Gadgets
Turning off: The devices that could follow BlackBerry’s fate
Very few gadgets simply stop working like Blackberries have, but all eventually lose support and slowly become obsolete.
- by Tim Biggs
Latest
Drone delivery, DAOs, digital docs: The tech trends to watch out for in 2022
As technology advances, it is anyone’s guess what craze 2022 might hold. Here are some predictions what to watch out for this year.
- by Matthew Field and James Titcomb
Are Apple AirTags being used to track people and steal cars?
There is growing concern that the devices may be abetting a new form of stalking, which privacy groups predicted could happen when Apple introduced them in April.
- by Ryan Mac and Kashmir Hill
Analysis
Microsoft
The gadgets that were almost game changers in 2021
Plenty of devices were created this year as companies took a big swing at something new that didn’t quite make it. But these three could become must-haves in their next iterations.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Innovation
Tech won. Now what?
We’re grappling with how to handle the tech we have, and imagining what to make of the tech of our future.
- by Shira Ovide
Essential summer tech: Four innovations for the holiday break
From keeping cool to setting the mood, here are some tech ideas for your summer adventures.
- by Tim Biggs
Kobo writes a new chapter in e-reader war with Amazon
No longer just a hipster alternative to the Kindle, Kobo e-readers have come into their own with great hardware and broad content options.
- by Tim Biggs
Apple tells suppliers iPhone demand has slowed as Christmas nears
Apple, suffering from a global supply crunch, is now confronting a different problem: slowing demand.
- by Debby Wu, Takashi Mochizuki and Giles Turner
20 years on, the impact of the original iPod is plain to see
Apple didn’t invent the portable digital music player but, as with many technologies since, it took an existing clunky idea and polished it for the masses.
- by Adam Turner
Apple to start selling parts for customers to repair their own iPhones
The program will be rolled out across the globe in 2022 and will initially allow people to fix the display, battery and camera for their iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 before expanding to other devices.
- by Jillian Deutsch
This year, give the gift of boring but useful tech
After long lockdowns, there’s a good chance we all have too much stuff. But there’s always room for gadgets that make life a little bit better.
- by Alice Clarke