Tech News Archives

Another week and more hacks to report. Along with the hacks, I try to pass along info that will help you avoid being a victim. Space sex, underwater magic and killer robots also made headlines this week. Click on the headlines below to read the full articles. Twitter...

New drones were everywhere this week; flying in the sky, swimming in the sea, driving trucks and rolling down the sidewalk with pizza. Social media news from Facebook and Twitter slows bad stuff and brings new features. Yes, hackers are watching our devices. But there...

Mobile World Congress was held this past week and that’s means there are a lot of new items about phones and other mobile devices. There is also a huge update (free for all current users) for Windows 10 coming in the near future and Microsoft will offer more...

Those of you who run a small (or even large) business know there are constant challenges. You might even have a failure along the line. So did Steve Jobs and I’ve included an article about this subject. There is another article with social media advice to help...

Last week Verizon came out with unlimited data and this week Sprint and AT&T have responded. Twitter can make big money, if they follow a plan. Want to stop scam calls? A programmer has the problem solved. What’s coming with the next iPhone and Samsung...

I was traveling this week so I don’t have as many articles as usual. Even though they are few in number, I think there are some really interesting ones. One explains the new trial versions from Affinity. I have purchased both Designer and Photo and find them to...

Even the technology news was again filled with a lot of politics. I tried to sort through it to find news that wasn’t political and that wasn’t easy. You’ll also find a couple of great tutorials that should be especially interesting to designers. Do...

For the millions upon millions of people using Windows on their computer, it is very important to know how it works. New versions are scary, new features are added non-stop and I’ve got info on both in this week’s headlines. You need tech support and your...

Sure, the biggest news this week is in the world of politics. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of other news in the geeky tech world. I found tips to stop hacking, a way you may be able to be paid for buying milk, phone news, social media news and...

Today is Friday the 13th so I’m not sure if it is good luck or bad luck to include these headlines. There are some more nasty hacks that have nothing to do with politics. Some Google products are getting new features. The iPhone is ten years old! Does that make...

The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing and some of the biggest headlines from the show are listed below. There were also a number of forward looking stories about tech in 2017 that I’ve included. There’s nothing that frustrates me more than people...

It is very close to the end of 2016 as I write this. Of course that means that there are a number of articles about the best and worst aspects of 2016. I’ve included a few of them in the list below. There are also stories about murder, companies left for dead as...

Christmas is upon us and the new year is near. This means that tech news has slowed down in the last week. It will go crazy again after the first of the year. I’ve still rounded up some news of interest on a variety of topics. Below are the headlines, click on...

There was a lot of very interesting tech news this week. Some is exciting, some is funny and some can be a little scary. I don’t try to put the headlines in any specific order because each of us may have more interest in some news than others. Make sure to read...

Multiple sources making ways to extend WiFi throughout your home or office. Smartwatches are dying and Pebble being sold to FitBit. A new Windows 10 iteration coming in Spring, learn what’s new and how MS-DOS is being removed. Is this the end for Apple? These...

It seems like there are a lot of hackers going after your money and identity in a variety of ways. It may be a pop-up, it may be fake news or it could be a JPG file. Below are stories on all three. Users of iOS devices are seeing lots of calendar spam and there is a...

It was a fairly quiet week in the world of tech due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US. Facebook has a plan to fight fake news and Symantec wants to help protect your ID. Black Friday is here and Google and CNET want to help you find the best deals and avoid...

Maybe it is the holidays that brings out all the tech news, but it has been a busy week. The folks at Corel wanted me to remind everyone of their Black Friday deals which are already in place. Click the graphic at right to see all the offers. Beyond that, there are...

I don’t think tech was the biggest news of the week. But we’re here to talk the biggest tech headlines of the week. Wanna bake some cookies? Yup, got that covered. More news on what Samsung may do next. Snakes on a Plane was a movie, right? Well, it...

I was interested into digging deeper into the GoPro Karma until I saw the absolutely brutal comparison below. Smartwatches are dead, or are they? What about fitness trackers? Another titan of tech journalism is gone. Black Friday deals are starting to arrive, below...

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...

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,...

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...