Articles by Ben Lovejoy

Yep, it’s that time of the year when all the “new year, new you” advice abounds – and when people enthusiastically make all kinds of vows to themselves, most of which are forgotten by the end of January.
But as any fitness expert or dietician will tel…

I’ve been using Shokz OpenComm bone-conduction headphones for the past few weeks, and they’ve quickly become my default headphone choice for voice and video calls.
I also found myself using them for watching video when I don’t want to disturb those ar…

The ability to post longer videos on Twitter has been on a fair number of wish lists, and the company has good news and bad news on that front.
TikTok also seems to be feeling left out by all the Twitter controversy, so decided to create some of its o…

The first-ever TSMC European plant is being considered by the Taiwanese chipmaker, to be located in Dresden, Germany.
It is not envisaged that the plant would make chips for Apple, but the company says that at present “no possibility is being ruled ou…

The long-running Cambridge Analytica lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta has finally been settled. The social media company agreed to pay Facebook users a combined total of $725M for sharing their personal data with the now-bankrupt political…

I know, it’s about as ironic a request as could be made: a way to help us find AirTags! Specifically, a way to find AirTags with low batteries, which no longer have enough power for the sound alert or precision-finding function.
I explained recently w…

Some Apple product names are simple and timeless – like MacBook Air or AirPods – while others are, uh, less so. I’m looking at you, iPhone 14 Pro Max.
If you want to get a feel for how Apple names its products, data visualization researcher Nicolas K…

If you’ve found your iPhone 14 showing horizontal lines across the screen when waking from sleep or starting up, Apple says you can rest easy: It’s not a hardware issue.
The glitch – which mostly appears to affect the iPhone 14 Pro Max – is apparently…

After mandatory USB-C ports, third-party app stores, access to the iPhone’s NFC chip, and more, Apple could be facing yet another European legal requirement – this one about battery replacement.
A proposed new law would require electronics companies l…

Brand owner Anker has finally responded to proof of a major Eufy camera security breach, but its official statement still leaves a great many questions unanswered.
The company has now admitted that it lied to users about all footage and images being s…