How to dodge those Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping hackers
Hackers are writing apps, setting up phony Wi-Fi networks and unleashing malware in attempts to turn legitimate Black Friday 2016…
More than half the world's people still off the Internet
Less than half of the world’s population still isn’t using the Internet, although the numbers are improving, according to a…
Apple returns to Black Friday
Apple today signaled that it will return to offering sales specials on Nov. 25, the day this year dubbed “Black…
Open-source hardware makers start certifying products
Four years ago, Alicia Gibb was trying to unite a fragmented open-source hardware community to join together to create innovative…
IDG Contributor Network: How to cheaply and easily improve Windows 10 performance
Windows 10 generally runs surprisingly well on older or underpowered PCs, but you may still experience hiccups and slower than…
Google acquires AWS training vendor Qwiklabs
Google is acquiring Qwiklabs, a company that helps people learn how to use public cloud services to run applications without…
Tesla flips switch on U.S. island now powered entirely by solar energy
Tesla’s SolarCity subsidiary today announced it has converted the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa to solar power through…
Apple's exit from wireless routers will have consequences
Apple’s exit from some fringe businesses — external displays and more recently, wireless routers — is probably nothing more than…
HP's EliteBook 705 laptops pack AMD's latest Pro chips
PC makers can’t wait to test AMD’s mysterious Zen chip in laptops. For now, HP and other manufacturers are making…
What we talk about when we talk about 5G wireless
So what is 5G, exactly, anyway? Well, if you’re asking about “exactly,” it doesn’t exist yet. Oh, that helps me…