- Meta and Google Are Betting on AI Voice Assistants. Will They Take Off?by Brian X. Chen on 1 May 2024 at 09:03
Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.
- Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trustedby Brian X. Chen on 24 April 2024 at 09:05
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.
- Everything You Need to Know About Smartphone Backupsby J. D. Biersdorfer on 17 April 2024 at 09:03
It doesn’t take a lot of work to keep copies of your phone’s photos, videos and other files stashed securely in case of an emergency.
- Humane’s AI Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phoneby Brian X. Chen and Andri Tambunan on 11 April 2024 at 16:28
The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.
- Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.by Brian X. Chen on 3 April 2024 at 09:04
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
- Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Use AI to See, Hear and Speak. What Are They Like?by Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac on 28 March 2024 at 17:06
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.
- Walking and Using a Phone Is Bad for Your Healthby Markham Heid on 21 March 2024 at 09:56
Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall.
- Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Rokuby Brian X. Chen on 20 March 2024 at 13:00
Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.
- Quick Tips to Save Time on the Telephoneby J. D. Biersdorfer on 13 March 2024 at 13:00
The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.
- The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Uncool. Go Digital.by Brian X. Chen and Yiwen Lu on 6 March 2024 at 13:45
A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.
- How to Manage Streaming Subscriptions As Service Prices Riseby Brian X. Chen on 1 March 2024 at 05:58
Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it.
- How to Make Your Digital Smartphone Photos Look Oldby J. D. Biersdorfer on 14 February 2024 at 14:00
Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era.
- Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purposeby Brian X. Chen on 12 February 2024 at 16:54
Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.
- Vision Pro Goggles Are Not Safe While Driving a Tesla, U.S. Saysby Jesus Jiménez on 7 February 2024 at 01:45
Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.
- Apple’s Vision Pro Headset Costs Closer to $4,600 With Necessary Add-Onsby Brian X. Chen on 31 January 2024 at 16:33
The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.
- That Spotify Daylist That Really ‘Gets’ You? It Was Written by A.I.by Frank Rojas on 25 January 2024 at 17:10
The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.
- Making VR Headsets Cool Won’t Be Easy, Even for Appleby Brian X. Chen on 24 January 2024 at 20:33
Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro.
- How to Cut Down Your Screen Time but Still Get Stuff Doneby J. D. Biersdorfer on 17 January 2024 at 14:00
Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.
- OpenAI Unveils App Store for Customized Versions of ChatGPTby Cade Metz on 10 January 2024 at 19:01
People who subscribe to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service will be able to browse the new store for tailored chatbots that perform different tasks.
- The Best and Worst of Tech: Smartphones, Self-Driving Cars, Moreby Brian X. Chen on 10 January 2024 at 14:00
The best tech, from universal power charging to foldable phones, solved practical problems. But the worst tech, including self-driving cars and cryptocurrency, put us in harm’s way.