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Personal Tech October 21, 2015

CES: TV takes a back seat

The next tech revolution will not be televised. It will be driven.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

This Halloween, beware the quants!

Scarier than the NSA and spookier than the CIA, the quants are out to get you! They follow your every move online, with your smartphone, in your car, in the supermarket. But what do they want?

iPhone October 21, 2015

Apple on the sideline while Google and Samsung duke it out over watches and goggles

Apple's announcement today was that it's refining its smartphones rather than introducing any amazingly great new gadgets. So all eyes in the tech industry are turning elsewhere for the next big thing and that looks to be in the area of so-called wearable computing.

iPhone October 21, 2015

Power to the travelers

Cell phones have obviously never heard of the Engerizer Bunny. At least that's how it feels when you're traveling and crawling on your knees for outlets at the airport, or duking it out for adapters in the car.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Technology is creating the surveillance state

Technology is making your every move--perhaps even those movements you make in the bathroom--ready for broadcast. The question is, are you ready for it?

Hackers October 21, 2015

Should you give up e-mail?

The cyberattacks never stop. The White House recently acknowledged that one of its own networks was the target of hackers and very nearly breached. Is e-mail the problem?

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Is the US government helping cyber crooks?

As it defends our online interests and technology, could our own government be inadvertently giving new cyberweapons to criminals? A new virus indicates that possibility may be close at hand.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Whatever happened to technology innovation?

In the high-tech sector, there's an unrelenting din about the importance of innovation. Too bad there's precious little of it around.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

The fight for the fourth screen: Who will Internet-enable your car?

For every screen, there's a dominant player. Cable companies (still) rule TVs. Microsoft owns the desktop. Android and Apple are the reigning smart phones. But no one yet owns the fourth screen: the one in the car. Yet.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

As car tech advances, can distracted drivers keep up?

Driver distraction is like the weather. Everybody complains about it but no one does anything about it. Well, now the Federal government says it wants to do something about it.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

After Zappos hack, how to protect yourself online

Another week, another computer security breach. Shoe shopping site Zappos is the latest victim, which means if you've ever used the site, you're probably a victim too.