Information Technology
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Fax machines may be vulnerable to hackers, new report finds
Aug 18, 2018 1:05 am - The fax machine is widely considered to be a dinosaur of interoffice communications, but it may also present a vulnerable point where hackers can infiltrate an organizat...
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What will it take to get us excited about smartphones again?
Aug 18, 2018 1:05 am - Another autumn is fast approaching, and with it a new crop of smartphones. But if excitement over them seems a little muted this year, it's not just you. A PCMag survey ...
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CEO says he's rethinking the core of how Twitter works
Aug 18, 2018 1:00 am - Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey said he is rethinking core parts of the social media platform so that it doesn't enable the spread of hate speech, harassment and fal...
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Cortana and Alexa are now friends. So how does that work?
Aug 18, 2018 1:00 am - Amazon.com and Microsoft have officially set up the friendship between their two voice assistants, Alexa and Cortana, a year after announcing the partnership to expand t...
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Another sign of hard times for teachers? They make up nearly 10 percent of Airbnb hosts.
Aug 18, 2018 1:00 am - Nearly 1 in 10 hosts who rent out their apartments, homes and spaces on Airbnb are teachers, according to a new survey by the company, another possible indicator of the ...
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Tesla's Musk says stress, overwork taking heavy toll
Aug 17, 2018 1:00 am - Electric car maker Tesla's CEO Elon Musk admitted to The New York Times that stress is taking a heavy toll on him personally in what he calls an "excruciating" year. The...
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5 tips for better customer service
Aug 15, 2018 11:00 pm - We asked industry insiders what they do to get better service. Here are their suggestions. • Before you dial, see if there are better options, including chat, messaging,...
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Zebra Technologies completes $90M acquisition of Xplore TechnologiesAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - Zebra Technologies Corp. in Lincolnshire said it completed its acquisition of Xplore Technologies Corp., a developer of semi-, fully- and ultra-rugged tablets, 2-in-1 la...
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Online shopping is on the rise among kids. Here's how brands are courting them.
Aug 12, 2018 1:00 am - Nine-year-old Isabella Colello shops for just about everything online. She scrolls through the Amazon app on her phone at least once a day. She gets ideas from YouTube, ...
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What to know about Samsung's new Note 9
Aug 11, 2018 1:14 am - Samsung is sticking to its tested formula for the Note 9, its newest high-end smartphone. The company unveiled the latest addition to its Galaxy smartphone lineup at a N...