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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.

Roomba will soon be able to map wi-fi

Your Roomba will soon be able to map out Wi-Fi dead zones in your house

The Roomba is more than just a vacuum cleaner now.

On Jan 4, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
OKCupid stock art of beakers, love potion

OkCupid says people have to use their real names—and then changes its mind

Turns out, people like the whole username thing.

On Jan 3, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Dog herding sheep, hundreds of sheep

Drone captures mesmerizing footage of dogs herding sheep

This is what it looks like from the air when dogs herd sheep.

On Jan 2, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Internet Culture
Facebook

Germany will fine Facebook, Twitter if they don’t remove hate speech

Germany is holding social media giants financially accountable for their actions.

On Jan 2, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

IRL
Old Mac keyboard

Modern computers are slower than their 30-year-old predecessors in one way

An Apple IIe is actually faster than a MacBook. Can you guess how?

On Dec 30, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Instagram recommended posts

Instagram is further messing up your feed with ‘recommended’ posts

Can we just go back to the old timeline, please?

On Dec 28, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
A Japanese developer used an iPhone X to create an app that renders his face invisible.

This creepy iPhone X hack makes your face invisible

Now you see him, now you don't.

On Dec 27, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
alex-jacob-hq-trivia-not-paying-winners

This popular trivia app with cash prizes is finally coming to Android

It's about time!

On Dec 27, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Facebook Supports Age-Based Job Advertisements Despite Criticism

Facebook uses age-targeted job advertisements, but is that discriminatory?

Facebook says that its age-based ad targeting is "an accepted industry practice."

On Dec 21, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Pinterest app on white phone

Women only hold 19 percent of Pinterest’s leadership jobs

Its workforce diversity is among the best in Silicon Valley.

On Dec 21, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Vector illustration of a Facebook icon of a masculine person with a speech bubble filled with profanity, next to a Facebook icon of a feminine person.

Facebook’s new anti-harassment tools just might work

They're specifically aimed at helping targeted groups such as women and journalists.

On Dec 20, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Plexamp media player

Winamp lives on in new music visualizer, Plexamp

Fans of the old MP3 playing classic, Plexamp is Winamp's modern alternative.

On Dec 19, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Wadi Rum Desert, tracks on a sand dune

British cops’ porn-spotting AI keeps getting fooled by deserts

We suppose deserts are kind-of flesh colored.

On Dec 19, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
mobile web app social media

Facebook will have to tell you who’s paying for political ads

Political ads will finally gain a much-needed degree of transparency.

On Dec 18, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
Google dragonfly

How to use Google’s cool new photo apps: Storyboard, Scrubbies, and Selfissimo!

Google debuted a trio of experimental photography apps.

On Dec 16, 2017 by Christina Bonnington, Phillip Tracy

Tech