Latest articles by Jerry Hildenbrand
Google Cloud used the MLB All-Star game to show off AI doing what it does best
Play ball! Google teamed with MLB to predict where a home run would land using AI. That's a perfect demonstration of how AI actually works and what it does best.
It's time to check your T-Mobile privacy settings again
Cash cows T-Mobile has opted you into even more data collection, this time it's financial.
The evolution of Android: Decades of transformation
Android & Chill Android is a success story like no other, both for Google and for consumers. It changed everything.
The best last-minute Prime Day deal for headphone lovers - a pair of Sennheiser HD 599s for under $100
Sweet sounds These $100 headphones sound like a million bucks compared to anything wireless. They're a perfect way to start a collection of audiophile gear.
10 Prime Day tech deals under $50 that I'd actually buy
Impulse buying You'll find a pile of worthless junk out there, and on Prime Day, it's all on sale. Here are 10 cheap products actually worth buying!
From $19 earbuds to flagship phones — here’s the Prime Day travel tech I’d actually buy
Primed for travel You need the right stuff to take along wherever you go. Prime Day is one of the best times to buy it!
I did the math and saved about $150 buying on Prime Day
Penny Pinching I knew I could save cash by buying what I needed on Prime Day.
Ask Jerry: Problems with mobile data while away from home. Can you help?
Ask Jerry Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!
I'm broke as hell. This is what I'm buying on Prime Day
Android & Chill Just because I don't have the cash for a few fun toys doesn't mean I'm not looking for a good deal.
OnePlus is in hot water for something that all of our smartphones do
Location, location, location OnePlus is being investigated because of where the company is, not what it's doing.
Tech Talk: NFC is getting an upgrade. But how does NFC work?
Tech Talk NFC: the magic transmission protocol that seems to work without power.
Ask Jerry: Who are the 3 billion Android users?
Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!
Millions will be scammed on Prime Day. Don't be one of them
Android & Chill Keep your money away from thieves by using common sense and good old-fashioned paranoia.
A modular phone isn't what you think, but it's still pretty cool
Tech Talk Modular means being able to swap parts. You can't really do that to a phone, but being "modular" is still important.
Google finally adds long-awaited feature to Chrome for Android, and does it the right way
Works for everyone Moving an app's layout can be really helpful, especially when you decide whether to do it.
America's rural broadband landscape will never be good enough
no internet Rural broadband is still slow, unreliable, and monopolized in many places. There's no real way to fix it.
Apple just turned the iPad into the best Chromebook
Better than a Chromebook Apple's new iPadOS brings a slew of nice changes making it a real lightweight computing platform.
Ask Jerry: Are wearables ready to be medical devices yet?
Ask Jerry Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!
Traveling with your tech
The right stuffs Whether you're going on a day trip or traveling, you'll need to take some things along.
The Galaxy S25 Edge is an unsurprising flop, but it needed to be
Android & Chill Making something thinner and compromising other features is a bad idea. We all knew that.
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 will probably launch without the magnets you wanted. You shouldn't be surprised.
Case sold separately Samsung likely won't include built-in magnetic charging on the Galaxy Z Fold 7, but that's okay.
Wonder what life is like without Google or Apple? You need to try this alternative
The real deal Open-source software for your phone has been around for a long time. It's never been done this professionally before and you owe it to yourself to have a look.
Tech Talk: Why are there so many versions of Chrome?
Tech Talk Google has a flavor of Chrome for everyone and everything, it seems. Sorting through it all is easy once you understand why everything is there.
