Tech News Archives

Consider this a Halloween treat, I've got far more news stories this week than normal. Some are purely fun, some are informational and others talk about new products. Click on any of the headlines below to read the full story. Why Does Google's Pixel Phone Have...

The news about Samsung's faulty Note 7 continues and a new contender from Google becomes a potential replacement. Technology to make mobile devices far faster could be in the works. Are gigs good for the economy? Are tablets bad for football? What is the perfect...

The biggest news of the week was the second and final recall of Samsung's Note 7. As one who flew in the last week, it was even singled out at the airport. Samsung was also in the news for their Supreme Court battle with Apple. Google's own phone, Pixel, may gain...

The biggest announcements this week came from Google as they told us about new phones, Wi-Fi and a competitor to the Amazon Echo. Of course they are also one of the companies thought to be interested in buying Twitter. It sounds as if a sale will happen in the near...

Some of the stories in this week's tech news are truly out of this world. Yup, they are about Mars. It is highly likely Twitter will get purchased and Google is interested. How it can easily integrate with YouTube. Slow Internet? We've got a link to help. Have you...

Google wants to help you travel, Stripe wants to help you get paid, Facebook and Twitter are sick of giving you fake news, iPhones aren't perfect though a dog has eight of them, fitness trackers may not help, new ways to get fast Internet and more are found in the...

iPhones are exploding in sales, through you may wait to wait awhile on updating your other idevices to iOS 10. When you do update, I've got a couple of links on how to get the most out of it. Samsung Note 7's are truly exploding, have been recalled and a...

This week's headlines were dominated by the announcement of the latest iPhones and the lack of a headphone jack. We'll see if this was a huge mistake or a genius move for Apple. Samsung had a costly problem with their new phones. Amazon also has a new tablet, but...

Hackers are at it again, but part of the problem is that half of you fall for their obvious tricks. Intel has a new chip, Samsung has a new watch and a new iPhone is coming soon. Google adds image editing features, Facebooks trending changes fail and Microsoft has...

I encourage you all to look through this list carefully. By far the coolest is the last one that allows you to do virtual walkthroughs of the US National Parks. There are also warnings about malware on computers, phone insecurities, Windows 10 update bugs and the...

Recent changes at Facebook and Instagram, more about Windows 10, the latest rumors on new phones and tablets, a way to battle ransomware and the headline of the year are all featured in this week's tech news. Of course, there is even more. Read the various articles...

Below are the some of top headlines in tech and rumors about the iPhone 7 are everywhere. But there are also articles to help you. 5 reasons why your Wi-Fi is slow (and how to fix it) My 30 Years at PCMag, Part One Rise of the hacking machines Google wants to help...

The free upgrades to Windows 10 are over...or are they? We've got a couple of links that will tell you about the best parts of the Anniversary Update. Plus a lot of links on new phones that are either out now or coming soon. Below are the top headlines from the...

Windows 10 is almost a year old and it is one of the big storylines because the free upgrade is about to end and the first major update is about to be released. Pokemon is also filling the news, and the streets. Strangely, Pokemon doesn't seem popular at all in...

It seems the last week has been all about Pokémon, though there was a little bit of other news this week. Below are some of the top tech stories. Yahoo sale could still draw Softbank, Alibaba Prisma uses AI to turn your photos into graphic novel fodder double quick...

With the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the news week started out slower than normal. There were still some big stories once the week got started. Below are links to the stories that caught my eye. U.S. Congress finally ditches the Blackberry Will Apple ditch its...

I've put together a fairly long list of news items this week on a wide variety of tech-related subjects. There are also a couple of fun ones thrown in there that you may enjoy. You're loyal to Starbucks, but is Starbucks loyal to you? 7 Businesses That Are Doing...

There was a lot of news on various social media networks this week, possible money coming from lawsuit settlements, big deals, new products and much more. Are quizzes on Facebook dangerous? Feeling ill? Google rolling out symptoms search Gain more control over your...

With Apple's WWDC this week, there were a lot of big stories about Apple products in the near future. The week started with the huge cash purchase of LinkedIn by Microsoft. Those may be the biggest stories, but they weren't the only ones. Apple's Siri expected to...

Working in the tech industry, I read quite a few news items that are related to tech. There are times when I find something so compelling that I dedicate a blog post to the subject. I'll often see stories that I think you, my loyal readers, would find interesting...