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

The Jensen Huang saga isn’t just a tech-world soap opera — it could change the entire future of AI

By Lance Ulanoff Published 12 November 26

It might be easy to focus on the memes and the affair, but Jensen Huang's actions as CEO of Nvidia over the past two years put more than his marriage at risk.

Snap Specs are big, bold, and quirky, but now that I’ve tried them, I don’t see them turning me into Tony Stark

By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 November 26

Making a spec-tacle of myself

Apple TV is adding American Sign Language to some films — and you don't need a browser extension

By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 November 26

It's a small set for now

AI or SI? 'I mean, there’s different names for it,' says Ring's Jamie Siminoff, as the company launches an 'AI Pilot' for its home-surveillance drone

By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 November 26

Ring launched its new Ring Drone Cam with its cloud-based AI Pilot, so we had questions for the CEO about which term Ring would be using going forward: 'AI' or 'SI'?

'It’s loud — we think that’s a feature. This thing is not gonna sneak up on you': Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff on why Ring Drone Cam's sound is intentional

By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 November 26

Amazon is finally ready to ship its Ring Drone Cam, a home surveillance drone — for real.

Apple's iPhone Duo and the Apple Pencil (USB-C) are the perfect doodling duo, and now I only wish I had a place to put the Pencil

By Lance Ulanoff Published 6 November 26

The iPhone Duo is the only iPhone to support an Apple Pencil. Here's how to set it up and how well the USB-C version of the stylus works with Apple's first foldable.

The MacBook Pro PROLED XDR 14-inch is my favorite MacBook ever, and it should leave many MacBook Air users feeling jealous

By Lance Ulanoff Published 5 November 26

Apple's MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display touchscreen laptop is so light and so stunning that you might start looking at your MacBook Air a little differently.

Meta's VR glasses strike a balance between Vision Pro's wow factor and Galaxy XR's simplicity — and I wish I didn't have to take them off

By Lance Ulanoff Published 5 November 26

Meta VR Glasses are shaping up to be the mixed-reality wearables we wanted all along, and my test drive made me a believer.

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Safari finally gets vertical tabs — and a new way to make any site dark, all thanks to OS 27.3

By Lance Ulanoff Published 3 November 26

Apple's OS 27.3 Dev Beta 1 for iPad, Mac, iPhone, and Apple Watch is bringing a host of big updates (including eagerly anticipated Audio Intelligence) to test...if you dare.

Meta's rumored humanoid robot is another AI services Trojan horse — and this is how you end up paying for the robot and AI revolution

By Lance Ulanoff Published 3 November 26

The race to bring humanoid robotics home might be more about supporting the exploding AI industry than improving anyone's life.

You asked how Kindle Colorsoft colors look in Dark Mode — the answer might surprise you

By Lance Ulanoff Published 31 October 26

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft's Dark Mode may not work the way you expect it to, but at least it doesn't mess with the color of your favorite graphic novels.

The new Echo Studio, OLED MacBook, and Samsung's open-type earbuds

ICYMI: the 7 biggest tech stories of the week, including Apple's first touchscreen MacBook and our favorite tech of 2026

By Rowan Davies Published 31 October 26

We've covered a bunch of big stories on TechRadar in the past week, and here's where you can catch up on them all.

Apple Touchscreen MacBook PROLED XDR analysis

I can't stop looking at the touchscreen MacBook Pro display, and now I know why — it's a tech unicorn

By Lance Ulanoff Published 29 October 26

Why does the touchscreen MacBook Pro display look so good? A bespoke manufacturing process might have something to do with it.

Here's the secret behind the return of the illuminated Apple logo on the back of the new touchscreen MacBook Pro

By Lance Ulanoff Published 29 October 26

The glowing Apple logo has returned to the back of the MacBook Pro, but how does it glow? Now we know.

Apple's Touchscreen MacBook Pro is finally here, and yes, touching a MacBook screen feels totally and wonderfully natural

By Lance Ulanoff Published 28 October 26

Do not adjust your screen; it is perfectly normal to put your digits on a touchscreen MacBook Pro. In fact, I rather enjoyed it, and you might, too.

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I'm not buying the iPhone Duo 'crackgate' controversy — a few faulty units does not constitute a major crisis for Apple

By Lance Ulanoff Published 28 October 26

Apple's new iPhone Duo is embroiled in a cracking screen controversy, but when I look at the detail Apple gave us about the phone's construction, it doesn't make sense.

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'We analyzed 119 million ear data points' — how Samsung built Galaxy Buds On, its first open-type earbuds

By Lance Ulanoff last updated 28 October 26

Samsung Galaxy Buds On are the tech giant's first clip-on open earbuds, promising noise-cancellation technology that actually addresses noise leakage.