May 3, 2016 Hot tech for a cold climate Baby, it's freezing outside. And February is far from over. So here's some hot technology that can keep your home safe -- and keep you entertained while you hunker down under the blankets.
May 3, 2016 Hacking connected cars: How scared should you be? Does playing Pandora through your dashboard put you at risk of being driven off the highway by malicious hackers? It might, according to work by computer researchers and a survey published this week by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.
May 3, 2016 Net neutrality is everywhere From tablets to thermostats, the ubiquity of the Internet in our society is almost frightening. So the fight over net neutrality — whether the Internet should remain as it is and not be controlled by individual companies — is important not because of the money some companies stand to make or lose but because of how the Internet now affects us all.
May 3, 2016 High-tech gear for the next big storm It may have been the biggest historic storm that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean winter is over. There's still plenty of rough weather ahead of us, and doubtless some serious storms to worry about. Whether you're facing a Nor'easter or a hurricane, here's some of the toughest tech to make it through a dark and stormy night.
May 3, 2016 CES: The disruption of electronics Some people believe we're on the eve of disruption. Once upon a time, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was about continuing the advancement of new entertainment devices. Now, it's all about blowing up our notions about how those devices are supposed to work.
May 3, 2016 Best gear of the year 2014 Innovation, I'm sorry to say, was not a hallmark of the technology world in 2014. There were plenty of updated gadgets and gimcracks — from thinner tablets to networked, singing light bulbs — but few standout products. Nevertheless, over the course of testing hundreds of high-tech items, from cars to TVs, I found a few devices with the kind of utility and ingenuity that make them worthy of a best of the year designation.
January 12, 2016 The Heart of Tomorrow's High-Tech Cars: Smartphones While technology races ahead, cars are increasingly left in the dust. But that's going to change: Your car is about to join the app revolution.
January 11, 2016 DUI Checkpoint Apps Draw Ire and Fire Want to drive drunk? There's an app for that -- and that fact has been drawing questions from concerned consumers and politicians nationwide.
January 11, 2016 Sony Wants to Sell You a 3D TV Japan's biggest manufacturers are readying flat-screen TVs that can show HD movies and video games in 3D
December 23, 2015 Spy Agency Amends No-Bid Contract Notice, But Google Still Favored One of America’s most secretive spy agencies, responding in part to inquiries made by Fox News about a no-bid contract set to be awarded to Google, announced Tuesday it will revise the terms of its notice for the contract, but Google still has the inside track for the deal