Information Technology
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Study: Deactivating Facebook leaves people less informed but happier
Feb 02, 2019 5:00 am - Around the world, more than 2.3 billion people are on Facebook, actively communicating and posting and consuming on the platform, a figure that continues to grow and dri...
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Longtime dream of cloud-based gaming is closer than ever to coming true
Feb 02, 2019 5:00 am - When Cory Burdette awoke recently to learn that Winter Storm Gia had caused a two-hour school delay in Reston, Virginia, he seized the chance to do a little family bondi...
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6 privacy tips for owners of video doorbells, home security cameras
Feb 02, 2019 5:00 am - Ding-dong, your doorbell is looking a bit creepy. Ring video doorbells, Nest Hello and other connected security cameras are the fastest-growing home improvement gadgets ...
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Analysis: Facebook adjusts its attitude and quits apologizing
Feb 02, 2019 5:00 am - For a moment during Facebook's earnings call on Wednesday, I closed my eyes and swore it was the glory days of 2015. The company has spent the past six months delivering...
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Apple revokes Google's ability to use internal iOS apps, just like Facebook
Feb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Apple widened its privacy feud with tech giants on Thursday as it blocked Google from running its internally built iOS apps, an apparent response to the search company's...
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'Green New Deal' tests Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clout in Democratic House
Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Hundreds of young activists stormed Nancy Pelosi's office after Democrats won the House in November, inspired by the new hero of the left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...
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Foxconn to scrap factory plan for WisconsinJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - A major jobs deal President Donald Trump has touted with former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker now looks uncertain: Foxconn, a prominent supplier for Apple and other electr...
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Zebra Technologies to acquire Temptime Corp.Jan 28, 2019 12:00 am - LINCOLNSHIRE - Zebra Technologies Corp. said Monday it will acquire Temptime Corp., a privately-held developer and manufacturer of temperature monitoring solutions for t...
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'SCREENAGERS' showing in District 204 to promote talk of smart tech use for teensJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - For today's students, there are laptop screens and projector screens at school, smartphone screens any time, laptop screens again for homework after class, and TV screen...
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Comcast's new streaming service, rivaling Netflix, is all about the ads
Jan 26, 2019 5:22 am - When Comcast launches its worldwide rival to Netflix in 2020, one key difference will set the two services apart: digital advertising. While some international audiences...