Karissa was Mashable's Senior Tech Reporter, and is based in San Francisco. She covers social media platforms, Silicon Valley, and the many ways technology is changing our lives. Her work has also appeared in Wired, Macworld, Popular Mechanics, and The Wirecutter. In her free time, she enjoys snowboarding and watching too many cat videos on Instagram. Follow her on Twitter @karissabe.
Latest From Karissa Bell
The best VPN for MacBooks
Take care of your most precious property.
By Karissa Bell and Joseph Green
Getting a new MacBook Pro? You still need a VPN — here's why.
Apple's built-in security tools can't protect you from online snooping.
By Haley Henschel and Karissa Bell
Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Review: Better sound and battery, but these are no AirPods Pro
An improvement on the original in important ways.
By Karissa Bell
Apple might finally let you ditch its Maps and Mail apps forever
The change would be welcome.
By Karissa Bell
Alleged Huawei spy was caught disguised as 'Weihua' employee
Nope, not obvious at all.
By Karissa Bell
European privacy officials swipe left on Facebook's dating service
Facebook is delaying its plans one day before its planned launch.
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WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users
The Facebook-owned app is more dominant than ever.
By Karissa Bell
Hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip: This time it might work
What it's like to use Samsung's new foldable flip phone.
By Karissa Bell
What to expect at Samsung's Unpacked event
Three new flagships, a purple foldable, and upgraded Galaxy Buds.
By Karissa Bell
Instagram really does show you some accounts more often. Now you can see who.
The app will now categorize your follows by how often you see and interact with their posts.
By Karissa Bell
Samsung's upgraded Galaxy Buds+ will be iPhone-friendly, according to leak
The buds will have better sound and battery life, according to a leaked spec sheet.
By Karissa Bell
Twitter will label deepfakes and other 'manipulated media'
The new rules will will also apply to politicians.
By Karissa Bell
Google finally discloses YouTube ad revenue and it's mind boggling
YouTube's ad revenue topped $15 billion in 2019 and it's growing quickly.
By Karissa Bell
Byte is already incredibly popular. But can it overtake TikTok?
Byte has already eclipsed its predecessor by one metric.
By Karissa Bell
Here's what Mark Zuckerberg really meant by being 'understood'
"This is the new approach and I think it's going to piss off a lot of people."
By Karissa Bell
Facebook will remove some coronavirus conspiracy theories
The update comes after other platforms have taken action to prevent the spread of conspiracy theories.
By Karissa Bell
Twitter knows it has an echo chamber problem. Topics could fix that.
Twitter's plan to spur user engagement is starting to take shape.
By Karissa Bell
Snapchat's Bitmoji TV cartoon show is here and it's really, really weird
The cartoon series is live now in Snapchat Discover.
By Karissa Bell
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't need to be 'liked'
The founder of the company that made the like button doesn't care about being popular.
By Karissa Bell
Twitter will tweak search results to fight coronavirus disinformation
The company did the same to prevent the spread of vaccine conspiracy theories.
By Karissa Bell
Google Translate will soon be able to transcribe audio
Google's translation tech is about to get even more useful.
By Karissa Bell
