Installing a bunch of new stuff for a less tech-savvy person just leads to future "Where's My ... Fill In The Blank?" calls. Here's how to set someone up to solve their own dilemmas.READ»
Hundreds of nearly identical laptops, MP3 players, smartphones, and TVs--many from the same manufacturers--clutter the shelves of our stores and our lives. Enough already.READ»
All of our gadgets suck down an enormous amount of energy. But a new discovery--using magnets to power them--could make them almost impossibly efficient.READ»
In the world of service providers, the last few years have been defined by a struggle to capture the home triple play: Selling consumers internet, phone, and TV services in one package, with Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast all offering ...READ»
Intel tech is powering the Thunderbolt computer connector that may revolutionize how we hook up gear--but Intel is already working on its successor, due in 2015. It's five times faster still, and uses lasers.READ»
Something tech fans have been desperate for for years may actually be about to happen: Most of your computer wires may soon be replaced with a single, simple standard. It could change everything, right down to device design and manufacturing.READ»
Apple lust must be slaked, even as the release of the iPhone 5 will reportedly be pushed back until fall. To keep its worshipers happy and buzzying, the rumor mill is predicting Apple will push out new Macs, and a new iPhone 4. READ»
Despite incredible advances in energy efficiency, American households use the same amount of energy as they did 30 years ago. Why? It's all the gadgets plugged in.READ»
Imagine a computer, complete with processor chip and sensors, so small it could give a grain of salt a run for its money. Now imagine embedding it inside your body as a super-smart sensor capable of transmitting data to your doctor. READ»
Steve Jobs' magic and revolutionary device may have wowed the world earlier this year, but has the MacBook Air refresh rendered the iPad obsolete?READ»
Analyzing the day one Supreme Court discussions about banning sales of violent video games reveals one thing: The philosophy of it all is very tricky. READ»
If you look at things in a particular way, Apple's just been confirmed as the top PC vendor in the U.S. What's the trick? You have to include iPad sales in the figures. READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was going retrofuturistic with posters like this--and these.1. Dave Petrou, an engineer on the Google Goggles mobile image search project, revealed that a Goggles app for iPhone is in the works. He ...READ»
iPhone fuss be damned: Apple's pushing ahead with refreshing its other hardware, ready to bump up that revenues chart we showed you. Rumors say the Mac Pro and iMac line are getting a revamp, but will we see the Magic Slate too? iMac ...READ»
We've moved a long way from the keyboard-and-mouse only computer interface. Touchscreens, speech, and even typing systems that track eye and muscle movements all aid in interaction. But what if we could literally transmit our ...READ»
Apple has just lavished attention on its smallest Mac, the Mini, and now the tiny beast is smaller, more powerful and HDMI-capable. And it provides a preview of what Apple's other media box, the Apple TV, might be like--if Jobs and ...READ»
