"Pogue's narration is charming...His enthusiasm for his subject is the highlight of the soundscape. His storytelling skill never wavers. A fun and inspired telling of the Apple story provided by an insider who knows his subject." www.kirkusreviews.com/audiobook-re...

The Apple Watch is a big motley bag of random features--and turns out everyone uses it completely differently. In today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column, I'm showing you how I use it. The comments are fantastic. pogueman.substack.com/p/what-do-yo...

HEY ATLANTA! Whatcha doing Saturday? Come to the Mimms tech museum at 2pm, where I'll present "Apple: The Musical!" Well, kind of. It's actually a talk about Apple's first 50 years, with song parodies at the piano. Anyway, you'll have a great time! mimmsmuseum.org/event/mimms-...

My 3 stories on "CBS Sunday Morning" today: Climate-hopeful startups. First, wave energy: youtu.be/nkDyUL1A65U?... Then, cement at room temperature: youtu.be/n--BQG7rn7U?... Finally, better bread: youtu.be/MCEf5p79LpM?...

My new, free “Pogue’s Posts” column today: My attempt to answer "Is your phone eavesdropping?" on national TV—and the unpleasant backlash! pogueman.substack.com/p/is-your-ph...

Today on "CBS Sunday Morning," I tried to get to the bottom of the question, "Is your phone listening to you ( to show you ads)?" I interviewed both an ad expert and an anti-ad activist and researcher. You won't believe what they said. Literally. youtu.be/mIOA3nQclOM?...

Apple: The First 50 Years by @davidpogue.bsky.social isn’t just a tech book. It’s the real story behind the products you’ve used your entire life. The wins, the failures, the people. This is the one people will be talking about. #AppleTheFirst50Years #Apple 📕 a.co/d/03T7u1D0

FOURTH WEEK on the NY Times bestseller list. How am I so lucky!?

After 12 years away, I'm back with my “Pogue’s Posts” column. No ads, no paywall. Today's column: How I scammed myself on Venmo. pogueman.substack.com/p/how-i-scam...

This makes me so freaking happy. It's @daringfireball.bsky.social review of "Apple: The First 50 Years." "The book is nothing short of an instant classic —just a remarkable, essential, and unique work." daringfireball.net/2026/04/pogu...

Today, on Apple’s 50th anniversary, I’ve written up five stories from my own relationship with Apple. Most of ‘em, I’ve never told before! open.substack.com/pub/pogueman...

Today's the day: Apple's 50th anniversary! To help celebrate, I've written a story for New York mag called "Searching for Steve Jobs." It's my attempt, based on knowing Jobs a little and interviewing people who knew him a lot, to pin down what he was really like. nymag.com/intelligence...

Today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column: My review of Apple's new $600 laptop, the MacBook Neo. Spoiler: It's great. pogueman.substack.com/p/macbook-ne...

HEY D.C.! Come say hello on Monday (Mar 30, 7 pm). I'll be at the famous Politics & Prose bookstore, offering an entertaining dive into Apple's first 50 years—with song parodies at the piano! FREE. politics-prose.com/david-pogue-...

Check out NPR's Book of the Day! www.npr.org/2026/03/26/n...

In 2 weeks: hear more insider details about Apple when author, tech correspondent, and tech columnist @davidpogue.bsky.social speaks to PMUG for its April 14th Zoom meeting. Non-member “seats” available. More: bit.ly/3PHpzIy #davidPogue #iphone #apple #appleHistory #computerHistory

Just diving into @davidpogue.bsky.social’s “Apple: the First 50 Years.” Pogue gets off a strong start, pulling readers in with a short list of Woz’s favorite pranks. Ouch.

HEY NEW YORKERS! On Tues, Mar 24, I'll take the stage with the Wall Street Journal's @joannastern.bsky.social and WIRED's @laurengoode.bsky.social at Cooper Union. We'll take an entertaining dive into Apple's first 50 years. Includes bonus song parodies! And it's FREE! cooper.edu/events-and-e...

This story is about Steve Wozniak. When early Apple employees were left out of stock options, Woz didn’t argue—he just gave them his own shares. No PR move. No strategy. Just generosity 🤯 In this episode, @davidpogue.bsky.social shares the story that captures who Woz really is: bit.ly/applepogue

My "CBS Sunday Morning" cover story: iNaturalist, the app that identifies any critter, plant, or bug—and adds your sightings to the global scientific database, so researchers know what's happening. And Martha Stewart invited us to raid her property for sightings! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGH...

Amazon is selling "Apple: The First 50 Years" (now a New York Times bestseller) for 25% off—which, on a $50 full-color book, really helps. Interestingly, Amazon also sent refunds to everyone who'd paid full price earlier. www.amazon.com/Apple-First-...

👋 Are you an Apple fan? Our guest this week is @davidpogue.bsky.social who joins us to chat about his new book. Yes, we're unpacking 50 years of 🍎 Apple. + Trump's TikTok payoff, selling war with video games, & @jeffmacarthur.bsky.social on subscription fails. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/d...

In 3 weeks: @davidpogue.bsky.social will present “Apple: The First 50 Years” when he speaks to PMUG for its April 14th Zoom meeting! Learn more: bit.ly/3PHpzIy #davidPogue #apple #appleHistory #computerHistory

Apple didn’t start in a garage—and that’s just the beginning! @davidpogue.bsky.social joins me to unpack the real stories behind Apple: The First 50 Years. We talk myths, mission-driven leadership, and why Apple still shapes the culture: bit.ly/applepogue

Thrilling news in Pogueland: "Apple: The First 50 Years" is a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!!! And Amazon, and USA Today! (And minus celebrity memoirs, it would be Number 1!) Thank you to everyone who's supported this journey!

Here's my latest free (and ad-free) Substack column: The long, winding road to a cover design for my new book. It stymied a bunch of great minds! substack.com/home/post/p-...

Any order of my book "Apple: The First 50 Years" of 10 books more…gets a 46% discount! So here's an offer: If your group (book club, user group) orders 15 copies+, I'll pay a Zoom visit to one of your meetings. I'll give a talk & take questions! Shoot me a note... [email protected]. applefirst50.com

HEY SEATTLE! Whatcha doing tomorrow (Monday, March 16)? I'll be at Town Hall Seattle, performing "Apple: The Musical!" Well, OK, it's a funny talk about Apple's first 50 years, interspersed with song parodies at the piano. Come say hello! townhallseattle.org/event/david-...

HEY PORTLAND!! On Sunday, come say hi at Powell's Books! I'll be onstage with a whirlwind ride through Apple's 50 years— with parodies at the piano! "Don't cry for me, Cupertino…" www.powells.com/events/david...

Here's my new Substack column today (free): What it's like to launch a big book .48 hours inside the whirlwind! pogueman.substack.com/p/what-its-l...

New Pogue song parody today, in honor of Apple's 50th anniversary! I've take Pharrell's "Because I'm happyyyyy..." and turned it into "Because it's Appllllllle...." Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyXb...

PUBLICATION DAY! This morning, “Apple: The First 50 Years” appeared in bookstores, on front porches, in e-book apps, and on audiobook sites. Two years of work, 150 interviews, 360 color photos, 600 pages, and an absolutely gorgeous result!

Here's my "CBS Sunday Morning" story about Apple's first 50 years... www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-02... And my full, unedited interview with CEO Tim Cook. youtu.be/xLqUXIwPGUo?...

The WSJ review of "Apple: The First 50 Years" in IN! “It’s about as dramatic a business narrative as you could think up. To write a biography of a corporation that has lived numerous lives in its 50 years is a huge task, and Mr. Pogue’s easy style fits…" www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Happy to announce my @SXSW (South by Southwest) featured session on March 18—with my guest, PHIL SCHILLER! Apple Fellow, former global marketing head, and a great storyteller! This will be AMAZING. schedule.sxsw.com/events/PP115...

Today, WIRED has posted a great excerpt from "Apple: The First 50 Years"--the inside story of how the iPhone was created! (Subscription required.) www.wired.com/story/the-un...

For my book about Apple's first 50 years, I interviewed 150 people; sadly, several died before the book was done. In my column today: Audio excerpts from my chat with the late Bill Atkinson, about creating the graphic interface (mouse, windows, icons…). pogueman.substack.com/p/bill-atkin...

Last week, in my new, free, column “Pogue’s Posts," I wrote about a harrowing go-around during a Delta landing in San Diego. Among the readers: The pilot himself! God bless the internet! Today: A followup, in which he explains exactly what happened that day. pogueman.substack.com/p/mystery-so...

Ring's Super Bowl ad, which seemed to depict a SkyNet-style surveillance network for finding lost dogs, backfired spectacularly. In today's free “Pogue’s Posts” column: My interview with Ring's CEO to learn what went wrong. substack.com/@pogueman/no...

Seedance 2.0 lets you generate movie scenes, complete with known movie stars. But in today's “Pogue’s Posts” column, I'm offering 7 reasons why this is not quite the Hollywood doomsday scenario you might think. pogueman.substack.com/p/hollywood-...

I'm back to writing a weekly column! Free, no ads, no paywall. Today's post—one of my favorites—tells how 20 internet strangers cracked the mystery of my flight to San Diego. Why did suddenly abandon its landing? And did our Delta pilot lie about it? pogueman.substack.com/p/the-myster...

After 12 years, I'm back writing a weekly tech column! Free, no ads, no paywall—comes to you by email. Today's column: "Dammit! Tesla's Self-Driving Has Gotten Amazing." pogueman.substack.com/p/dammit-tes...

Today's “Pogue’s Posts” column: Meet Moltbook, the new social media site exclusively for AI bots. The bots seem to be turning on us, and It's freaking people out—but it shouldn't. pogueman.substack.com/p/no-the-mol...

Today's “Pogue’s Posts” column: The strange, sycophantic new world of AI-generated, author-ego "book club" scams. open.substack.com/pub/pogueman...

My “Pogue’s Posts” column today: Why having a "family code word" is a kinda dumb solution to AI phone scams. pogueman.substack.com/p/ai-phone-s...

Today's “Pogue’s Posts” column: What it's like recording 22 hours of an audiobook... and a free bonus musical selection that I'm not legally allowed to include! pogueman.substack.com/p/a-musical-...

“Pogue’s Posts” is back! 13 years after I left the NY Times, I've started a new, weekly tech column (via Substack, of course). No ads, no cost. Sign up here: pogueman.substack.com

From today's "CBS Sunday Morning": Here's my annual mini-broadcast of the GOOD NEWS of the year 2025. Yeah, I actually found some! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKju...

For last week's "CBS Sunday Morning" story about what makes a great Christmas song, I wrote 30 seconds of a new song of my own that incorporated all of the success factors. Today, I've posted the full song (and video)! Happy hollydays! youtu.be/bRn-HHMMTT4

When "CBSSunday Morning" assigned me a story about @PTXofficial (Pentatonix), the Grammy-winning a cappella quintet, they had no idea that I am a Pentaholic. What a thrill to hang out with these singers, onstage and off. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXrm...