Michael Kan

My Experience

I've been with PCMag since October 2017, covering a wide range of topics, including consumer electronics, cybersecurity, social media, networking, and gaming. Prior to working at PCMag, I was a foreign correspondent in Beijing for over five years, covering the tech scene in Asia.

My Areas of Expertise

I've been working as a journalist for about 15 years—I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City. Amazingly I'm still here. Lately, I've been following SpaceX's Starlink network, emerging online cyber threats, and the PC graphics card market (which led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000). I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

• My first video game console: a Nintendo Famicom

• I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.

• The iPod Video I received as a gift in college

• Xbox 360 FTW

• The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.

• The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.