Consumer Tech

Google Streamlines Search Data Controls

This change could be in response to some recent controversies.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Mozilla Tests Firefox VPN Service

The popular browser is seeing whether users will pay a monthly fee for extra privacy.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Update to Google Chrome Automatically Logs Users Into the Browser

It's a change that may spark privacy concerns for some users.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Facebook Introduces Bug Bounty Program For Third-Party Apps

The company will accept reports discovered from passive viewing only.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Report: Trump’s Latest Tariffs Will Stunt Cloud Market, Federal Adoption

A 25 percent tariff will lead to higher costs for agencies and might slow U.S. cloud adoption, analysts say.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Hey Tech Support Scams, Google Is On To You

The tech giant is taking action against this common scheme.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The Next Stop on Amazon’s Journey Toward World Domination is Your Car

Alexa, will you turn up the air conditioning?

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Microsoft Threatened to Stop Hosting the Alt-Right’s Favorite Social Network

The company didn't want to host language that could incite violence.

  • By Simone Stolzoff, Quartz

Google’s Larry Page Thinks We’ll Soon Be Soaring Over Traffic in These Cute Flying Cars He’s Building

For now, the Flyer is clearly a novelty, meant to appeal to the ambitions and pocketbooks of wealthy hobbyists.

  • By Erik Olsen, Quartz

Here’s How to Stop Your iPhone from Listening to You

... and tracking where you're going.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

Google Chrome Will Soon Stop Videos from Autoplaying

Making your web-browsing experience a little less annoying, one step at a time.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

The 5 Best Ways to Clean Up Your Tech

It's time for spring cleaning.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Here's How Many Bad Ads Google Purged From The Web Last Year

It's in the billions.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Microsoft Still Fixing Spectre and Meltdown Flaws

These complex vulnerabilities can't be patched overnight.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

TSA Sued Over Electronic Devices Screenings

The American Civil Liberties Union wants to know the agency's intentions behind searching domestic travelers' devices

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Google Will Soon Let You Easily Download All of Your Chrome Passwords

Get your password game right.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Could This Alliance Finally Improve In-Flight Internet?

The friendly skies could get friendlier—at least for your devices.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

This Smartphone Has a Cryptocurrency Wallet

It also claims to be hackproof.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild