May 3, 2016 Every smartphone should have a kill switch Smartphones keep getting smarter, allowing you to store your financial, health, and other sensitive information all on one device.
May 3, 2016 The definitive techie gift guide for 2015 grads Graduation season is upon us. Parents might not understand why their son or daughter has chosen to be a paleontologist or travel to France for a gap year, but there’s good news. Before Johnny or Susie head off to the wild frontier of life, you can at least provide a few gadgets and gizmos to help them. These items are intended to give the new graduate a leg up in the world — or at least have some fun.
May 3, 2016 How to take great photos with a smartphone Americans take almost 10 billion photos each month, according to one survey—and 6 billion of them are captured with a smartphone.
May 3, 2016 Smartwatches: The death of the smartphone? As the Apple Watch joins the march toward wearable computing, does it augur the ultimate end of the very device — the smartphone — that the company popularized?
May 3, 2016 Hi-tech Swiss Army knives: It's a bulb and a speaker It was an old “Saturday Night Live” joke: “It's a floor wax and a dessert topping!” Now, technology is turning the gag into reality. It's not sufficient, for example, to just be a light bulb or just camera any more. It also has to be remotely controlled from thousands of miles away and play music, watch the kids, and keep track of your appointments. It may even help you learn French. The question is do we really want everything to turn into a digital Swiss Army knife of multiple functions and features?
May 3, 2016 Samsung smartens up its phones Samsung's latest Galaxy S6 (starting at $200) and Galaxy S6 Edge (starting $300), available today, represent the state of the art and unquestionably offer several improvements over previous Samsung models. They also offer a collection of features that technically surpass models such as Apple's iPhone 6. But do you really need more in a smartphone and is it enough to make anyone switch?
May 3, 2016 How to limit ad tracking on your iPhone Some people aren't bothered by the idea that all of their electronics devices are tracking their behavior on behalf of advertisers.
May 3, 2016 9 mobile gadgets with long battery lives Odds are, you bought that laptop, smartphone, or tablet because it’s something you can easily take with you.
May 3, 2016 Two smartphone settings you won't regret changing Most people, when they get a new phone, make very few changes to it beyond setting up favorite apps and logging into Wi-Fi networks.
May 3, 2016 Tech brands pull April Fools' Day pranks From Airbnb listings for homes in ancient Greece to Tinder matches between singles looking for a ride and Uber drivers, April Fools’ Day is in full swing in the tech world. The unofficial holiday that falls on the first day of April every year offers a great marketing opportunity for established brands to show off their funny bones.
