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

Apple sets WWDC for June 8 — and this may be its last best chance to fix Siri and deliver the AI we were promised

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple set the week of June 8 for its World Wide Developers Conference, and we're expecting big things in AI, as well as significant updates to every major Apple platform.

It's about time: Your Samsung Galaxy S26 can now AirDrop files to an iPhone

By Lance Ulanoff

Samsung is updating Quick Share to support AirDrop, which means you can AirDrop files from an S26 to an iPhone.

I put the MacBook Neo through the same tests as I did the MacBook Air M1 — I think the results will surprise you

By Lance Ulanoff

Is the MacBook Neo the Apple MacBook Air M1 replacement you've been waiting for? We have your answer.

President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook at White House

‘I’m not political’: Tim Cook says his 24-karat gift to Trump wasn’t a political statement, but that Apple is a ‘proud American company’

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple CEO Tim Cook set the record straight on his relationship with the Trump administration — and put to rest questions about his future at the company.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at Computex 2025

'I don’t like it when doomers are out scaring people': Nvidia on why AI rhetoric damages America's chances to lead in the AI race

By Lance Ulanoff

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is sounding the alarm about the dangers of AI "doomerism' — and he isn't wrong

You have to see this tennis-playing robot to believe it

By Lance Ulanoff

Galbot and researchers taught a robot how to play tennis without extensive training, and it could be a robots-in-sports game changer.

Remember Gateway 2000 PCs? How a mouse pad triggered a wave of nostalgia for the big-box home PC company

By Lance Ulanoff

Gateway 2000 Computers hasn't been relevant in decades, but the nostalgia is strong for the 20th-century PC maker and its iconic cow-themed boxes.

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Samsung admits 'some variation' in Galaxy S26 Ultra's screen brightness due to Privacy Display — but it should be 'negligible'

By Lance Ulanoff

Samsung admits to brightness issues with Galaxy S26 Ultra's Privacy Display

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra screen comparison

I just proved the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra screen is slightly dimmer than the S25 Ultra — but it doesn't make me love it any less

By Lance Ulanoff

Is the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra slightly less bright than the S25 Ultra? Tests and visual inspection prove it, but it's so minor that most won't notice or care.

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Apple 50th kickoff in Grand Central Station

'We developed a new muscle': Tim Cook on celebrating the past and why Alicia Keys 50th Anniversary concert at Grand Central was authentically Apple

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple kicked off global, in-person 50th Anniversary celebrations with a surprise Alicia Keys concert at its iconic Grand Central store — and Tim Cook is embracing celebrating Apple's past.

'50 years of thinking different': Apple announces major anniversary celebrations, and there's one thing I want to see

By Lance Ulanoff

Tim Cook shares a letter celebrating 50 years of Apple while the company prepares milestone events — but we're hoping for more.

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Why does the MacBook Air M5 keyboard look different? Blame your iPhone

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple has quietly done a minor design refresh on the MacBook Air keyboard, prioritizing images over words.

The MacBook Neo just keeps winning — repair costs beat Air, teardown looks simple, and now I want it even more

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple's new MacBook Neo is collecting praise, and we're learning more about its build and even the costs of repairs — and it's looking more attractive all the time.

Tilly Norwood's music video is so bad that I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief — for now

By Lance Ulanoff

Particle6 has released AI actor Tilly Norwood's first music video, and it's awful for all the reasons you imagined.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks before the start of an Apple event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Apple held an event to showcase the new iPhone 16, Airpods and Apple Watch models. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

‘He is a once-in-a-thousand-years kind of person’: Tim Cook explains how the Steve Jobs reality distortion field convinced him to join Apple

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple CEO Tim Cook opens up about the company's history, DNA, and why he joined despite the company's then-sorry state.

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The Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) is still the best ultraportable I've ever used — and I wrote this review on it

By Lance Ulanoff

Recommended

The MacBook Air 13-inch (M5) gets a faster chip and hard drive, but Apple has left alone what works well enough already — and that's a lot.

The MacBook Neo, Galaxy S26 Ultra, and Nothing Headphones (a)

ICYMI: the week's 9 biggest tech news stories from Apple's MacBook Neo to launch to Xbox's new console tease

By Hamish Hector, Mark Wilson

This week we went to MWC and were treated to some major Nothing and Apple launches including the Apple MacBook Neo.

24 hours with the MacBook Air M5 — it's already faster than the M4 MacBook Air

By Lance Ulanoff

We unboxed the MacBook Air M5 and instantly put it to the test — and now we have the first benchmark numbers.

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Apple's MacBook Neo nails the netbook by being nothing like it

By Lance Ulanoff

Apple's new MacBook Neo is the perfect Netbook you always dreamed of, even while being nothing like it.

'We wanted something that felt fun and friendly, and fresh, and felt like it really suited the spirit of this product': Apple exec on why their new budget laptop is called MacBook Neo

By Lance Ulanoff

Don't blame The Matrix

'Apple's gonna sell these by the boatload': why the new MacBook Neo is already the most important product of 2026

By Lance Ulanoff

The MacBook Neo arrives as a budget-laptop-busting portable that starts at just $599 / AU$899 ($499 / AU$749 for the education market) and rewrites the rules for a budget laptop.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but a more expensive MacBook Air M5 is wonderful news — here's why

By Lance Ulanoff

The MacBook Air M5 is more expensive than the M4 version, but there is an important silver lining that may make you think differently about the new 13-inch laptop.

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