For years, owning an iPhone meant accepting a trade-off: unmatched user inteface, strong ecosystem, and excellent build quality — but battery life that was barely good, and never great. Even as Apple’s hardware improved dramatically, many users remained frustrated that Apple paid less attention to… Read More »Digital Peace of Mind: How OPPO’s Battery Brings iPhone’s Weak Link Into Focus
After more than a decade of hype, driverless taxis are finally becoming a reality. We’ve heard the promises for years — cars that would pick you up without a steering wheel or a driver in sight — but this time electric vehicles are actually navigating… Read More »The Driverless Taxi Moment Has Arrived
General Motors’ decision to remove Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from its upcoming electric vehicles has set off a wave of frustration—not only among tech enthusiasts, but increasingly among everyday drivers who expect their phones to “just work” when they get into a car. The… Read More »GM’s CarPlay Gamble: Doubles down in new interview
If you own a cell phone, you probably know the feeling: you hear that familiar alert, glance at your screen, and find yet another text message begging for a donation before midnight. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never signed up for anything, or if you’ve… Read More »The Political Text Tsunami: Why It’s So Bad and What You Can Do
When Citi rolled out its new Strata Elite credit card earlier this year, it was supposed to be the bank’s long-waited return to the premium card arena. With a $595 annual fee, lounge access, and concierge-level support, it aimed to compete head-to-head with the American Express Platinum… Read More »When a Premium Credit Card Turns Into a Premium Headache
Scams come to us by email, text messaging and phone calls, but other scams are right in front of our eyes that hook us without our being aware. They are fake product reviews that litter the internet everywhere you look. Search engines don’t bother to… Read More »Fake review sites have obliterated good reviews
TheVerge reported this week that, “Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays.,” but has simultaneously introduced and then ruined a new product. Why? Because they’re filled with intrusive video ads that impacts the products’ usability. As one involved… Read More »The Erosion of Trust: When Big Tech Turns Your Hardware Into Its Marketplace
There’s a moment most of us experience several times a day: we sit down to do something simple online — pay a bill, check a warranty, read an article, or maybe just order takeout — and are met by that dreaded prompt: Enter your password. Then comes… Read More »Passwords: The digital version of the TSA
Luggage pack-off: My wife has long sworn by her trusty Briggs & Riley expandable soft-sided carry-on rollerboard. It’s been her travel companion for years — durable, familiar, and once considered the gold standard. I used to have the same bag until I replaced mine with… Read More »A Smooth-Rolling Bag, a Smart App, and a Dumb Plug
If you’ve called a hotel or airline lately, chances are your first “conversation” wasn’t with a person. It was with a chatbot or voice bot programmed to answer questions, process simple requests, and—if you’re lucky—eventually hand you off to a human being. Hotels, airlines, banks,… Read More »The Bots Are Winning—And We’re Losing