Personal Technology
The iPad Is About to Get More Useful—and Confusing
Apple’s iOS 11 software advances the bar for getting work done with an iPad. Geoffrey A. Fowler helps you figure out how.
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Echo Show Review: Alexa Gets More Intrusive With Camera and Screen
Amazon.com Inc.’s Echo Show gives a camera and a touch screen to its talking assistant Alexa, increasing her AI capabilities but also making her annoying to live with, Geoffrey A. Fowler finds.
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Your Data Is Way More Exposed Than You Realize
Think online privacy is no big deal? You better sit down: Geoffrey A. Fowler shows how much of your personal information is out there, and how it can be used to target or harass.
Personal Technology
Dear iPhone: I Love You. I Hate You.
As the Apple Inc. iPhone’s 10th anniversary approaches, Personal Technology columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler penned two letters to tell it how he really feels.
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How Evil Is Silicon Valley?
The film “The Circle” zeroes in on the evils that ensue when tech companies inadvertently create a surveillance society—and all of us smartphone addicts willingly help, Geoffrey A. Fowler writes.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Review: Great Phone, But That’s Not All That Matters
Your hands will thank you for this slender smartphone that’s almost entirely screen. But Samsung’s phone isn’t ready for the future until the company delivers its next-gen voice assistant Bixby—and reassures us its phones won’t combust, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler.
Personal Technology
When 4.3 Stars Is Average: The Internet’s Grade-Inflation Problem
Netflix Inc. is ditching star ratings for thumbs and more personalization. Online reviews have never been more important—but the five-star system is busted, says Geoffrey A. Fowler.
Personal Technology
Taste Test: The Oven That Makes Dinner Without You
Tovala, a new twist on healthy meal subscriptions, gives Blue Apron a run for its money, but there’s a catch: You have to buy a new $400 steam oven.
Personal Technology
Microsoft Surface Laptop Review: Pretty but Not Essential
Microsoft’s MacBook clone brings some refinement to the crowded PC laptop market. But you’re going to either love or hate its most distinct feature: a cloth-covered interior.
Personal Technology
For Real Innovation, Try a Desktop PC
If you want to be really surprised by a computer right now, check out a desktop PC, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler. Desktop makers are reinventing the stationary computer, with drafting-board touch screens and bodies that double as home-theater speakers.
Personal Technology
Take Back Your Brain From Social Media
How do we lessen social media’s grip? Geoffrey A. Fowler talks to psychologists and neuroscientists who recommend techniques for coping.
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