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.

  • 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.
    Conor Cawley
  • 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
  • Lenovo Teases Unique Foldable Smartphone The bendable screen craze continues, as Lenovo has released its design for foldable smartphone. With multiple screens and asymmetrical hinges, to say the design is unique would be a terrible, terrible understatement.
    Conor Cawley
  • Valve Index VR Headset
    Valve Announces New VR Headset Virtual reality could be one step closer to getting mainstream attention: Valve has announced a new VR headset poised to make an impact on an industry still looking for its moment in the spotlight. So how good is it, how much does it cost and should you buy one?
    Conor Cawley
  • iPhone Underwater Pictures
    Apple Wants to Improve Your Underwater iPhone Pictures Underwater mobile photography could get a serious upgrade in the near future, as Apple has apparently submitted a patent application aimed at improving the woefully underutilized waterproof smartphone function. The application details a number of solutions. Here's the low-down.
    Conor Cawley
  • Samsung Galaxy Fold Test
    Samsung Is Already Getting Defensive About The Galaxy Fold Samsung is getting awfully defensive about the Galaxy Fold, releasing a folding test video in response to claims that its $2,000 device develops an unsightly crease. Is the Galaxy Fold going to be a bust, or will it be a gamechanger for Samsung and smartphones more widely?
    Conor Cawley
  • EU Internet Copyright Law
    EU Approves Internet Copyright Law – What It Means for Memes The EU has passed the Copyright Directive, a contentious piece of legislation that updates and overhauls online copyright laws in Europe. What does that mean for parody, quotations, and memes? Take a look at what the new law means for your online experience.
    Conor Cawley