Katie Collins

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Senior European Correspondent at CNET

Senior European Correspondent at CBS Interactive

Tech, climate and culture reporter. Senior European Correspondent @CNET. OCJN @risj_oxford. Previously at WIRED. Part-time Taylor Swift stan account. She/her

Articles

If You Don’t Charge Your EV at Home, Do You Save Money Compared to Paying for Gas? - CNET

3 days ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins |Sam Becker

With gas and electricity prices constantly changing, we crunched the numbers to see if driving an EV is cheaper than a gas-powered car.
WWDC 2025: How to Watch and What to Expect From iOS 19

1 week ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

Apple has revealed the lineup for this year's WWDC, its annual developer conference, which is scheduled to take place from June 9 to June 13, with a mix of online and in-person sessions. The company has scheduled a special event for the first day at Apple Park, where it will stream its keynote and platforms state of the union address.
Your OnePlus 13 Will Get a Dedicated AI 'Mind Space'. Here's What That Means

1 week ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

It's a non-negotiable right now that every phone maker out there must have a plan for integrating AI into its devices. OnePlus is a little late to the party, but it's arrived nonetheless. On Tuesday, the company announced plans for bringing its own vision of personalized AI to OnePlus phones, including the OnePlus 13.
Your OnePlus 13 Will Get a Dedicated AI 'Mind Space.' Here's What That Means

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Katie Collins

1 hour agoOnePlus takes a page from Nothing with its newest featureYou can remap the Plus Key on the OnePlus 13s, and launch AI Plus Mind with gestures; and that makes it better than Nothing.
This Cordless Dyson Vacuum Is My Ultimate Spring Cleaning Sidekick, and It's $150 Off for Memorial Day

1 week ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

I've got a full-time job, two messy toddlers, a shedding dog and a husband who occasionally tracks in dirt. I think you can see where I'm going with this. Like all busy parents, I find keeping a clean house to be rather challenging. Enter the Dyson V15 cordless vacuum cleaner, a purchase that has been practically life changing. I've tried out a lot of different vacuums at different price ranges, and this model outperforms every single one.
What to Expect (and Not Expect) From OpenAI and Jony Ive's AI-Centric 'Screenless Phone'

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

AI is coming for your phones -- this you know by now and maybe you've already experienced it for yourself in the form of Apple Intelligence or Google's Gemini. But OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and perhaps the biggest name in AI software and services right now, is making a different bet. It's looking beyond the traditional smartphone and thinking about how AI might reinvent our devices altogether. On Wednesday, the company announced that it had bought Jony Ive's device startup IO for $6.5 billion.
This Cordless Dyson Vacuum Is a Total Powerhouse, and It's $150 Off Right Now

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

Having a clean house is important to me. However, having a full-time job, two toddlers who are not exactly tidy, a shedding dog and a husband who tracks in dirt makes keeping a clean house rather challenging. Thankfully, I bought myself the Dyson V15 cordless vacuum cleaner, a purchase that has made it much easier to stay on top of at least one cleaning chore. Using the Dyson V15, I can tackle some really tough messes, which gets me one big step closer to maintaining the clean living space I crave.
Google's AI-Generated Content Looks a Lot Like Slop to Me

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

"What in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was that?" I muttered under my breath. Google had just shown a demo of a film it had made using its own AI video generation software Flow, in which a grandfather was trying to invent a flying car with the help of a giant chicken. It was, as told by the presenter of the I/O keynote, "pretty awesome." It's not the word I would have chosen. This was a familiar pattern I noticed throughout Tuesday's event.
WWDC 2025 Set for June 9. What to Expect From iOS 19 and How to Watch

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

Apple has revealed the lineup for this year's WWDC, its annual developer conference, which is scheduled to take place from June 9 to June 13, with a mix of online and in-person sessions. The company has scheduled a special event for the first day at Apple Park, where it will stream its keynote and platforms state of the union address. The June 9 keynote is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. PT, and will detail "groundbreaking updates coming to Apple platforms," according to a press release.
Best Google Home Easter eggs: 75 fun things to try with your Google Assistant

2 weeks ago | cnet.com | Katie Collins

Who knew Google Home devices could be funny and entertaining? Whether you have a Google Nest Hub, a Google Home Mini or a Google Nest Mini, you can have fun with Google Home’s easter eggs. I tried out 75 queries and prompts with my Google Home Assistant and found these 5 to be extra hilarious. See for yourself. • "OK Google, did you fart?" Goofy fun because fart jokes never get old. • "OK Google, what is the meaning of life?" Try this query with your Google device. The response is clever and funny.