May 3, 2016 The best tech for your summer trips Vacation season is in full swing and tech companies, like most businesses, are trying to appeal to our wanderlust. The biggest pitch so far has come from wireless carrier T-Mobile, which will eliminate roaming charges (for voice—and data) in Canada and Mexico starting on July 15. But there's plenty of other personal technology to consider, no matter where you're headed this summer.
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.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Cheaper air flights, HDR photography, two-factor authentication and more Kim Komando answers your questions about getting cheaper air flights, diving into HDR photography, two-factor authentication, and more.
May 3, 2016 5 surprising things you can control with your phone Kim Komando shares five surprising things you can control with your phone.
May 3, 2016 Broadway star Patti LuPone snatches smartphone from texting audience member Everything’s not coming up roses for smartphone users – at least as long as Broadway actress Patti LuPone is concerned. During a Wednesday evening performance of the play “Shows for Days” at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City, LuPone snatched a phone away from a texting audience member. LuPone exited the stage holding the phone, reports Broadway.com.
May 3, 2016 Is the Apple Watch a bust? Depends who you ask Apple Watch sales started with a bang but appear to be in a freefall, according to sales data compiled by a market researcher. Not everyone agrees with the data, however.
May 3, 2016 How have you lived this long without knowing these 10 hidden iPhone tricks? Some people like to pretend they know it all when it comes to Apple’s iPhone. I promise: you don’t know it all. Even if you’ve been carrying an iPhone in your pocket since the first day the handset became available back in 2007, you still don’t know everything there is to know about all of the phone’s features, because there are just too many things baked into iOS to remember them all.
May 3, 2016 US Army tests drone-blasting cannon While drones becomes more prevalent, U.S. Army engineers are testing technology that can be used to blast potentially hostile unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) out of the sky. The Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration program (EAPS ID) at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey has been developing a gun-based solution to defend against C-RAM (counter rockets, artillery, and mortars) technology, according to a U.S. Army press release.
May 3, 2016 5 apps that can help keep your kids safe Here are five apps that can keep your kids safe.
May 3, 2016 Is the Apple Watch a success? There have been doubts about whether the Watch, launched in April, has been a successful product so far for Apple. The tech giant seemed intent on allaying any fears by providing plenty of upbeat commentary about strong Watch sales -- without specifics -- during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call Tuesday.