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Meta, Ray-Ban release second-generation smart glasses

December 21, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I was riding my bicycle the other day taking pictures, talking on the phone and sending and receiving texts without ever taking my hands off […]

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2023 has been a tumultuous year for tech

December 15, 2023

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to look back on 2023. The word that comes to mind is […]

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Using a personal computer to read and send texts

November 30, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’ve been using a smartphone with an onscreen keyboard since June 29, 2007, the day that Apple released its first iPhone. In my initial […]

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Using ChatGPT for Holiday Gift Ideas and Cards

November 24, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News This is the week when I typically write a column about how to shop for holiday gifts. I wrote previous holiday gift columns based […]

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Beware of ‘smishing’ scams

November 13, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The first few times I got a text message from a stranger that appeared to be directed at someone else, I politely informed them […]

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White House Order Provides Guidance on AI Safety

November 9, 2023

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News On October 30, President Biden issued an executive order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. As expected, the nearly 20,000-word document committed […]

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Cleaning up your internet browser

November 6, 2023

My computer’s internet browser is, by far, the program that I use the most. That’s not the case with my mobile device, because so many of the services I use have their own apps. But, […]

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Smartphone essentials for traveling abroad

November 2, 2023

by Larry Magid I just returned from two weeks in Japan, a combination business trip to speak at the UN’s Internet Governance Forum in Kyoto, followed by a week of touring some of Japan’s interesting […]

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Pixel Watch 2 adds health features, improves performance

October 11, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Google is best known for its search engine and other services, but it’s also a hardware company with a growing range of products including […]

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Apple unveils new iPhones, ditches Lightning connector

September 14, 2023

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News As it does every year around this time, Apple, on Tuesday, announced new products, including its iPhone 15 models and updates to its Apple […]

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