I’ve spent most of my eight years covering technology trying to win back my off-hours time and attention from my smartphone. Despite how indispensable our phones have become (for much more than making ...

On September 1st, the author and statistician Nate Silver wrote a post on X diagnosing a new condition: “Blueskyism,” so named for the decentralized social network that has emerged as a competitor to ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Google is rolling out a redesign of the Gemini web app’s side panel with some nice quality-of-life improvements. Starting at the top, Google has removed the pill around the “New chat” button so it’s ...

Google Gemini is getting a redesigned side panel with quality of life improvements. You’re able to infinitely scroll through your chat history. Gems is getting more emphasis, and everything else is ...

In the modern digital landscape, the habit of endless scrolling has become a pervasive challenge. It consumes time, diminishes focus, and often leaves you feeling unfulfilled. We’ve all been there: a ...

In July 2024, Diamond's powerful light enabled a team from the nearby Bodleian Libraries to scan a 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll. The scroll, one of three housed at the libraries, was studied on ...

YouTube is testing infinite scroll for long-form videos. This change, spotted in the YouTube app, could alter or even destroy an important gesture navigation for smartphone users. YouTube is by far ...

POV: You’ve just spent hours scrolling through TikTok, swiping through a tirade of short-form videos, with content ranging from mindless cat videos to heavy-hitting news carousels, after initially ...

Is the Spanish city most visited by foreigners It plans to shut all short-term lets by 2028 Rental prices have soared in recent years Protesters sprayed tourists with water this month BARCELONA, July ...