Information Technology
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The Microsoft-Apple rivalry is alive and well
Oct 29, 2016 7:19 am - Microsoft is trying to rekindle a rivalry with Apple, introducing two new computers this week that are aimed squarely at the creative set of customers that Apple has lon...
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Apple's redesigned MacBook Pro comes with touch bar, higher price tag
Oct 29, 2016 7:19 am - CUPERTINO, CALIF. - Apple unveiled a redesigned MacBook Pro, which incorporates smartphone-like touch-screen features into the keyboard and carries a higher price tag ...
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Nintendo hints of bigger ecosystem for its new Switch
Oct 29, 2016 7:18 am - Nintendo's new gaming console Switch is part of a bigger plan that will include more accessories, a deeper lineup of software and possible tie-ups with other technologie...
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Why Google Fiber is no longer rolling out to new cities
Oct 29, 2016 7:17 am - After rolling out its Fiber product in about a dozen cities, Google is hitting pause on its project to deploy super-fast Internet across the country. The news may come a...
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The FCC's sweeping new rules to protect your online privacy
Oct 29, 2016 7:16 am - WASHINGTON - Federal officials delivered a landmark ruling in favor of online privacy Thursday, limiting how Internet providers use and sell customer data, while asserti...
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The cyberattack is coming from inside the house
Oct 29, 2016 7:15 am - It will be hard - if not impossible - to stop hackers from weaponizing the "Internet of Things" anytime soon. That's what some experts are warning in the wake of a massi...
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IBM, Slack to build smarter data-crunching chatbots
Oct 29, 2016 7:14 am - IBM is teaming up with Slack Technologies Inc. to make it easier for companies to build custom chatbots into the startup's workplace-messaging systems, the latest move b...
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Female numbers in computing workforce are in danger
Oct 29, 2016 7:13 am - The 12,000 women technology workers cheering recently at Houston's Toyota Center arena are a far cry from the 500 who showed up for the first Grace Hopper Celebration of...
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Smart bassinet Snoo will rock your baby to sleep
Oct 29, 2016 7:12 am - It's a sound new parents know all too well: The middle-of-the-night wailing of an unsettled baby who needs cradled, rocked, cooed and lulled back to sleep for, they hope...
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App reviews: Hitman GO, Gears Logic Puzzles
Oct 29, 2016 7:12 am - Hitman GO Hitman GO is a mobile interpretation of the popular assassin video game series Hitman. Like its source material, it requires players to use wit and skill ...