Joanna Stern, who has spent the better part of the past decade on the gadget beat, knows phones, tablets and laptops inside and out. In her weekly columns and lively videos she helps people make smarter tech decisions. Ms. Stern previously was the technology editor at ABC News and a reviewer and editor at The Verge and Engadget. She lives in New York City and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. You can email Joanna at joanna.stern@wsj.com and follow her on Twitter @joannastern.
The Up3 was supposed to take fitness bands to a new level, but the high-priced hardware doesn’t live up to its promise, writes Joanna Stern.
Life doesn’t have to be reduced to a series of unnecessary disruptions on your wrist.
WSJ's personal technology columnist, Joanna Stern, on how to streamline the contact list and create a single, cloud-based address book that can be accessed across devices.
Are you willing to give up battery life and convenience to own the most beautiful laptop ever?
It’s time to take the Apple Watch out of Jony Ive’s perfect white-wallpapered universe.
Apple isn’t just selling some wrist-worn computer, it’s selling good looks and coolness, too, writes Joanna Stern.
A better camera, sharper display and faster charging put Samsung’s new flagship phones ahead in the smartphone race, writes Joanna Stern.
Microsoft's Surface 3, the thinnest and lightest version of its tablet, is aimed at students and families, with a $500 price tag.
Personal Technology columnist Joanna Stern tests Twitter’s Periscope, a new mobile live streaming app launched Thursday for the iPhone. Meerkat, a similar app, has been gaining popularity.
Joanna Stern has been using Twitter's Periscope for the last week and while it has some nice perks, there’s still a problem: Her life is boring.
Joanna Stern on what you need to know to find a printer you won’t want bash with a baseball bat.
A price drop and new features put Google’s own Chromebook in the ring with Apple’s and Dell’s best, Joanna Stern writes.
Personal Technology: Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern call for an end to endless notifications, uneven updates, short-lived batteries and other modern headaches.
Like the first Air, this is Apple’s attempt to reimagine the laptop all over, now for the smartphone and tablet age. Based on my short time with the machine, I think Apple will turn the laptop industry on its head (again), but just like with the original Air, it may be moving too fast for some.
Apple showed off its much-anticipated smartwatch, highlighting the product's look and features. The Journal is live blogging the Apple Watch event with news and analysis.
Microsoft made it up to its neglected Mac user base Thursday with a free “preview”—or public beta version—of Office 2016 for Mac.
Seagate’s Personal Cloud and Western Digital’s My Cloud Mirror combine the convenience of the cloud with the value of external hard drives, Joanna Stern writes.
When it comes to building better hardware and much improved software, the sixth time’s the charm.