Kent German
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Look Back at CNET's Original iPhone Review
Reading CNET's original iPhone review, it's crazy and crazy fun to see what we (and Apple) got right, what we missed and how much phones have changed since then. → Read More
Spending All Night With the First iPhone
When the first iPhone went on sale 15 years ago, phone history was made. I was there to write the first CNET review. → Read More
How to Prepare Your Home for Wildfire Season
These manageable and effective steps will make your house and yard fire-resistant. → Read More
What's at Stake in Your Statehouse
Every state legislature is different, and it's important to know what yours does and how it functions. Our guide can help. → Read More
Don't Just Tour That Home Online. By All Means Judge It
McMansion Hell and Zillow Gone Wild are part of a big world of architecture and real estate voyeurism. → Read More
Beyond Supersonic: These Startups Want to Bring You Hypersonic Travel
They aim to send travelers hurtling across the skies at speeds faster than 4,000 miles per hour. → Read More
As Travel Resumes, 'Imagine a City' Is the Ideal Book to Restart Your Sense of Adventure
British Airways pilot Mark Vanhoenacker has written a book that is equal parts guide, memoir and reflection on some of the world's great cities. → Read More
Boeing's Troubled 737 Max Is Back in the Air, but the Story Is Far From Over
A 2021 book and a new Netflix documentary trace the deadly Max crashes back to a Boeing that strayed far from its cautious roots. → Read More
Designing an Airline From the Name Up
Before it can start flying, the new Northern Pacific Airways needed a name, a color and visual identity for its planes. Brand designer Edmond Huot explains how it's done. → Read More
Airbus delivers final A380 superjumbo aircraft
The end of a big era arrives as Emirates accepts the last double-decker airliner to be built. → Read More
China approves Boeing's 737 Max to fly again
An airworthiness directive issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China orders airlines to make changes to the plane before passenger flights can resume. → Read More
Surviving a violent collision gives me new perspective on car safety tech
Commentary: I'll never again take safety technology for granted. → Read More
Delayed for the holidays: How to shop in a supply chain slowdown
Shop local, shop small or shop secondhand. There are still many ways to find great gifts for the holidays when your first-choice purchases are knocked off your list. → Read More
Embraer shows four green airliner concepts for more sustainable flying
The Energia designs, which include hybrid, all-electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft, are part of an aviation industry pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. → Read More
Shopping for the holidays in a supply chain crisis
Delivery delays and "sold out" signs will be a part of this holiday shopping season. But there are ways you can navigate this new reality. → Read More
How your online shopping and COVID-19 clogged the supply chain
The river that carries the things we buy around the planet has slowed to a crawl. This is why. → Read More
CES will be back in January, both in physical and digital form
The world's biggest tech show will have a digital platform to let virtual and in-person attendees connect. They'll also see new categories in Las Vegas including space and food tech. → Read More
You shopped like never before. The supply chain couldn't handle it
The complex global system that transports products largely worked -- until the pandemic. Now the system needs to change. → Read More
Your online shopping broke the world's supply chain
The complex system that brings you the stuff you buy is still adapting to the immense challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. TL;DR: The system needs to change. → Read More
See amazing James Bond locales in real life: How to travel like 007
Exotic locations from across the globe are a staple of any Bond film. Here's where to find some amazing sights around the world as seen on screen. → Read More