Information Technology
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Ted Cruz's internet crusade gains steam in U.S. funding debate
Sep 17, 2016 7:21 am - Another year, another standoff over a possible government shutdown, and Ted Cruz is back in the center of the action - this time over who controls internet domain names....
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Pentagon's 'rebel alliance' chief seeks to boost digital prowess
Sep 17, 2016 7:16 am - Chris Lynch is easy to spot walking the Pentagon's sprawling corridors: He's the guy wearing a hoodie and sneakers amid all the crisp military uniforms. Instead of a pla...
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Review: Don't worry, Apple hasn't ruined the iPhone
Sep 17, 2016 7:12 am - With the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Apple has taken a risk by, well, not changing very much. We've become accustomed to getting something new and impressive from Apple ...
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Google car project loses leaders - and advantage - as rivals gain
Sep 17, 2016 7:12 am - Chris Urmson, the mild-mannered robotics expert who ran Google's self-driving car project, used to say that when his son reached driving age in 2019 the technology would...
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Can you trust the lithium-ion battery in your pocket?
Sep 17, 2016 7:11 am - U.S. safety regulators on Thursday ordered a nationwide recall of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, two weeks after reports first emerged that the popular device...
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Review: AirPods may be a bit ahead of their time
Sep 17, 2016 7:11 am - Apple is trying to push consumers to a wireless future by eliminating the headphone jack. And the tip of this particular spear for Apple are the AirPods, its new set of ...
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Can you guess the website, based on the swatch of blue?
Sep 17, 2016 7:10 am - I have no idea what site you've set as your homepage, but I'm willing to make you a bet: Whatever the site, whoever you are, the color blue is present. Recently, the des...
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There is no hijab emoji; a 15-year-old is trying to change that
Sep 17, 2016 7:00 am - When Rayouf Alhumedhi's friends wanted to identify themselves to one another in a WhatsApp group chat, they didn't rely on their names. Instead, each friend used an emoj...
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Once-bullied teen created app called 'Sit With Us'Sep 16, 2016 6:00 am - Natalie Hampton spent most of her 7th and 8th grade school years eating lunch alone. The new girl at an all-girls private school in Los Angeles, she became the target of...
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Consumers will have to wait to buy jet-black iPhones from Apple stores
Sep 16, 2016 1:00 am - Apple hasn't released any preorder numbers for the latest pair of iPhones, but the company has let one nugget about sales slip out: If you want a jet-black iPhone, you m...