NYT Personal Tech

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.

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.

Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.

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.

Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall.

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.

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.

A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.

Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it.

Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era.

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.

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.

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.

The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.

Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro.

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.

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 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.

After misplacing his iPhone while returning a rental car, a traveler tracked down the device and presented strong evidence to the agency that a worker took it — to no avail.

Overwhelmed by apps, profiles and not-quite-matches? Here’s how to start the new year fresh.