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Christina Bonnington


Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

3D photos on Facebook on iPhone XS

How to use Facebook’s new 3D Photos

It's easy if you have the right equipment.

On Oct 13, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Peruvian man and woman at bridge in Lima

Couple divorces after husband spots wife cheating on Google Street View

What are the odds?

On Oct 12, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Reddit's Former Product Chief Says He Made The World 'A Worse Place'

Reddit’s former product lead says he made the world ‘a worse place’

Reddit's former product chief says growth at all costs is not a healthy strategy.

On Oct 12, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

donotpay app

DoNotPay now lets you sue, straight from its app

Let's get litigious!

On Oct 11, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Pentagon weapons loaded onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft

Turns out, Pentagon weapons are surprisingly easy to hack

GAO report finds that weapons are woefully underprepared in the face of a cyberattack.

On Oct 11, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

snapcrap on street

Snapcrap hopes to help San Francisco’s public feces problem

This is an app every person in the city should download.

On Oct 10, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

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Trump campaign reportedly considered online manipulation plans during 2016 election

An Israeli company reportedly proposed using fake online identities to stir discord.

On Oct 9, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Firefighters using Verizon data for laptop

Verizon brags about ‘Enabling Heroes’ after throttling firefighters’ data

The new commercial debuted on YouTube with terrible timing.

On Oct 9, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Google Plus logo zoomed in

Google+ to shut down following disclosure of security vulnerability

Google discovered the breach back in March but chose not to disclose it.

On Oct 8, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

What Is Portal? What You Need to Know About Facebook's Smart Speaker

This is Facebook’s first piece of hardware, Portal

Are you ready for a Facebook device to live in your home?

On Oct 8, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Toy horse with robotic skin

Stuffed animals can now come to life, thanks to soft robotics

It could have useful real world applications in disaster areas.

On Oct 8, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

MacBook Pro 2018 display partially open

New Macs have a software lock that prevents unauthorized repairs

This is bad news for right to repair advocates.

On Oct 5, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

win10 update bug deletes files

Why you may want to delay updating your Windows 10 machine (updated)

Some PC owners are having problems with the Windows 10 October update.

On Oct 5, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Fitbit data used to solve crime of woman's murder

Fitbit data helped convict a man of murdering his stepdaughter

Data from the stepdaughter's FitBit did not correlate with her stepfather's telling of events.

On Oct 4, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

motherboard

Bloomberg: China secretly installed chip on motherboards used by 30 U.S. companies

A tiny chip may have infiltrated products sold by 30 companies, and used by the U.S. government.

On Oct 4, 2018 by Christina Bonnington