Microsoft’s New Surfaces Need to Beat MacBooks or Die Trying

Microsoft has the AI chops and big chip plans, but it needs to prove that those add up to a better experience than what Apple offers.

Amazon’s Grocery Dystopia Is Over — And That’s a Good Thing

Shopping for chips and toilet paper never needed to be high-tech.

14 Years Ago, Apple Changed Computing When Steve Jobs Sat on a Chair

The flexibility of Apple’s tablet has been both its greatest strength and weakness.

iOS 18 Could Take the AI Craze Mainstream

AI is the buzzword in tech right now, but Apple’s ecosystem is likely what will introduce millions to automated and generative AI.

8 Years Ago, Microsoft’s AR Headset Flopped So the Vision Pro Could Soar

The HoloLens never made it to consumers and never became the AR headset Microsoft imagined, but its ideas are still alive in modern headsets like the Vision Pro.

5 Years Later, Apple’s Wild Bid to Be a Streaming Giant Has Actually Paid Off

The home of Ted Lasso, Severance, and CODA didn’t always seem like a sure bet.

Voice-Controlled AI Gadgets Could Fix the Worst Part of Using a Computer

What if instead of spending time doing stuff on a laptop, you could simply tell an AI to operate it for you?

Samsung’s Answer to Apple Vision Pro Can't Repeat the Gear VR's Failures

All eyes are on Samsung and its partner Google to offer a more affordable mixed reality headset.

I Can't Stop Using This Free App That Uses AI to Identify Birds

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s free Merlin Bird ID is the only AI app you need on your phone. Here me out.

3 Reasons Why Apple Will Never Make a MacBook With a Foldable Screen

Don’t get your hopes up for a MacBook with a foldable screen.

The Rivian R3 Is Proof That Full Self-Driving Doesn't Need To Be a Major Selling Point

Tesla keeps saying self-driving cars are the future. What if they’re not?

7 Years Later, The Switch’s Best Feature Is Something Nintendo Got Right in 1980

If Nintendo’s smart, the Switch 2 will have this same feature, too.

I Went to Carl’s Jr.’s AI Drive-Thru and All I Got Was Sad

Fast food chains are experimenting with having AI assistants take orders. The results aren’t particularly satisfying.

Transparent Laptops, Phones, and TVs Are a Dead End

A transparent TV or laptop looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but they’re not very practical.

3 Ways Samsung’s Galaxy Ring Could Blow the Oura Away

The Oura Ring was relatively early to the smart ring game, but Samsung’s upcoming wearable could have some major advantages.

2 Years Ago, Valve Reinvented Handhelds by Borrowing From a Failed Controller

The Steam Deck’s many input methods are the best part of its design, which almost no other handheld PCs have tried to copy.

iOS 18 Should Copy the Best Parts of Apple Vision Pro’s visionOS

The floating, see-through windows of visionOS are just a small sliver of the ways Apple’s new software direction could and should influence the iPhone.

Now That Prime Video Has Ads, the Only Good Streaming Services Left Are Niche Ones

Mainstream streaming services abandoned the promise of a streaming subscription and now only niche platforms are keeping up their end of the bargain.

How the Vision Pro Could Become Apple’s Best Gaming Device

Apple’s push to be a force outside of the world of mobile gaming comes to a head with a computer that’s also a beautiful, resizable flat-screen TV.

11 Years Ago, Microsoft Reinvented Laptops With a Kickstand. But Now What?

And in the process, the tech giant became more like Apple.