Information Technology
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With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
Jan 05, 2019 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Behind Apple's disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone wh...
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This startup's new passenger drone is 'like a flight simulator that you can ride in,' CEO says
Jan 05, 2019 5:20 am - If Matt Chasen gets his way, there will be a time - in the not-so-distant future - when commuters are able to order an air taxi that whisks them across town in minutes, ...
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These are 2019 court fights that will decide future of net neutrality
Jan 05, 2019 5:15 am - The battle over net neutrality is far from over. Although the Federal Communications Commission last year officially nixed the Obama-era rules governing the conduct of i...
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The end of upgrades? Apple's iPhone problem goes beyond China.
Jan 05, 2019 5:10 am - Shares of Apple plummeted more than 8 percent in early trading Thursday after chief executive Tim Cook said the company lowered quarterly sales estimates for the first t...
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Porsche's electric Taycan is its most important car of 2019
Jan 05, 2019 5:00 am - The year 2018 was very good for the car industry. According to Cox Automotive, U.S. auto sales are expected to total 17.2 million units in the year, which is more than 2...
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How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018
Jan 05, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you're trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the old...
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Snacks on wheels: PepsiCo tests self-driving robot delivery
Jan 03, 2019 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Forget vending machines, PepsiCo is testing a way to bring snacks directly to college students. The chip and beverage maker says it will start making del...
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Tech predictions for 2019: It gets worse before it gets better
Dec 29, 2018 5:14 am - 2018 is a year the tech industry wishes it could forget. But 2018's problems aren't going anywhere. It was the year we came to grips with how little we can trust Faceboo...
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'Tech addicts' seek solace in 12 steps and rehab
Dec 29, 2018 5:11 am - BELLEVUE, Wash. - We like to say we're addicted to our phones or an app or some new show on a streaming video service. But for some people, tech gets in the way of daily...
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2018 was the year of 5G hype. The 5G reality is yet to come.
Dec 29, 2018 5:10 am - When T-Mobile's chief executive went before Senate lawmakers this year to make the case for his company's merger with Sprint, he argued that the deal could help preserve...