May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Avoiding traffic jams, Craigslist, accidental texts and more Kim Komando answers your questions about avoiding traffic jams, using Craigslist the right way, accidentally sending texts to the wrong person, and more.
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 Surprise! Apple Watch is being sold in stores – just not Apple stores While Apple stores won’t be carrying the Apple Watch on Friday, a handful of select boutique stores are. That includes Maxfield of Los Angeles where about 50 people were lined up Thursday night to buy the watch. And the line continued to grow during the night. Maxfield will open Friday at 9 A.M.
May 3, 2016 So, what about making phone calls on the Apple Watch? One of the most-touted features of the Apple Watch is phone calls. But how does it work exactly? The feature has often been couched as the realization of the two-way wrist radio worn by Dick Tracy, a comic strip character who made his debut way back in 1931. Apple CEO Tim Cook made reference to the fictional detective’s radio, designed like a wristwatch, in his March 9 keynote introducing the Apple Watch to the world.
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 Unusual, trendy and just plain weird wearables Most wearables perform only a few functions. They count your steps, show you the time, or track your heart rate. These unusual devices do much more. For instance, one attaches to your body or your bike and shows you a real-time weather forecast. Another tells you when you are stressed out and should breathe a bit slower. While the Apple Watch gets all of the attention, these gadgets fit into a niche that might just solve a real problem or provide a distinct benefit.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Smartwatch features, language translations, secure Wi-Fi and more Kim Komando answers your questions on comparing smartwatch features, smartphone language translators, secure Wi-Fi networks for businesses, and more.
May 3, 2016 Oops, Apple Watch won’t be in stores later this month If you’re looking forward to waltzing into an Apple Store later this month and snapping up a watch, it’s probably not going to happen.
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch: Another Jony Ive design triumph? Apple’s Jony Ive has a long list of design triumphs. Time will tell if the eagerly-anticipated Apple Watch will become yet another success.
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?
