Technology

I was a Boy Scouts leader (long story), so I know you always need to be prepared.   On your smartphone, the right apps can make a world of difference. Here are the essentials you need in an emergency.  The Apple Watch is a lifesaver, and I don’t mean because you …

CNBC reports that following the first demolition phase, Google has halted construction on its “Downtown West” campus, which was slated to turn 80 acres of downtown San Jose, California into 7.3 million square feet of offices, 4,000 housing units, 50,000 square feet of retail and cultural space, and 15 acres …

People love collecting stuff. Although you might call it junk, they’d like to refer to it as their treasures. There’s a whole community of people who love going to garage or tag sales and searching to buy things on popular resale websites. Many Americans are looking for ways to spring …

Redbox wants to give Netflix’s DVD business a second chance at life, but Netflix isn’t budging. That’s according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter (via NextTV), which says that Redbox’s parent company has already expressed interest in acquiring Netflix’s DVD business, only to get turned down by the streamer …

With the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence, which is quickly making its way into the daily lives of individuals around the world, there are a lot of questions circulating about the new technology.  Artificial intelligence has existed for a long time, but its capacity to emulate human intelligence, and the …

Something to consider before sending a risky text via WhatsApp is that now, disappearing messages are a bit more optional. Mark Zuckerberg is announcing a new tweak to the service’s burn-after-reading feature, which allows the recipient to long-press a message and choose to keep it. WhatsApp describes the adjustment as …

When you’re the tech-savvy friend, people ask for help. It comes with the territory. And who helps those people? Me! I’ve always got your back with new tricks, tips and secrets to master your devices. Browse the hidden apps you didn’t know are built-in to your iPhone or Android. Keep reading, …

Dota 2, one of the world’s most popular esports titles serving over 300,000 concurrent players on Steam as I write these words, has just dropped a massive update called New Frontiers that will likely change the free-to-play game forever. And the biggest difference by far is real estate: the game’s …

The family of Formula One star Michael Schumacher is planning to take legal action against a German weekly magazine after it published an “interview” with the racer that was generated using artificial intelligence.  A spokesperson for the Schumacher family pointed to published reports of legal action, according to Reuters. Family …

If a smoke alarm sounds and no one is around to hear it, how effective is it? Sound Recognition, which is a brand new feature on all Apple HomePod smart speakers, can help. Sound Recognition will send an alert to your phone when the speaker hears a smoke or CO …