Month: June 2019

Google is out of the tablet business and, frankly, for several reasons, most people probably won’t care. First, tablets — for most people — are kind of unnecessary. When the iPad was first introduced, that […]

Cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, has been around for about a decade, and even though it has plenty of legitimate uses and has been embraced by a number of respectable companies, it has always been outside the […]

On Wednesday, June 12th, I visited Tesla’s giant gigafactory outside of Reno where they make batteries and motors for their Model 3 electric cars around with battery storage packs for their solar customers.

After my tour, I spoke with Tesla VP of Operations Chris Lister about the factory, its mission and a bit about EV batteries. […]

  CBS News Tech Analyst Larry Magid sits down with ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano to talk about car charging at home, at work and on the road. With the exception of Tesla, no car company […]

CNET calls BroadwayHD “Broadway’s Netflix.” Started about three years ago, it’s a service that lets you stream Broadway plays (sometimes from other venues like London’s West End) almost as if you’re in the audience at the theater. Using high quality cameras and grabbing audio from the show’s audio system, the plays look and sound great on PCs, mobile devices and on your TV through Roku, Apple TV or Chromecast […]

iTunes is going away but don’t worry. Apple Music has you covered, including the ability to automatically transfer your music files from your iTunes library to your Apple Music library. Jessica Dolcourt at CNET has […]

This is a good time to start thinking about summer vacations. I’m sure you’ll remember to pack your shorts and sunscreen, but don’t forget about the tech you might need to make your trip a […]

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to allow phone companies to block unwanted robocalls. Companies will now be allowed to block these calls by default but if you want unwanted calls (which is […]

YouTube is pulling the plug on thousands of videos that promote bigoted views, including “videos that promote or glorify Nazi ideology, which is inherently discriminatory,” according to a company blog post. YouTube will also remove “content […]

A research study presented at the The 2019 Workshop on the Economics of Information Security in Boston this week, found that the revenue earned by publishers who use behavioral advertising cookies is only 4% higher […]