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

'This is one feature we can't wait to try' — 6 major Galaxy S26 updates for the Ultra and its siblings that could change how you use your phone

By Lance Ulanoff Published 25 February 26

Samsung just revealed a new collection of Galaxy S26 smartphones featuring new looks, new materials, new cameras, and lots of AI options. Here are the highlights.

Apple will build the Mac Mini in the US and you can probably thank AI

By Lance Ulanoff Published 24 February 26

Better than a golden plaque

Forget the wooden ruler — I measured the Blizzard of 2026 with my iPhone

By Lance Ulanoff Published 23 February 26

Your iPhone has a hidden feature for measuring almost anything, including the snow totals from this once-in-a-lifetime blizzard.

I’ve been watching Seedance 2.0 videos so you don’t have to and they are a nightmare dreamscape

By Lance Ulanoff Published 23 February 26

AI-generated videos are everywhere, especially since the arrival of Seedance 2.0, but how do they get made? I got some details from one creator.

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iPhone 17 Pro Max vs iPhone 3GS perfectly illustrates 16 years of smartphone photography progress

By Lance Ulanoff Published 21 February 26

I revived a 16-year-old iPhone 3GS and then compared the photos it takes with those of the iPhone 17 Pro Max.

'We will not...flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop,' new Xbox chief promises Xbox fans

By Lance Ulanoff Published 21 February 26

Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft, and Asha Sharma is the new lead and promises a renewed committment ot Xbox and not so much AI.

'Toys are for play, but tech is for everything': Woody in Toy Story 5 trailer shares the awful truth

By Lance Ulanoff Published 20 February 26

Disney and Pixar just dropped a new Toy Story 5 trailer, and now it's clear that tech truly is the villain.

Drawing in 3D with the Logitech Muse for Apple Vision Pro is so much harder than I thought — and I never want to stop

By Lance Ulanoff Published 19 February 26

Apple's Vision Pro finally has a proper drawing stylus, but figuring out how to draw in 3D is a far greater challenge.

I used AI to find the right perfume for my wife and I don’t regret it

By Lance Ulanoff Published 18 February 26

Gooel Gemini is surprisingly adept at helping you pull an excellent Valentine's Day gift out of a proverbial hat.

The Pixel 10a and the glory of the affordable flat phone

By Lance Ulanoff Published 18 February 26

Google Pixel 10a won't be the fastest or most full-featured Android, but it might be the flattest, and its capabilities could surprise you.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 could have the most AI camera ever

By Lance Ulanoff Published 17 February 26

Samsung just teased a huge camera system upgrade that could be an AI game-changer for the Galaxy S26.

Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now

By Lance Ulanoff Published 17 February 26

Meta submitted a patent for using AI to recreate the posting activities of the deceased, and I have concerns.

'This is unacceptable' — SAG-AFTRA reacts with outrage to AI-generated Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise 'fight' clip

By Lance Ulanoff Last updated 14 February 26

Someone used ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 generative AI video platform to depict Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt, and no one in the film industry is happy about it.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech news stories from Claude showing up ChatGPT to Samsung teasing its Galaxy S26 smartphones

By Hamish Hector Published 14 February 26

The week's biggest tech news stories from Anthropic, Sony, Apple, and more for February 14, 2026.

Future Text and AI Image by Getty Images

I tried to tell you about living in AI Time — this essay nails its harsh reality, and here's why we're not truly screwed

By Lance Ulanoff Published 13 February 26

This is what it means to be living in AI Time and, based on a new essay by Matt Shumer, CEO and Co-Founder of Otherside, potentially how to survive it.

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I tried Nintendo’s free Hello Mario app — and I can’t believe how fun it is (yes, it’s for kids)

By Lance Ulanoff Published 13 February 26

Nintendo built a new, free Hello Mario app; we got a chance to try it and now can't wait to try it again.

Nest Video doorbell footage of Nancy Guthrie's potential abductor provided by FBI next to a Nest Video Doorbell via Google

How did authorities retrieve seemingly 'inaccessible' video doorbell cam footage in the Nancy Guthrie case, and the questions it raises about your Nest Cam account

By Lance Ulanoff Published 12 February 26

The FBI found previously "inaccessible' Nest Cam video of the possible Nancy Guthrie abductors, but questions remain about Google's role and what this means for your Nest Cam video data

The AirTag 2 is way more findable — and louder — than the original, and this is a truly worthy upgrade

By Lance Ulanoff Published 11 February 26

Recommended

I test-drove the new AirTag (2026) — and it lives up to all of Apple's promises

Jony Ive (Getty Images) and Ferrari Luce interior (Ferrari)

Jony Ive's dream car will be so expensive that you'll never find out why he's wrong about touchscreens

By Lance Ulanoff Published 10 February 26

Jony Ive's new supercar, an all-electric Ferrari Luce, is devoid of touchscreens because Ive doesn't like them, but he might be wrong about the need for them in cars.

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Disney’s “The Muppet Show” stars Sabrina Carpenter and the original Muppet cast

I watched The Muppet Show on Disney+ and found it charming but old-fashioned – luckily, Sabrina Carpenter mostly saves the day

By Lance Ulanoff Published 3 February 26

Disney+ is, with The Studio's Seth Rogen's help, relaunching The Muppet show – but this revival, while charming, may be too much like the original.

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'It’s an awesome robot. It looks like a human. People could be easily confused that it’s a human' — Tesla exec on why Optimus 3 is a game changer

By Lance Ulanoff Published 29 January 26

Tesla makes big shift to focus on AI and robotics, promising a very human-like Optimus 3 by March — but what does that really mean?

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We 'want to encourage other people in our generation to be the types of people who do not even want to have an AI friend': Appstinence founder on the fight to help people step back from tech and reconnect with real life

By Lance Ulanoff Published 28 January 26

Appstinence Founder Gabriela Nguyen on how the organization is helping people disconnect from addictive apps, platforms, and technologies, and why AI is the fight's next front.

'We had to do a lot of technological work that was unprecedented — and that was really exciting,' Crossplay producer on the challenge of building The New York Times’ first two-player game, which is rising up the App Store charts

By Lance Ulanoff Last updated 28 January 26

TechRadar speaks with New York Times Senior Producer Jeff Petriello about the origins of the newly launched Crossplay, its hidden easter eggs, and what’s next.

'There's no telescope this large ever built. It's not like we have a precedent for how to do these things,' Giant Magellan Telescope engineers on why they used the Unreal Engine to build an unprecedented telescope simulator

By Lance Ulanoff Published 27 January 26

The Giant Magellan Telescope under construction in Chile will help us find exoplanets — but before that, there's a complete, operating replica built in Unreal Engine.

Apple's next-generation AirTags promise better range and a louder voice — maybe this is how I never lose anything again

By Lance Ulanoff Published 26 January 26

Apple finally updates its Apple AirTags with new components for better range, sound, and findability.

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