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 [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @joannastern.
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.
Uber driver distraction, short battery life and other digital aggravations.
A data diet doesn’t require drastic changes, just vigilance and small adjustments to apps like Facebook and Snapchat, Joanna Stern writes.
Unlike past cumbersome options, new devices like the Ray Super Remote are a big step in the right direction, Joanna Stern writes.
Like New York, cities all over are getting speedy Wi-Fi. But before using free, speedy hot spots, proceed with caution, warns WSJ’s Personal Technology columnist Joanna Stern.
Don’t leave Snapchat to the millennials. Conquer the app with this guide from Joanna Stern.
Here’s a look at the best—and craziest—devices at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, from app-controlled shoes to a two-way video-call system...for your pet.
When does connecting personal health products to our smartphones make sense? Joanna Stern looks at three smart personal health products at CES 2016.
At CES 2016, we discovered a crop of electronic products that suggest you could really be in better shape.
Gadgets, breakthroughs and ideas Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern think will define the state of the art in the year ahead.
This was the year when Windows—and Windows laptops—finally became great. Joanna Stern picks the best machine for your needs.
Like Microsoft and Apple, Google has attempted to build a tablet that acts more like a laptop, writes Joanna Stern.
Apple enters the battery case business with a funny-looking, iOS-integrated option that nearly doubles battery life.
It’s a great time of year to buy a smartphone, but it has never been harder to decide which one; Joanna Stern reviews the smartest options.
Microsoft gives the mobile market another try, this time with a phone that turns into a computer