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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.
Recent Articles By Rob Pegoraro
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Comcast Launches Low-Latency Upgrade for Video Calling, VR, and Games
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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 Testbed Plane Breaks the Sound Barrier
The single-seat, three-engine jet is the first independently developed plane to exceed Mach 1 in level flight.
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Google Ships First Beta of Android 16: Here's What You Get
Google's release notes highlight support for tablets and foldables and lock-screen 'Live Updates.'
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What's the Fastest Wireless Network in the US?
T-Mobile is giving Verizon and AT&T a run for its money in the speed department. AT&T Fiber is the fastest fixed ISP, but Google Fiber is often on top for state- and city-specific results.
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Google Adds Gemini AI Assistant, Lock-Screen Updates to Samsung Galaxy S25
Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.
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Google Adds Gemini Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25
Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.
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Trump Executive Order Hits 75-Day Pause Button on TikTok Ban
Trump orders the Attorney General not to enforce a law banning US app store and hosting transactions with TikTok. Apple and Google may not want to take that risk, though.
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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Finds No First Amendment Violations
The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive. Trump says he'll make a decision on TikTok 'in the not too distant future.'
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SpaceX Catches a Booster But Loses an Upper Stage on Starship's Seventh Flight
The first launch of an upgraded version of Starship’s upper stage ends with a loss of comms 91 miles up. Elon Musk says 'improved versions of the ship & booster' are waiting in the wings.
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Blue Origin’s Giant New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on Its First Try
The heavy-lift vehicle’s booster starts but doesn’t finish an attempt to land on a barge in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Even the Experts Have Trouble Getting Data Brokers to Stop Tracking Them
Yael Grauer wrote the book on how to opt out of data broker listings, but thinks it's time for Congress to (finally) step in. 'We need a policy solution,' she says at ShmooCon.
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This Speedy Electric Sport Boat Leaves Internal Combustion in Its Wake
In a demo on Lake Mead, the Arc Sport handles like a fighter jet but can be as quiet as a kayak.
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Delta Tips AI-Powered Concierge, In-Flight YouTube, More at Flashy CES Event
The airline also teased seatback video upgrades and partnerships with Uber and Airbus.
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Taking a Robotaxi From Amazon-Owned Zoox for a Spin on the Vegas Strip
The self-driving vehicle with a unique look got a little skittish around traffic cones.
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BMW Unveils Smartphone-Inspired Panoramic iDrive Dashboard
This interface combines three screens, including a heads-up display (HUD) that projects the most important information on the windshield.
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Qualcomm's Smart Home Vision Includes TVs That Read Your 'Emotional State'
The company’s CES exhibit will feature demos of home robots, edge-computing AI fridge chatbots that suggest recipes, and TVs that can read the room.
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Starlink Wi-Fi Takes Off on United Airlines Flights This Spring
The service will be free for members of the airline’s MileagePlus frequent-flyer program.
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Court Ruling Kills Net-Neutrality Rules That Were Already Doomed
The US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit holds that residential and mobile broadband had been an 'information service' all along.
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Hitchcock and Hemingway: All the Good Stuff Coming to the Public Domain in 2025
This year’s crop of creative works exiting copyright protection includes Gershwin’s 'An American In Paris,' Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One's Own, and the Marx Brothers’ feature-film debut.
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Real or Imposter? How to Verify That a Bluesky Account Is Legit
If people on this X alternative don’t self-verify with a domain name, you have a few other ways to make sure you're not interacting with a scam account.
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