Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/technology/personaltech/meta-ai-facebook-instagram-chatbot.html
It doesn’t take a lot of work to keep copies of your phone’s photos, videos and other files stashed securely in case of an emergency.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/technology/personaltech/smartphone-iphone-backup.html
The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/technology/personaltech/ai-pin-humane-openai-microsoft.html
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/technology/personaltech/iphone-android-ios-apple.html
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/technology/personaltech/smart-glasses-ray-ban-meta.html
Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/well/smartphone-walking-posture-mood.html
Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/technology/personaltech/roku-data-breach-companies.html
The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/technology/personaltech/save-time-on-the-telephone.html
A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/technology/personaltech/mobile-wallet-app.html
Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/technology/personaltech/streaming-service-subscription-costs.html
Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era.
Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/07/technology/personaltech/apple-vision-pro-review.html
Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/technology/personaltech/apple-vision-pro-tesla.html
The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/technology/personaltech/apple-vision-pro-headset-cost.html
The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/style/ai-spotify-music-playlist-algorithm.html
Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/technology/personaltech/apple-vr-smart-goggles.html
Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/technology/personaltech/screen-time-phone.html
People who subscribe to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service will be able to browse the new store for tailored chatbots that perform different tasks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/technology/openai-app-store-chatgpt.html
The best tech, from universal power charging to foldable phones, solved practical problems. But the worst tech, including self-driving cars and cryptocurrency, put us in harm’s way.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/technology/personaltech/tech-smartphones-self-driving-cars.html
After misplacing his iPhone while returning a rental car, a traveler tracked down the device and presented strong evidence to the agency that a worker took it — to no avail.