Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Review: New Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo e-readers raise bar, lower costs After more than 500 years, there's still nothing like a good book. And even though bookstores appear to be going the way of video stores, there are a few devices dedicated simply to electronic tomes.
Laptops November 4, 2015 The last Windows PC you'll ever buy A lame duck CEO. A major operating system that nobody wants. Rapidly declining PC sales. A desperate Hail Mary acquisition of a trailing smart phone maker. Is this the swan song for Windows?
Science Education November 4, 2015 Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes Online cognitive exercises -- or brain training -- are finding a particularly receptive audience these days. I've tried two of them, and found both to be engaging.
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Why your cell phone will never be stolen again While there's still no foolproof way to protect your phone (or you) from a mugging, there is a growing trend toward better solutions that one day may mean the end of smartphone thefts.
Home Ent November 4, 2015 Apple 'iRadio' service set for summer release, rumors suggest The rumor mill is heralding the introduction of Apple radio this summer -- but it may be too little, too late.
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Cars that squeal (on you) Just when you thought it was safe behind the wheel of your large automobile, government attorneys are trying again to monitor your movements.
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Game over for Atari? An ode to Pong Eventually, all of one's childhood idols fall on hard times. Now, it's Pong. Atari's U.S. subsidiary, the creator of Pong, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, slain by a flock of Angry Birds and a school of Fruit Ninjas.
Video November 4, 2015 Can you have too much TV online? For a kid, it's media heaven online today: TV all the time, everywhere! But is it really a dystopia? As an adult who for years has longed for such entertainment to be available 24/7, I find myself wondering, Do we now have too much TV?
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 LightSquared Will Interfere With 'Majority' of Key GPS Systems, New Report Shows Phil Falcone’s high-speed mobile Internet startup will interfere with a “majority” of agriculture and military GPS systems, a U.S. government group said yesterday.
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Making the Internet Accessible to the Disabled Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to buy concert tickets or enroll in a class?
Personal Tech November 4, 2015 Should you 'showroom' -- shop in stores, buy online -- your next gadget? It may be great for consumers, but a rising shopping trend may be drowning traditional retailers--not to mention being a little unethical. It's called showrooming.