David Grober

David Grober

Managing Editor

David Grober has worked a variety of editorial roles in the technology media since 1982, when he joined the copy desk at IDG's Computer Business News. He served as managing editor for PC Week (now eWeek) and, later, Digital News. David made… the leap from print to online publishing in 1994, when he joined Ziff-Net's Software Library. Since 9/11, David has worked in ZDNet's Business Technology Group, and now serves as ZDNet's managing editor.

David Grober has nothing to disclose and does not hold any investments.

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Miss baseball? Zoom with a virtual background of your favorite team's stadium

Would you rather be at the ballpark than yet another Zoom meeting? Our gallery of baseball stadium virtual backgrounds may deliver some small consolation. Attend your next video conference from any of the 30 Major League Baseball stadiums.

April 29, 2020 by David Grober in After Hours

How to add a legacy contact on Facebook (pictures)

When a person passes away, their social account can become a memorial of their life, friendships and experiences. See step-by-step instructions for selecting your legacy contact.

February 12, 2015 by David Grober in Security

Welcome to Windows with holograms (pictures)

Alex Kipman, the father of Kinect, delivers a tour of Windows Holographic.

January 21, 2015 by David Grober in Windows 10

iPad's only problem in the enterprise: It's not a Windows device (readers)

On the eve of the next-generation iPad unveiling, Larry Dignan wagered that Apple's tablet would grow to become more of an enterprise device than a personal one. Readers were happy to take that bet.

October 15, 2014 by David Grober in Mobility

Confessions of a mourning consumer: How I killed my local bookstore

And why I’m now plotting to make Amazon.com my next victim.

June 27, 2014 by David Grober in Cloud

Top 5: Evil Google Glass, Windows 8 as the new Coke, tablets are dead, and more

We review the week's top stories in words and pictures.

May 3, 2013 by David Grober in Tech Industry

Every single model in Amazon's complete refresh of its Kindle line costs far less than the Apple iPad. And one of them -- the Kindle Fire -- runs Android.

September 28, 2011 by David Grober in Tablets

Microsoft's Build conference in Anaheim, Calif. is the place where the company promises that "all will be revealed" around the Windows 8 and Windows Azure development stories.

September 7, 2011 by David Grober in Windows

The social network aims to become the first trillion dollar company.

August 23, 2011 by David Grober in Networking

Asia's largest PC manufacturer and inheritor of IBM's ThinkPad brand of notebook PCs.

July 20, 2011 by David Grober in PCs

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