How to Buy Tech That Lasts and Lasts
New York Times
When we buy a gadget these days, we rarely assume that it will endure. We expect to play a video game console only for as long as companies make games…
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How to Make Smartphones Last Longer
With so many people becoming unemployed[1] in the pandemic-induced recession, we have no choice but to handle our technology differently. Put another way: We need to make our tech last…
China’s Software Stalked Uighurs Earlier and More Widely, Researchers Learn
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Before the Chinese police hung high-powered surveillance cameras and locked up[1] ethnic minorities by the hundreds of thousands[2] in China’s western region of Xinjiang, China’s hackers went…
Apple’s App Store Draws Antitrust Scrutiny in European Union
LONDON — Apple’s App Store helped usher in the smartphone economy, leading to the birth of now-ubiquitous services such as Instagram, Uber and Candy Crush, and providing a transformative new…
Google’s European Search Menu Draws Interest of U.S. Antitrust Investigators
OAKLAND, Calif. — For the last few months, some people who bought a new smartphone in Europe with Google’s Android software were presented with an extra option while setting up…
Contact Tracing With Your Phone: It’s Easier but There Are Tradeoffs
The handshake came first. Then the high-five, fist bump and more recently, the elbow touch. Canadian researchers are now working on a new greeting, the CanShake. It is not a…
Your iPhone Costs Too Much
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] When I stare at my phone, I feel pangs of regret. For…
Apple iPhone SE Review: A Superb Smartphone for a Humble Price
Apple’s recently introduced $399 iPhone SE[1] marks a turning point in consumer technology. It’s a smartphone that delivers all the tech that we care about, without making us pay through…
When Tech Helps the Vulnerable
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] There’s a stereotype that tech start-ups are focused on trivial things. And…
Technology Will Not Save Us
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] This will sound weird coming from a professional tech writer: Technology will…
