPO
    Ride Sharing Drivers Protest Low Wages Ahead of Uber IPO Uber is announcing their IPO (Initial Public Offering) tomorrow amidst some controversy, as ride sharing drivers around the world have decided to protest today in hopes of convincing the company to provide reasonable wages and better working conditions.
    Conor Cawley
  • Apple Spotify EU
    EU Plans to Investigate Apple After Spotify Complaint Apple is the focus of an EU-led antitrust case that arose when Spotify complain of anti-competition practices through the company's App Store. Read more about what might happen to the Cupertino-based tech giant here.
    Conor Cawley
  • Facebook Messenger Desktop App
    Facebook Announces New Messenger Plans Facebook has announced a number of added features to Messenger, including a desktop app, faster launch speeds, and business features. Take a look at some of the changes in our quick roundup.
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  • Big tech company failures and responses
    How Tech Companies Recover From Product Embarrassments With the Samsung Galaxy Fold launch delayed following early reports of broken screens, we look at how tech companies respond when their products fail. Samsung itself is no stranger to such events, but what can it learn from past incidents?
    Conor Cawley
  • Facebook Outage Platforms
    Do Facebook Outages Signal a Flaw in Combining Platforms? Facebook went down for the third time in less than six months, causing subsequent outages on Instagram, Whatsapp, and Messenger. Does Facebook's overarching power create problems for the social media world if their outages are this widespread?
    Conor Cawley
  • Microsoft Edge Browser
    Microsoft’s New Edge Browser Takes on Chrome Microsoft is revamping the Edge browser in hopes of making it competitive. Running Chromium, the new browser could be Microsoft's long awaited follow-up to the the formerly successful Internet Explorer.
    Conor Cawley