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by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “New law makes it easier to cancel online subscriptions” Listen to Larry Magid and Assemblyman Marc Berman discuss new law (1-minute) Even […]

Apple recently announced its newest crop of iPads and, as usual, they look great with excellent screens, a minimum of 64 gigabytes of storage with the option for a lot more and, of course, the […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Instagram and teen mental health” on Spreaker. Larry Magid talks with experts on this 1-minute CBS News ConnectSafely Report A recent Wall […]

Facebook and Ray-Ban are now collaborating on smart glasses, called “Ray-Ban Stories.” It’s not the first product of its kind but, it’s particularly noteworthy because of its progeny. Facebook as you know, is — by […]

When you think about TikTok, it’s easy to conjure up images of young teens lip-synching and horsing around in short videos they share with their peers. And while teens do make up about a quarter […]

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Until a few weeks ago, there was no air conditioning in my Palo Alto house. That’s because during the time we’ve lived here, the […]

Cloud computing has been with us for a while, and chances are you’re already using one or more cloud services. Web-based email services are a rudimentary example. There was a time when you needed a […]

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, “asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to order an immediate halt to social media companies’ […]

Three years ago I bought (and wrote about) an HP All-in-One PC, which I’m using to write this column. I use it every day and am incredibly happy with the machine. Once I upgraded it […]