
Joanna Stern, who has spent the better part of the past decade on the gadget beat, knows phones, tablets and laptops inside and out. In her weekly columns and lively videos she helps people make smarter tech decisions. Ms. Stern previously was the technology editor at ABC News and a reviewer and editor at The Verge and Engadget. She lives in New York City and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. You can email Joanna at joanna.stern@wsj.com and follow her on Twitter @joannastern.
It’s much more than a game—it’s the future of how we’re going to interact with computers.
You’re going to love Apple’s iOS 10—though probably not today.
Whether or not Apple’s next overhaul of the iPhone meets your needs, you should still wait until September to commit to a new phone, writes Joanna Stern.
Pestering pre-recorded calls are reaching record highs, and even hit our cellphones. Joanna Stern offers ways you can try to stop them.
As laptops go on extreme diets, you need to ask yourself what you’re willing to sacrifice in ports, power and battery life, Joanna Stern writes.
After falling behind Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, Apple’s putting the work into Messages. Joanna Stern says it goes deeper than just the emoji and sticker fun.
With Google, Amazon and Facebook creating better services for the iPhone and beyond, tech columnist Joanna Stern says it’s time Apple steps up its game.
Not every object should connect to our smartphones—and if it does, it should at least work. Startups have made smart tampons, water bottles and trash cans, writes Joanna Stern.
Instant cameras and printers from Fujifilm and Polaroid are making a comeback. Joanna Stern reveals the best ones you can buy.
Double your Web productivity with the right browser and a toolbox of tips: Joanna Stern reviews Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox.
Joanna Stern has the answers on how to navigate this uncharted territory taking over your Facebook and Twitter feeds.
With its refreshed app and some tricks, it’s time to make the uncoolest professional network part of your social-media routine, Joanna Stern writes.
LG’s G5 offers a glimpse of what groundbreaking technologies are coming to your smartphone in the future, Joanna Stern writes.
The latest iPad can handle many common PC tasks, though not without trade-offs in usability and comfort, Joanna Stern writes.
VR isn’t just for gamers—take a journey through the virtual experiences that will make the real world better, Joanna Stern writes.
With new features, the social network is fixing its biggest problems to win back Twitter quitters—but it still needs to do more, Joanna Stern writes.
Apple's ransomware scare raises serious security concerns for many Mac users who believed they were immune to malware. Here are some specific to-dos for playing it safe.
A whole new life awaits your old laptop with Neverware’s CloudReady Chrome-based software, writes Joanna Stern.
With five new ways to feel about a post—Love, Sad, Angry, Haha, Wow—Joanna Stern has some feelings of her own about Facebook’s new reaction buttons.
Fitbit’s $200 smartwatch hits the fitness essentials, but can’t do enough to stay ahead of the Apple Watch and others.