How to Protect Your Phone While Traveling Abroad

Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data.

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Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices, But Affordable Options Remain

Even if gadget prices surge, we have plenty of cheaper options, like buying last year’s phone model instead of the latest and greatest.

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How Do the iPhone 16E and Google Pixel 9A Compare to More Expensive Models?

With tariffs threatening to drive up the costs of most things, the new entry-level phones from Apple and Google present a timely opportunity to save some bucks.

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Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’?

Minimalist gadgets like the new Light Phone III, a smartphone that barely does anything, promise to help us focus. The trade-offs are big.

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Reflecting on TikTok’s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches

With a national ban unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.

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The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most

The Snoo. The Nanit. The Hatch Rest. Many lists of baby gear mandate certain items, but our columnist wondered if it would be better to chuck those lists out.

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The New ChatGPT Offers a Lesson in AI Hype

OpenAI released GPT-4o, its latest chatbot technology, in a partly finished state. It has much to prove.

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How Apple and Google Are Overhauling Our Phones With AI

Apple and Google are getting up close and personal with user data to craft memos, summarize documents and generate images.

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What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data

Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are powered by artificial intelligence. Should we trust them?

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How to Get A.I. Features on an Older iPhone Model (and Skip the Upgrade)

Apple is using Apple Intelligence, a suite of tools for generating images and text, to upsell the iPhone 16. But you can get similar features elsewhere.

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