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Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Can you correct misinformation on the Web? Maybe not

Thanks to the World Wide Web, rumors and innuendos live on, ricocheting around cyberspace. Unfortunately, some new research points out how difficult it is to correct them.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Red-light traffic cameras have drivers seeing red

Depending on how you read the latest studies,  red-light cameras are either a Big Brother danger to the public or the latest life-saving tech. Either way, some drivers are seeing red and turning to other technologies to help.

Cameras November 4, 2015

Why don't people like video calling?

The pace of technology change can make your head spin. But there's one technology whose lack of traction is more of a head scratcher than a head spinner: Why hasn't video calling become the norm?

Laptops November 4, 2015

Why you can ignore Windows 8

Windows 8 will add some new functions as well as a snazzy, zippy touch interface made of tiles and images. It's much more attractive and flexible than anything Apple has offered to date -- but it's too late and ill-suited for many users.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Your iPhone 4 Questions Answered

Steve Jobs called the iPhone 4 the most significant upgrade to Apple's phone since the first model debuted in 2007.  Here, answers to some of the biggest questions about Apple's fourth-generation smartphone, which hits stores on June 24th.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Don't flame out, here's how to protect your digital self

More dire warnings come with every digital day: Gmail users learn foreign governments may be trying to hack their accounts. LinkedIn, eHarmony, and Lastfm lose millions of user passwords. Stuxnet. Flame. The message is clear: Start protecting yourself.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

You've got to fight for your right to Facebook

A virtual friending frenzy has whipped up over the past week, based on reports that some employers have asked job applicants to submit their Facebook passwords as part of some misguided vetting process. 

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Rara.com: Cheering for Online Music This Christmas

Today, a new subscription service joins the ranks of nearly a dozen online offerings currently available. Rara.com starts out at just 99 cents a month for on-demand access to roughly 10 million songs.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Creator of the iPod: Saving Energy Is Sexy

Tony Fadell is the man who took the idea of the iPod to Steve Jobs, spawning a renaissance at the company and then overseeing successive products, including the first iPhones. He officially left the company last year and today he's ready with his first introduction: a thermostat.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Should Anyone Buy Hulu?

One day you're a Web sensation, the next nobody returns your e-mails. Hulu may end up learning this fact the hard way.

Personal Tech November 4, 2015

Free Apps, Free Music, Free Calling, Free Everything

From Pandora to Dropbox, Evernote to Zynga, tech companies that once charged for software are now giving it away: free e-mail, free apps, free music, free calling, free books, free everything. But can this new "freemium" world last?