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Microsoft’s Surface 2: Trying (again) to be cool CNET Hands-on Surface 2 CNET Hands-on Surface Pro 2 CNET First look at Surface 2 Pro

I usually don’t write about rumors, but reports that Google may be working on a replacement for tracking cookies is worth speculating about because it can have enormous implications when it comes to our online privacy. There […]

[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/110988309″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In an interview for CBS News Tech Talk (click above to listen), Houston Chronicle tech blogger Dwight Silverman recommended that users be sure they have lots of […]

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This post is adapted from one that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News by Larry Magid There was a time when people got really excited about an Apple announcement. Back when they took place during […]

So, we had another spectacle at Apple, this time announcing the $99 iPhone 5C and the fancier and more expensive 5S. These are both good phones. The 5C, finally, represents Apple’s acknowledgement that it can […]

BERLIN — Like many people these days I don’t typically wear a watch because if I want to know the time, I can glance at my smartphone. But I made an exception last week because […]

Hands-On Samsung’s New ‘Galaxy Gear’ Smartwatch Killer Apps That Could Make Me Love The Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch What I Don’t Like About Samsung’s New Galaxy Note 3 View photo gallery at Forbes.com

I met my roommate Peter the day I moved into Reiber Hall, when I was a freshman at UCLA oh so many years ago.  Many years later, my son Will moved into the same dorm […]

You’ve heard about distracted driving but what about distracted walking?  Research from SafeKids Worldwide* found that one in five high school students and one in eight middle schoolers were crossing the street while talking or […]