Rob Pegoraro writes about interesting problems and possibilities in computers, gadgets, apps, services, telecom, and other things that beep or blink. He’s covered such developments as the evolution of the cell phone from 1G to 5G, the fall and rise of Apple, Google’s growth from obscure Yahoo rival to verb status, and the transformation of social media from CompuServe forums to Facebook’s billions of users. Pegoraro has met most of the founders of the internet and once received a single-word email reply from Steve Jobs.
Follow Rob Pegoraro
A CrowdStrike VP last month outlined the risks of organizations locking their IT systems to a single vendor. That warning was all too relevant today as a CrowdStrike glitch takes PCs offline.
3 days, 7 hours
The final 'Platform Stability' release serves as a reminder to developers to get their apps in gear.
4 days, 5 hours
T-Mobile's 'Speed Score' is more than twice that of AT&T and Verizon, according to Ookla Speedtest data, which also reveals large gaps in connection speeds between states.
5 days, 9 hours
New plans start at $25 a month and feature unlimited data and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
5 days, 12 hours
Security experts explain why the ease of spoofing phone numbers means the AT&T record dump may translate to more texts from attackers pretending to be friends and family
1 week, 3 days
Waymo's driverless taxis are attention-grabbing, but without freeway access or rides to and from LAX, the Alphabet-owned company still has some kinks to work out in Los Angeles.
1 week, 3 days
The T-Mobile-owned prepaid service joins other carriers in treating Canada as a 51st state.
1 week, 4 days
The streaming video service will reserve download support for its mobile apps.
2 weeks, 5 days
Meta's marketing test allows companies to buy a spot in the notifications list, but does not let users opt out. I’ve now seen at least four, and they all have several things in common.
2 weeks, 6 days
A unanimous ruling sends cases on laws out of Florida and Texas back to lower courts with reminders that content moderation is protected speech.
3 weeks
Crowdsourced data from research firm Opensignal finds AT&T is best for service availability while Verizon leads at coverage.
3 weeks
There's no 'special treatment' for White House social accounts. At VidCon, Biden's digital strategist details how officials are working with content creators and fighting misleading 'cheapfakes.'
3 weeks, 2 days
At VidCon Anaheim, panelists vent about bots, toxic comments, and awful monetization but show no sign of heading for the exits. 'We will be playing the violins as the ship sinks,' says Ellie Schnitt.
3 weeks, 2 days
If government agencies notify Meta or X about posts they believe violate their policies, it's not a First Amendment violation as long as the feds don't demand the content's removal.
3 weeks, 5 days
MyHome subscribers can nab discounts on streaming services, Walmart+, cloud storage, and more. But it follows a quiet Fios rate hike 'announced' in billing PDFs.
3 weeks, 5 days
Sets with ATSC 3.0 tuners are selling fast, but how many people know about these NextGen TV broadcasts, which feature HDR color, a bump in HD resolution, and more?
3 weeks, 5 days
The popular password manager service aims to address two potential complications—including one that could be fatal to your saved logins.
1 month
During a talk at a conference in Toronto, the investor outlines his plan to buy TikTok and rebuild it on a foundation of privacy and data sovereignty.
1 month
Pew Research Center surveys find partisan splits on the level of misinformation and about whether X is mostly good for American democracy.
1 month, 1 week
Other new features, like DisplayPort video mirroring and better meeting-recording summaries, require a Pixel 8-series phone.
1 month, 1 week