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Personal Tech 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 鈥� the smartphone 鈥� that the company popularized?

Cameras May 3, 2016

Hi-tech Swiss Army knives: It's a bulb and a speaker

It was an old 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� joke: 鈥淚t's a floor wax and a dessert topping!鈥� 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?

Samsung 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?

Wifi 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.

Personal Tech May 3, 2016

Apple's streaming music secret weapon

When you spend $3 billion on an acquisition, you better have a good idea - a truly brilliant idea - about how you're going to make it work. Now, it's becoming clear how Apple is going to leverage its investment in Beats, with a clever strategy that may simultaneously extend its tightly spun ecosystem and revive its music business.

Home Ent May 3, 2016

Test driving the new TV options

Even a whiff of a rumor about Apple brings people running as if pie were about to be served. And so it was this week when old rumors were revived about Apple's imminent launch of a television service that would rival cable companies鈥� offerings. But there are already two such television channel bundles 鈥� Sling TV and PlayStation Vue 鈥� available that are streamed over the Internet.

Personal Tech May 3, 2016

Are you ready to buy an Apple Watch?

鈥榃earables鈥� is the rather unsexy designation assigned to fitness bands, smartwatches, and forthcoming smart clothes. On Monday, Apple hopes to turn on the sex appeal when it is expected to officially launch long-awaited Apple Watch. But, are you ready to pay for Facebook on your wrist?

Video May 3, 2016

What are the consequences of the Net Neutrality rules?

Now that the battle over net neutrality is over - except for the inevitable legal braying and squabbling - what difference is it going to make in your life?

Home Ent May 3, 2016

Hot tech for a cold climate

Baby, it's freezing outside. And February is far from over. So here's some hot technology that can keep your home safe -- and keep you entertained while you hunker down under the blankets.

Wifi May 3, 2016

Hacking connected cars: How scared should you be?

Does playing Pandora through your dashboard put you at risk of being driven off the highway by malicious hackers? It might, according to work by computer researchers and a survey published this week by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.

Wifi May 3, 2016

Net neutrality is everywhere

From tablets to thermostats, the ubiquity of the Internet in our society is almost frightening. So the fight over net neutrality 鈥� whether the Internet should remain as it is and not be controlled by individual companies 鈥� is important not because of the money some companies stand to make or lose but because of how the Internet now affects us all.