Year: 2018

Like my Mercury News colleague Troy Wolverton, I agree that the new T-Mobile G1 — the first phone to use Google’s open-source Android operating system — doesn’t quite measure up to the iPhone.

But after using the G1 and several smart-phones with other operating systems, I’m convinced that it will make an impact not so much because of how good it is but because it might help further slash prices and improve the functionality of other smart-phones. […]

Soon you’ll be able to use your voice to re-heat pizza and have your microwave automatically order more popcorn using the $60 AmazonBasics Microwave.  And that’s just one of several new products coming in the […]

A few weeks ago I bought a 55-inch TCL 5-Series 4K TV. A few days later, I brought it back to the store to exchange for an otherwise identical 49-inch model. Before I bought the […]

Apple announced some shiny new iPhones but you don’t have to buy a new phone to get an upgrade. Simply download a free copy of iOS 12. CNET has details on all the important new […]

What impresses me about the Apple Watch Series 4 isn’t the cool apps and watch faces or even how nice it looks on your wrist, but the fact that it can, literally, save lives. Apple has built-in a sensor that it says is “capable of generating an ECG similar to a single-lead electrocardiogram.” […]

ConnectSafely.org has published a revised version of its popular Parent’s Guide to Instagram to reflect recent changes to the service. The organization also now has a one-sheet printer friendly Quick-Guide for distribution at school events […]

In an open letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Apple said that President Trump’s proposed 25% tarrifs on some Chinese imports woud result in higher prices on several Apple products “including AppleWatch, Apple Pencil and […]

By Larry Magid (scroll down for podcast audio & transcription) Larry is now using Otter.ai to transcribe his CBS News Eye on Tech segments: Free Otter.ai app listens & transcribes I don’t usually transcribe my […]

    In a pair of Tweets Tuesday morning, President Trump accused Google having “RIGGED” news search results “for me and others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD.” The implication is that […]

Several years ago my wife’s parents power failed while they were on vacation and everything in their freezer and refrigerator was ruined.  Recently the power to my entire house went out because of a breaker […]