Tech

  • A smartphone that's been left on the bathroom floor.

    6 Places You Should Never Keep Your Phone

    Many of us have a tough time not being hopelessly attached to our phones these days. With the wealth of compelling apps, emails, texts, and news updates about the chaotic state of various parts of the world, it’s seemingly inevitable…

  • An AI-generated image of a teenage girl using her phone at different points during the day, from morning until night.

    Study: Gen Z Smartphone Use ‘Nearly Ubiquitous’

    As someone with two Gen-Zers at home, I know a thing or two about this generation and its smartphone use. Still, I was borderline shocked at some of the findings from a recent study conducted by Common Sense looking at teens’ use…

  • High angle upside down view of a woman holding smartphone with online ticket on screen, midsection and luggage blurred, ChatGPT logo, Google Bard logo, and a Google Bard chat

    How AI Can Save You Money on Travel

    Maybe you’re already using Chat GPT, Bard, and another large language model (LLM) to do everything from writing your marketing proposals to jazzing up your resume and teaching your kid how to speak a foreign language with the help of…

  • Illustration of trash can full of tech products

    ‘Absolute Garbage’: 10 Terrible Tech Products You Should Never Buy, According to Consumers

    We’re living through a golden age of consumer technology, an era wherein everyday consumers have access to cutting-edge laptops, smartphones, and more.  There’s also more garbage than ever. Companies pour oodles of money into ridiculous gadgets, knockoffs abound, and some…

  • An AI-generated illustration that depicts an anthropomorphic red telephone with devilish features like horns and a mischievous grin, making a call. In front of it, a diverse group of people are shown, annoyed and holding phones

    10 Area Codes You Should Never Answer (Plus Other Tips)

    Now that our tech overlords have unleashed the power of artificial intelligence (hooray!), fraudsters can now use text-to-speech AI to convincingly impersonate your loved ones. We’re talking about full-on voice cloning. If that isn’t enough to give you the heebie-jeebies,…

  • Person Buying Laptop Using r/HardwareSwap on Reddit

    Why Buying a Laptop On Reddit’s r/HardwareSwap Was One of the Best Financial Decisions I’ve Made

    If you limit yourself to Reddit’s front page, you’d think that the site was only for silly videos, lewd discussions, and lukewarm politics. And that’s not far from the truth. But if you know where to look, Reddit is also…