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Jan 13, 2018
Acer's Swift 7 is the thinnest laptop in the world.
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Jan 13, 2018
HTC and Valve's Vive was the first virtual reality headset that really made me jump on the VR hype train. Not only could you escape into virtual worlds, but thanks to its motion tracking sensors, your movement in the real world was translated into the digital. Like Facebook's (FB) Oculus Rift, the Vive's display resolution made individual pixels clearly visible in certain situations, killing any sense of true immersion.
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Jan 13, 2018
CES 2018 had more than its fair share of wacky items and compelling gadgets, but one of the biggest trends to emerge, once again, from the popular tech expo was voice-enabled devices. And, of course, it was all about Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
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Jan 12, 2018
Here are seven items at CES 2018, some of which address legitimate use cases and some of which may be closer to mad-scientist territory.
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Jan 12, 2018
At CES 2018, Sennheiser announced two new products that focus on recording or playing back 3-D audio.
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Jan 12, 2018
Honda wants to change your perception of robots. And it's hoping to do so with four new concept robots.
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Jan 12, 2018
At CES 2018, Ford announced it is working with a city in which it will operate its self-driving cars. The automaker wouldn't identify the city but did say how autonomous vehicles can change the way people live.
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Jan 12, 2018
Intel is betting that Volocopter 2X will be one of the first passenger-carrying drones to operate in the U.S. A prototype of the pilotless two-seat helicopter-like drone was shown off at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.
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Jan 11, 2018
AMD CEO Lisa Su told Yahoo Finance that the Austin, Texas-based computer and graphics chip company is quickly working to resolve and address a recently-discovered security flaw that affects AMD computer chips.
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Jan 11, 2018
Nvidia rolled out a slew of updates for its GeForce line of gaming products at CES 2018 including massive computer screens and cloud game streaming.
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Jan 11, 2018
It's hard to figure out which of the connected household devices on display at CES 2018 is worth buying, but it's even more difficult to know if they are secure from hackers. A security expert visits exhibits and tries to help.
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Nov 02, 2017
Nicomi Stewart, a mother in Rochester, New York, is "disgusted" after an automated call sent to her phone from the city's school district mispronounced her daughter's name as a racial slur.
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Sep 28, 2017
You may soon get to say a lot more on Twitter. The social media giant announced it is testing a longer character limit. The change will extend the current 140 characters to 280 for all languages except Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Users won't see this change right away, though. Only a small percentage will be testing it at first, and according to the company, it is just a test and there is no guarantee this change will be available to everyone. Via Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider. ...
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Sep 26, 2017
Mac OS High Sierra (macOS 10.13). As the new name suggests, it's just a refinement of last year's Mac OS Sierra. In fact, you could sum up what's new in an article about as short as this one.
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Sep 19, 2017
Want to add some cool sound effects or music to your YouTube video (or any video)?
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Sep 12, 2017
Apple is expected to include wireless charging as a core feature in the iPhones it launches on...
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Sep 11, 2017
Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone is nearly upon us. Here's everything we expect from what could be Apple's most important product in years.
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Sep 09, 2017
Apple's App Store is getting a major update in iOS 11, and it's going to make finding new apps far better.
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Sep 08, 2017
Equifax was hacked and lost the information of 143 million Americans, and they need to tell us how.
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Sep 08, 2017
Apple's iPhone 8 is nearly upon us, but not everyone is psyched. Here are the best alternatives for Apple's upcoming iPhone.
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Sep 07, 2017
Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is a wonderful smartphone, but its high price is a tough pill to swallow.
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Sep 06, 2017
Yahoo's David Pogue has a sneaky way you can create a universal link to a Facebook item so that you can send or post to anyone.
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Sep 06, 2017
There are some gadgets that are just too cool for us Americans.
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Sep 05, 2017
More laptop makers are pushing the limits of design and performance, but high-resolution panels are hurting their batteries.
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Sep 05, 2017
Apple's iPhone is one of the most important consumer gadgets ever made, and it has a lot to do with these simple features.
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Sep 01, 2017
Hope you had a nice outdoorsy summer, because for the foreseeable future, you're going to have a hard time leaving the living room. The fall video game season is just about underway, and the 2017 edition is keeping with tradition by slinging enough massive games your way to tax both your wallet and your eyesight. From Mario to Marvel, here's what the next few months have in store. "Destiny 2"
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Sep 01, 2017
"Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle" offers a ridiculous strategy experience with surprising depth and a pinch of toilet humor.
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Aug 30, 2017
The plague of "fake news" may be news to Facebook (FB), but it's a familiar foe to a small non-profit in Washington that's trying to use mobile apps, big data and social media to promote peace and accountability in places like Iraq, Kenya and Mexico where those technologies have often been abused to spread lies and hate. The PeaceTech Lab aims to develop "technology that can be applied to tackle the triggers of violence," president and CEO Sheldon Himelfarb said in an interview at the lab's Washington headquarters at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
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Aug 30, 2017
Samsung's new Gear Sport is a fitness-centric smartwatch aimed squarely at the Apple Watch.
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Aug 30, 2017
This is a big week for YouTube. It's getting a new design and new features—all of which have been in the works, carefully and methodically, for a very long time, and all of which, as far as I'm concerned, are welcome!
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Aug 28, 2017
Microsoft is bringing VR to the masses with its low-cost headsets.
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Aug 28, 2017
Facebook is taking its crackdown on fake news even further.
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Aug 28, 2017
Fitbit's all-new smartwatch is designed to do battle with the Apple Watch.It's no secret that Fitbit (FIT) has been working on a smartwatch — Co-founder and CEO James Park said as much during the company's Q2 2017 earnings call earlier this month. This is the Fitbit Ionic, the company's first "true" smartwatch.
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Aug 27, 2017
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is expected to take on the role of Uber CEO.
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Aug 25, 2017
Believe it or not, YouTube creates a written transcript for every single video. Just click More and Transcript and boom!
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Aug 23, 2017
Samsung is bringing the Galaxy Note brand back from the brink with the Galaxy Note 8. But can it bury the ghosts of the Note 7?
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Aug 18, 2017
The Essential Phone is the first handset from the father of Google's Android, and it's a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.
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Aug 17, 2017
The Norton Core is a Wi-Fi router designed to protect all of your connected devices.
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Aug 15, 2017
Qualcomm's new depth-sensing camera technology could improve smartphone's and virtual reality headsets.
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Aug 15, 2017
Your private data could be freely available online and there's little you can do about it.
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Aug 14, 2017
The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S., August 7, 2017. Google (GOOG, GOOGL) is cancelling the domain for the white supremacist site Daily Stormer due to a "specific, immediate concern about inciting violence," a spokesperson told Yahoo Finance. The search-engine giant, which hosts website domains through its Google Domains service, made the decision to cut the cord to the hate site after GoDaddy (GDDY) told the Daily Stormer it had 24 hours to move to another domain hosting service.
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Aug 14, 2017
Amazon has added the ability to add names to timers with Alexa.
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Aug 13, 2017
An alarming fifteen percent of NFL players end up declaring bankruptcy. Wide receiver Ryan Broyles, who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2012 and is currently a free agent, is making sure he won't fall into that category.
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Aug 10, 2017
Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 and iOS 11 should take your iPhone photography to the next level with these new features.
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Aug 09, 2017
Motorola's Moto Z2 Force has an unbreakable screen, but it's got its drawbacks.
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Aug 03, 2017
If you or your kids are heading back to school, these are the tech deals you'll want to check out.
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Aug 03, 2017
Lego's new Boost kit helps introduce kids to the basics of coding.
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Aug 02, 2017
A new European Union regulation could impact how social networks handle your data in the U.S.
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Aug 02, 2017
Windows 10's Start button harbors a secret: It can sprout a tiny utility menu. To see it, right-click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen, or (on a touchscreen) hold your finger down on it. There, in all its majesty, is the Start menu's secret utility menu.
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