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Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone againApple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again
Technology

You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.

By Adam Clark Estes
Future Perfect
The accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPodsThe accessibility revolution hiding in your AirPods
Future Perfect

The most life-changing feature on your phone is hiding in “Accessibility.”

By Bryan Walsh
Technology
You’re paying too much for your phoneYou’re paying too much for your phone
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Carriers say they’ll pay for your new iPhone Air, but maybe it’s your plan that needs the real upgrade.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Smartphones are getting fun againSmartphones are getting fun again
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The flip phone returns with a few new tricks.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Take off your Oura RingTake off your Oura Ring
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Obsessing over your fitness tracker might make you feel awful.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.
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Are gadgets like Apple Watches and Oura Rings making us any healthier?

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Your iPhone is about to get uglierYour iPhone is about to get uglier
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And that’s not even Apple’s biggest problem right now

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Google’s big problems, briefly explainedGoogle’s big problems, briefly explained
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It looks like Big Tech’s reckoning is finally here.

By Adam Clark Estes
Even Better
Screen time reports won’t help you put your phone down. Here’s what can.Screen time reports won’t help you put your phone down. Here’s what can.
Even Better

Why you should make your phone boring.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Turn off your read receipts. They’re dangerous.Turn off your read receipts. They’re dangerous.
Technology

These days, bad manners aren’t the only reason read receipts are a bad idea.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.You’re charging your phone wrong. It’s not your fault.
Technology

Lithium-ion battery technology is imperfect, but it’s not going anywhere.

By Adam Clark Estes
Culture
Siri’s listening to you — but is it spying?Siri’s listening to you — but is it spying?
Culture

Apple is poised to pay $95 million to users, but denies Siri was eavesdropping on purpose.

By Aja Romano
Technology
5 breakthroughs that improved our lives this year — and 1 that didn’t5 breakthroughs that improved our lives this year — and 1 that didn’t
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The tech innovations that made the world a slightly better place this year.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.Your iPhone is probably a satellite phone. Here’s how it could help you.
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Cell towers in space are more capable than ever of helping people on the ground.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Apple’s new AI is magically mediocreApple’s new AI is magically mediocre
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Apple Intelligence is not that scary, not that advanced, and definitely not finished.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Why I quit SpotifyWhy I quit Spotify
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I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
What, if anything, is AI search good for?What, if anything, is AI search good for?
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Humans are still better than robots at finding correct answers online. Good.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Apple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scaryApple’s convincing case that AI doesn’t have to be scary
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Apple Intelligence wants to be the cool dad of artificial intelligence.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Apple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhoneApple is facing a new antitrust lawsuit that could dethrone the iPhone
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Does Apple have a monopoly on smartphones? The Justice Department thinks so.

By Nicole Narea
Technology
What wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brainsWhat wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brains
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Apple’s mixed reality headset heralds a new era of “spatial computing.” We are not ready.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Why a journaling app is the most interesting thing Apple has done this yearWhy a journaling app is the most interesting thing Apple has done this year
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Finally, a way for your phone to know even more about your personal life.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Local police should not be your go-to source for iPhone safety newsLocal police should not be your go-to source for iPhone safety news
Technology

A warning about the NameDrop feature on iOS 17 is just the latest in a long history of misleading Facebook posts from law enforcement.

By A.W. Ohlheiser
Technology
Is the green texting bubble about to burst?Is the green texting bubble about to burst?
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Apple is adopting Google’s texting standard, but blue bubble elitism will probably continue.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
That “free” iPhone 15 could cost a fortuneThat “free” iPhone 15 could cost a fortune
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How to buy a new phone for less without paying more.

By Sara Morrison
Money
Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?
Money

Tap-to-pay makes spending money fun, easy, and virtually invisible.

By Whizy Kim
Apple has an AirPod repair problem
Apple

California’s new Right to Repair Act can’t magically make Apple’s popular earbuds good for the environment.

By Pranav Dixit
Technology
Hey, remember those Apple wonder goggles?Hey, remember those Apple wonder goggles?
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Apple is going to sell us $3,500 headsets next year. It still hasn’t said why.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Don’t upgrade your iPhone until you have toDon’t upgrade your iPhone until you have to
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Once again, this year’s phones will look a lot like last year’s. But real innovation is on the horizon.

By Adam Clark Estes
Technology
Silicon Valley’s vibe shiftSilicon Valley’s vibe shift
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By Vox Staff
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Who wants to pay $3,500 for Apple’s new goggles?Who wants to pay $3,500 for Apple’s new goggles?
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We know what the Vision Pro does, but we’re still wondering why you would buy it. Apple seems confused, too.

By Peter Kafka
Is Apple’s weird headset the future?
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Apple’s new goggles aren’t for normals. Not yet, anyway. So why does Apple want to show them off?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The problem with Apple’s big banking pushThe problem with Apple’s big banking push
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Borrowing money is just a few taps away on an iPhone. What could go wrong?

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Why all your friends are sending you voice notesWhy all your friends are sending you voice notes
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Phone call? Lol. Voice note? Sure.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
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We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, and ad-free Netflix.

By Sara Morrison
Why you saw more ads on your iPhone in 2022
Technology

Apple’s privacy-friendly ad business is also an antitrust avoidance strategy.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Don’t assume your iPhone is safe from hackersDon’t assume your iPhone is safe from hackers
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The Pegasus spyware leak shows that iPhones are vulnerable to hacks, too.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
What you need to know about the House’s opening bid to rein in Big TechWhat you need to know about the House’s opening bid to rein in Big Tech
Technology

The bills have the beginnings of bipartisan support, but will likely need even more to actually pass.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Sara Morrison
Technology
Apple’s iOS 15 will come with better privacy for people who pay for itApple’s iOS 15 will come with better privacy for people who pay for it
Technology

The next iOS will make it harder for newsletters, marketers, and websites to track you.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Why streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballsWhy streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballs
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Streaming TV should be easy, but fights among Roku, Amazon, HBO, and NBC are making it hard.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Big Tech told Congress it has plenty of competitors. It’s crushing them all.Big Tech told Congress it has plenty of competitors. It’s crushing them all.
Technology

Here are our counterpoints to the points Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook made during their House antitrust hearing.

By Rani Molla and Peter Kafka