Police catch suspected burglar with help from his Twitter account
It’s one thing to tweet out when you're at the ball game or a concert. But when you're allegedly robbing an apartment? That is what a Virginia man is accused of doing. Police in Washington, D.C. allege that Thomas Matthew Collodel burglarized a hotel, a restaurant, the front desk of an apartment ...
Can the US military build Star Wars-style laser cannons for its troops?
It seems everyone is getting inspired by the latest “Star Wars” movie and that includes ...
China Mobile leaks details of Samsung Galaxy S7
It seems China Mobile couldn’t wait to tell the world about Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 Edge...
Tech Q&A: Data plans, dying computers, an app for buying wine and more
Avoid going over your data limit Q. I love everything my Android phone can do, but I don'...
Free online estimators tell you how much your home is worth
You hear about home prices all the time. Just watch your local news and you'll hear how much...
Tech Q&A: Turn off Google ads, upgrade your iPhone and more
Turn off Google ads Q. I visited every ad network site I could find and opted out of pers...
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-ye...
BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After...
In a case that echoes the Takata airbag recalls, automakers including Honda and Fiat Chrysler will recall about five million vehicles worldwide to fix a defect in ...
As concern grows over the Zika virus, major airlines are offering to re-assign flight crew concerned about contracting the disease from routes to affected countrie...
Police catch suspected burglar with help from his Twitter account
It’s one thing to tweet out when you're at the ball game or a concert. But when you're all...
Feds’ encryption fears overblown, report finds
Ever since Apple and Google made their operating systems encrypted by default in 2014, the f...
Study finds which US states have the ‘fastest talkers’
Research by mobile advertising analytics company Marchex has ranked America’s "fastest tal...
See how painfully slow 4G LTE is in the US compared to the rest of the world
It turns out T-Mobile is a one-eyed man in the land of the blind. In a recent study conducte...
The FAA says it will shoot down your drone if you fly within 36 miles of the Super Bowl
The Federal Aviation Administration is taking a tough stance on drones at the Super Bowl thi...
Can the US military build Star Wars-style laser cannons for its troops?
It seems everyone is getting inspired by the latest “Star Wars” movie and that includes ...
China Mobile leaks details of Samsung Galaxy S7
It seems China Mobile couldn’t wait to tell the world about Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 Edge...
Tech Q&A: Data plans, dying computers, an app for buying wine and more
Avoid going over your data limit Q. I love everything my Android phone can do, but I don'...
Free online estimators tell you how much your home is worth
You hear about home prices all the time. Just watch your local news and you'll hear how much...
Tech Q&A: Turn off Google ads, upgrade your iPhone and more
Turn off Google ads Q. I visited every ad network site I could find and opted out of pers...
7 of the weirdest sculpture parks in the world
When most people think of sculptures, classics like Rodin’s The Thinker or Michelangelo’...
Tech Q & A: Tablet vs. laptop, photographing New Year’s fir...
Tablet vs. laptop Q. I can't decide whether to buy a tablet or laptop. How can I decide? ...
‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’
Inequalities in pay and opportunities in the UK are becoming so extreme they are threateni...
Moonfruit takes websites offline after cyber-attack threat
Thousands of business and personal websites have been taken offline by web host Moonfruit, after it was threatened with a cyber-attac...
Tech Q & A: Spy apps, fake email and Bluetooth speakers
How to spot a fake email? Q. I got an email from Amazon that was a security alert about my account. How can you tell if it’s leg...
Tech Q & A: Tablet vs. laptop, photographing New Year’s fireworks
Tablet vs. laptop Q. I can't decide whether to buy a tablet or laptop. How can I decide? A. The differences between modern lapt...
Tech that should excite (and worry) you in 2016
For more than two decades, I have written an annual column with tech predictions for the next year. But this year I am deviating a bi...
Adware, beware! Microsoft plans to retaliate against software that doesn’t behave
Starting next year, Microsoft will detect and remove adware that may compromise a PC's security. The ban targets adware that uses ...
Microsoft hints at ‘breakthrough’ Surface phone
Microsoft’s Lumia 950 and 950 XL have only been out for about a month, but those handsets may only be a stepping stone to the next ...
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks
