Information Technology
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Celebs join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction
Sep 16, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Kim Kardashian West, Katy Perry, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram "freeze" on Wednesday to protest against what th...
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The 5G lie: The network of the future is still slow
Sep 12, 2020 6:28 am - Unless you've been living under a rock - which in 2020 actually sounds soothing - you've probably heard there's a new cellphone technology called 5G. Any iPhone or Galax...
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Motorola's 5G foldable Razr adds better cameras and processor, costs less
Sep 12, 2020 6:20 am - Seven months after launching its first modern reboot of the early-2000s classic, Motorola on Wednesday announced its second-generation foldable Razr and said the first h...
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How college students can make the most of remote learning
Sep 12, 2020 6:19 am - The zoomers are settling in for another semester of Zoom University. Most U.S. colleges and universities are offering some form of online instruction this fall semester....
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Analysis: Microsoft's Xbox game plan has big problems
Sep 12, 2020 6:19 am - The latest round of the gaming console wars has officially begun. Following a protracted standoff between Microsoft and Sony over which company would share their plans f...
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Robot cleaners are coming, this time to wipe up your coronavirus germs
Sep 12, 2020 6:18 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Every day at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, custodial teams wheel two boxy robots down the halls from one patient room to the next, using ultraviolet light to...
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Hot new job title in a pandemic: 'Head of remote work'
Sep 12, 2020 6:17 am - On any given day, Darren Murph can wear many hats at work. He might play relocation expert, helping co-workers leaving a big city like San Francisco think through which ...
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Six tech tips for remote learning: Protect your kid's data and make sure they look good on Zoom
Sep 05, 2020 6:25 am - For most parents right now, tinkering with computer settings and reading endless privacy policies are not a priority. Heck, they weren't even particularly appealing task...
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Khan Academy's Sal Khan's advice for online learning: Do less, turn off the camera
Sep 05, 2020 6:22 am - For the past 12 years, Salman Khan has been touting online learning as the future of education. But even he didn't imagine us crashing into that future so suddenly and w...
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Nintendo is releasing Mario games on Switch for a limited time. But why?
Sep 05, 2020 6:20 am - Thursday morning, a 10-minute Nintendo Direct announced some unexpected news: A slew of classic Super Mario games are coming to the Switch. "Super Mario 64," "Super Mari...