Monica Chin
Monica Chin is a writer at The Verge, covering computers. Previously, she was a staff writer for Tom's Guide, where she wrote about everything from artificial intelligence to social media and the internet of things to. She had a particular focus on smart home, reviewing multiple devices. In her downtime, you can usually find her at poetry slams, attempting to exercise, or yelling at people on Twitter.
Latest articles by Monica Chin

By Don Reisinger, Monica Chin Published
Technology is supposed to make your life easier, not harder. These products are relatively inexpensive and can genuinely improve your life.

By Monica Chin Published
Game publisher Bethesda accidentally leaked names, email addresses, street addresses of an unknown number of customers.

By Monica Chin Published
We asked the stars of HGTV's Property Brothers for their advice on selling a smart home.

By Monica Chin Published
Here's how you can share a Story to only your closest friends.

By Monica Chin Published
Amazon has given gift cards to some Black Friday data-breach victims as a "token of apology," ranging from $5 to $100.

By Monica Chin Published
An update to Google Assistant encourages more polite manners with a Pretty Please feature. And kids can now talk to Santa.

By Monica Chin Published
The Google Home Hub and Echo Show are both formidable smart displays, but they are very different in terms of price, size and features.

By Monica Chin Published
The Echo Sub brings the most powerful bass of any Alexa speaker yet — but you're limited with how you can use it.

By Monica Chin Published
The Echo Dot and Google Home Mini are both formidable smart speakers under $50, but Amazon’s comes out on top.

By Monica Chin Published
Here's how to make Skype calls with Alexa.

By Monica Chin Published
Comcast will issue refunds to 20,000 Massachusetts customers after the ISP failed to disclose extra fees that increased customers' monthly bills.

By Monica Chin Published
Keurig and Anheuser-Busch have released Drinkworks Home Bar by Keurig, a Keurig machine that makes cocktails instead of coffee.

By Monica Chin Published
Here's how to start your Alexa routines with the push of a button.

By Monica Chin Published
Follow these steps before ditching your smart device.

By Monica Chin Published
Here's what the critics are saying about Facebook's new smart display.

By Monica Chin Published
Spotify is giving free Google Home Minis to subscribers to its family plan.

By Monica Chin Published
With the Google Family Link, parents can view their children's activity, manage app usage, set screen time limits and more.

By Monica Chin Published
Buying a smart speaker can be a big decision, but we’re here to help.

By Monica Chin Published
From spotty cellular reception and charging issues to Beautygate, here are the biggest complaints that iPhone XS owners have.

By Monica Chin Published
The Razer Phone 2 reviews are in, and critics are decidedly mixed on Razer's latest gaming phone.

By Monica Chin Published
More and more kids are making friends with virtual assistants – but when does it go too far?

By Monica Chin Published
The new iOS 12.0.1 update fails to fix some major iOS problems, and introduces a few new ones.

By Monica Chin Published
Google's smart display has a 7-inch touchscreen and is powered by Google Assistant.
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