May 3, 2016 So long, Apple lines? Banishing iSquatters good for all Those lines that start forming in front of your local Apple Store a few days before a new iPhone or iPad goes on sale could become a thing of the past -- at least if Apple's retail chief has anything to say about it. With this month's release of the Apple Watch, the company is encouraging customers to do their shopping online rather than queue up at an Apple Stor
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch mostly impresses experts in initial reviews The reviews are coming in – after much media interest building up to the launch of the new Apple Watch, tech aficionados and critics are weighing in on the high-tech timekeepers. The general consensus seems to be that Apple’s sleek wearable is cool, but not necessary.
May 3, 2016 Why lack of tech talk at New York International Auto Show is telling How do you know a technology has truly arrived? When people stop talking about it.
May 3, 2016 Ozzie the goose gets a new 3D-printed leg When Ozzie the goose broke his leg – which was eventually amputated at the joint — he was lucky to find a friend in animal lover Sue Burger. Burger took to South African radio station RSG to seek help for the unlucky fowl who was struggling to cope with just one leg. Enter a team of tech gurus who, after hearing Ozzie’s story, decided to get the bird a new lease on life by way of a 3D-printed prosthetic leg.
May 3, 2016 YouTube video shows GoPro camera's terrifying 10,000-foot fall to earth It’s probably one of the most terrifying, yet impressive, YouTube videos you’ll watch again, and again, and again — footage from a GoPro camera hurtling down to earth in a 10,000-foot freefall.
May 3, 2016 3 ways to use tech to sleep better Nothing throws off your day like a lack of sleep the night before. It ruins your concentration, makes you impatient, cause memory lapses and worse. Over the long term, sleep deprivation can lead to depression, diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
May 3, 2016 Why Samsung’s Gear VR is a virtual reality game-changer Boring, dull, and repetitive. That’s the reason a few teens told me they don’t play first-person shooters anymore. Rinse and repeat with a grenade launcher and an AK-47? No thanks.
May 3, 2016 Microsoft’s new Surface 3 tablet: Hands-on review Microsoft’s new Surface 3 tablet is smaller, lighter, and cheaper than its Pro sibling. That may be enough to get consumers interested.
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 How your smartphone could become a ‘Star Trek’–style Tricorder In two months, new technology could turn your smartphone into a “Star Trek”-style Tricorder - making the stuff of science fiction a reality.