May 3, 2016 Adventures in Mobile Payments In theory, mobile payment systems are supposed to make your life easier.
May 3, 2016 7 smart products for your summer cabin Techies know how to get away from it all. This gear is designed to make an excursion to a summer cabin even more restful (and maybe even productive). There’s a backup generator for your phone or your entire gadget collection. A TV withstands just about any weather.
May 3, 2016 First Look: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Note5 The new Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note5 are good examples of how much variety a phone maker can squeeze out of two devices that share the same chassis.
May 3, 2016 Best smartphones for seniors As your eyesight, hearing, or dexterity declines with age, using a smartphone could become a bit more difficult.
May 3, 2016 5 rules to avoid the No.1 scam in America Kim Komando gives you five rules to avoid the number one scam in America.
May 3, 2016 Is your Android phone at risk from the Stagefright hack? A vice-president of the mobile security firm Zimperium recently revealed that 95% of all Android phone owners are vulnerable to malware attacks due to flaws in the media processing software (unfo...
May 3, 2016 Your car is 'Stoned:' Autos join the hacking era Back in 1987, the Stoned virus was one of the most destructive and widespread computer viruses yet witnessed. It was spread through floppy discs (remember them?) and announced on screen, “Your computer is now stoned.” In the decades that followed, innumerable viruses proliferated and, today, there's an endless onslaught of criminal hacking, infecting everything from banks to government systems. Now the auto industry is facing its Stoned moment, and how it reacts will determine how quickly — or slowly — we get to the autonomous car of the future.
May 3, 2016 Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales launches charitable social network, phone service Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales thinks there’s “something really wrong with the web” and, as he wrote in a recent online “manifesto,” he wants “your help in fixing it.” For Wales, most social media networks treat users as commodities that can “be sold to advertisers,” while phone companies “spend huge amounts of money on” ads to sell users “what is essentially a commodity service.” Enter The People’s Operator. On Tuesday, Wales launched TPO, a charitable social network and phone service in the U.S.
May 3, 2016 Comcast Stream shows why consumers' choices for TV may remain limited Given the popularity of streaming services such as Netflix and the early promise of Sling TV, this would seem like an opportune time for cable companies to broaden their reach by offering their p...
May 3, 2016 Would you buy a Microsoft smartphone? Reasons are getting scarce Microsoft is not a force in phones and never has been. The software giant’s $7.6 billion write-off of its phone business makes it even less likely now that consumers will opt for its phones.
