Articles by Lance Ulanoff, Editor At Large

Lance Ulanoff is an award-winning tech journalist, on-air expert, and commentator.

Before joining TechRadar, he served as Editor in Chief of Lifewire. Prior to that, he was Chief Correspondent for Mashable where he covered all facets of technology and the intersection of digital and life. He also helped Mashable find new ways to tell stories. Lance is based in NY.

A 38-year industry veteran, Lance Ulanoff has covered technology since PCs were the size of suitcases, “on line” meant “waiting” and CPU speeds were measured in single-digit megahertz. Prior to joining Mashable as Editor in Chief in 2011, Lance Ulanoff served as Editor in Chief of PCMag.com and Senior Vice President of Content for the Ziff Davis, Inc. While there, he guided the brand to a 100% digital existence and oversaw content strategy for all of Ziff Davis’ Web sites. His long-running column on PCMag.com earned him a Bronze award from the ASBPE. Winmag.com, HomePC.com, and PCMag.com were all honored under Lance’s guidance.

He makes frequent appearances on national, international, and local news programs including Live with Kelly and Mark, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNBC, CNN, and the BBC. He has also offered commentary on National Public Radio and been interviewed by newspapers and radio stations around the country. Lance has been an invited guest speaker at numerous technology conferences including Think Mobile, CEA Line Shows, Digital Life, RoboBusiness, RoboNexus, Business Foresight, and Digital Media Wire’s Games and Mobile Forum.

Lance received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Hofstra University in New York. He serves on Hofstra’s School of Communication Advisory Board.

In his spare time, Lance draws cartoons, which he occasionally posts online. He and his wife Linda have been married for over 30 years and have raised two amazing children.

Articles by: Lance Ulanoff

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By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 September 26

Apple chief John Ternus tells us how it feels to be CEO, what innovation looks like, and how excited he is about what comes next.

I just touched the iPhone Duo and Apple just solved the foldable crease problem in the most wonderfully basic way

By Lance Ulanoff Published 9 September 26

Apple's first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, is already an unexpected delight.

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iPhone Ultra will be the star of Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event, but all eyes will be on John Ternus

By Lance Ulanoff Published 4 September 26

Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event on September 9 is the moment you'll learn if Apple built a folding phone, but, more importantly, we'll finally learn about John Ternus' CEO style.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the artificial intelligence Revolution Forum. New York, US - 13 Jan 2023

GPT-6 is here, but what if we just said 'no thanks' to Astra, a model so powerful that we may never fully understand it

By Lance Ulanoff Published 3 September 26

OpenAI's next big model, Astra, a.k.a. GPT-6, is done with training and ready to launch, but CEO Sam Altman's warning and recent reports on the model's inscrutable nature have us worried.

MapQuest alone refused Trump's demand to rename Lake Ontario, but I still can't leave Google Maps and Apple Maps behind for this one reason

By Lance Ulanoff Published 2 September 26

Topping download lists, MapQuest is the new mapping darling, but it's missing one key feature that will keep it from being my go-to navigation solution.

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Sonos Beam Ultra, Sonos Ace Ultra, Tom Conrad

I think Sonos just fully solved home audio, mostly by doing exactly what we want — even with AI

By Lance Ulanoff Published 1 September 26

Sonos unveiled a new platform and "Fabric" to weave together Sonos hardware (old and new) and software in a way that not only works, but could finally make home audio the experience of our dreams.

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President Donald Trump speaks at a White House press briefing after a Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines flight 5342 by DCA airport.

'Let data reign'; Trump warns that those who don't let AI data centers proliferate will end up 'backwards and poor'

By Lance Ulanoff Published 31 August 26

Us President Donald Trump is pushing consumers to embrace rapid data center development in their communities, but there may be good reasons they balk.

Tim Cook was the best Apple CEO for his time — John Ternus' tenure will be defined by AI

By Lance Ulanoff Published 31 August 26

From the Apple Watch to global growth and services, Cook built an Apple for the 21st century

Apple's late arrival to the folding market puts huge pressure on the iPhone Ultra to finally level up the category — but is that even possible?

By Lance Ulanoff Published 29 August 26

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is the closest thing we have right now to an iPhone Ultra, and it reminds me why it's so hard for foldables to turn into a breakout smartphone category.

The GTA 6 Extended Look, new Nokia phone, and Apple's invite.

ICYMI: here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from the GTA 6 Extended Look to Meta's social media trial settlement

By Hamish Hector Published 29 August 26

The week's biggest tech news stories from Netflix, Meta, Nokia and more for August 29, 2026.

Meta has a fresh update to stop people from turning Meta Smart Glasses into pervert glasses — and the updates will keep coming

By Lance Ulanoff Published 27 August 26

A new way to stop people from circumventing Meta Glasses' privacy controls.

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Forget Disney’s BDX Droid — the $399 Hugging Face Microduck robot is even more adorable and versatile thanks to Lidar, NFC and, yes, roller skates

By Lance Ulanoff Published 27 August 26

Hugging Face MicroDuck robot is the first educational robot I've wanted in a very long time — even if I do have to program some of the cuteness.

Meta settles its alleged social media harm case for $18B — and agrees to massive changes that may be almost impossible to enforce

By Lance Ulanoff Published 26 August 26

Meta just settled the huge US multi-state case against it, alleging the social media giant's products harm teens. It's paying $18B— but are the promised product changes enough to truly protect teens?

Meta thought AI could do the job instead of humans — what happened next should surprise absolutely nobody

By Lance Ulanoff Published 26 August 26

Meta may have tried to use AI to replace as much as 60% of its workforce. Here's a look at why that's obviously a bad idea.

PS5 game disc of Undisputed boxing game in case

PlayStation Blackout won't matter — and the reasons are as obvious as the physical media you never owned

By Lance Ulanoff Published 25 August 26

Some believe DoesItPlay's PlayStation Blackout week, protesting the end of physical media, is poorly timed and won't make a bit of difference. I tend to agree.

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A person perusing the recommendations on the Home screen of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024)

Unpopular Kindle DRM changes aren't making anyone happy — especially sleepy readers like me — but there's an easy workaround, if we even need one

By Lance Ulanoff Published 20 August 26

Kindle users are up in arms over recent changes that some claim remove a key DRM workaround, but what if there's another Airplane mode hack?

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The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the best folding Pixel yet — but it doesn't beat Samsung's best

By Lance Ulanoff Published 20 August 26

Recommended

Google's latest foldable is an impressive device with key refinements over its predecessor, but it doesn't do enough to match Samsung's best.

Apple AirPods Pro 3 either worn by a man standing in front of a red-brick wall, or on a table with gray twine cover

AirPods with cameras could not arrive at a worse time — and I'll just say no

By Lance Ulanoff Published 19 August 26

Apple may have accidentally leaked its AirPods with Cameras plans, and it's clear that this is the last thing our ears need.

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Meta might be on the hook for $1.4 trillion if it loses a landmark lawsuit and that would truly mark the end of social media as we know it

By Lance Ulanoff Published 17 August 26

Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are about to face their toughest trial yet. How the huge State AG's lawsuit could force Meta to make some difficult decisions.

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'I hope people say I was a good and decent man,' Tim Cook on his post-Apple legacy — and why for him I don't think any other answer was possible

By Lance Ulanoff Published 14 August 26

Tim Cook was asked about his legacy as CEO of Apple, and his answer was more revealing than you might think.

A year ago, it took Claude AI and me hours to build Asteroids; we just built a Breakout clone in five minutes — and you can play it

By Lance Ulanoff Published 14 August 26

I wanted to see if Claude was functioning properly, so I asked it to build a game from scratch. The speed at which we completed the task blew my mind.

I shot the solar eclipse with the iPhone 17 Pro Max, but only this app made it possible to capture my slice of solar system heaven

By Lance Ulanoff Published 12 August 26

The Solar Eclipse of 2026 provided a unique opportunity to test the limits of smartphone photography and try out an iPhone app that really makes it work.

Total Solar Eclipse showing people wearing glasses and looking at the eclipse

'You all know we’re not actually going to lose gravity for 7 seconds today right?': why the Weather Channel is reminding us that the eclipse doesn't zap gravity and the study that asked if it has any effect

By Lance Ulanoff Published 12 August 26

Wait. There might be some effect?

I spent a couple of hours with the new Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold — it’s not a reinvention, but a nudge toward perfection

By Lance Ulanoff Published 12 August 26

The Pixel 11 Pro Fold gets a refined design, upgraded components, and a fascinating new HiLights hardware feature, while remaining true to its flexible, Gemini-centric roots.

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Apple and the curse of the mythical next thing

By Lance Ulanoff Published 11 August 26

Two diametrically opposed 20th Anniversary iPhone rumors now exist in space-time, and it's starting to stress me out. What if we focus on the present instead?

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