![]() | How to Travel Without a Phone |
Leaving your device at home might seem daunting, but it can result in a deeper connection to a place and more authentic interactions with locals. | |
![]() | What the Changes in Apple?s App Store Mean for iPhone Users |
A federal judge created a path for app makers like Spotify and Patreon to avoid paying Apple hefty commissions. Is this a win for consumers? It?s complicated. | |
![]() | A Packing List of Apps to Download Before You Travel |
Your bags may be ready to go, but do you really have everything you need? Here are some apps that can make your travels smoother, safer and more fun. | |
![]() | How to Use A.I.-Powered Writing Tools on Your iPhone and Android |
Artificial intelligence software ? some already free on your device ? can quickly compose and edit documents. But be sure to check its work. | |
![]() | How to Protect Your Phone While Traveling Abroad |
Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. | |
![]() | The Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist |
How luxury cars, $500,000 bar tabs and a mysterious kidnapping attempt helped investigators unravel the heist of a lifetime. | |
![]() | Time-Saving New iPhone and Android Features You Might Have Missed |
From photo timers to music identifiers, here are a few new iPhone and Android tools to make your life easier. | |
![]() | Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices, But Affordable Options Remain |
Even if gadget prices surge, we have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year?s phone model instead of the latest and greatest. | |
![]() | How Do the iPhone 16E and Google Pixel 9A Compare to More Expensive Models? |
With tariffs threatening to drive up the costs of most things, the new entry-level phones from Apple and Google present a timely opportunity to save some bucks. | |
![]() | Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ?Brain Rot?? |
Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big. | |
![]() | The UK Government Wouldn?t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up. |
In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a ?Smartphone Free Childhood? campaign is going viral. | |
![]() | Facebook?s New Friends Tab Brings App Back to Its Roots |
A new Friends Tab will feature posts from a user?s friends and relatives, which was the original mission of the app. | |
![]() | Reflecting on TikTok?s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches |
With a national ban increasingly unlikely, let?s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns. | |
![]() | Hugues Oyarzabal, Surfing Star Who Rode With a Camera, Dies at 39 |
With a video recorder affixed to his board or clamped to his teeth, he took viewers along for the ride, often inside the curling ?barrel? of a wave. | |
![]() | The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most |
The Snoo. The Nanit. The Hatch Rest. Many lists of baby gear mandate certain items, but our columnist wondered if it would be better to chuck those lists out. | |
![]() | How to Spend Less Time on Social Media (or Leave It Altogether) |
If you?re feeling overwhelmed but don?t quite have the willpower to curb your online habit, your phone can help you manage your time online. | |
![]() | Raised in a Civil War, Josef Fares Makes Games to Bring People Together |
Josef Fares, whose family fled Lebanon for Sweden in the 1980s, began his career as a filmmaker before pouring his creative energy into cooperative video games. | |
![]() | Can an A.I. Travel Bot Plan Your Trip to NYC? |
Artificial intelligence has made trip planning and research much easier and faster, but drill down and double-check everything before you go. | |
![]() | A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software |
I?m not a programmer. But I?ve been creating my own software tools with help from artificial intelligence. | |
![]() | Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I. |
Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots. | |
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