Getting a handle on your household energy consumption can save money and the environment. Your heating and cooling usage is an obvious target, but did you know it’s also important to monitor your gadgets and electronics gear?
Gadgets
3 Questions About the Nokia X Android Phones
Nokia’s first Android-powered phones promise to offer a marriage of classic manufacturing (Nokia) and critically-acclaimed software (Android). But questions remain.
Mobile Phone Use Now Widely Outpacing Online PC Use
Are you using your mobile phone a lot more than your PC these days? If so, you’re not alone.
Mobile World Congress: 10 Phones and Tablets to Watch
Thinner, lighter and faster? Sure. But there are some new ideas, too.
Project Ara: Inside Google’s Bold Gambit to Make Smartphones Modular
The two-year quest to create the ultimate customizable phone, inside and out.
FINALLY, a Solar-Powered Cigarette Lighter
Smokers, prepare to look even cooler than normal when you’re smoking.
Report: 4G LTE Speeds in the U.S. Sharply Declined Last Year
Does your cell phone’s data speed seem slower than it used to despite your carrier’s claim that its 4G is getting faster? According to wireless network analysis firm OpenSignal, it’s not your imagination.
Update Your Mac (and iPhone or iPad) Now: Apple Releases Patch for "goto fail" SSL Vulnerability
Apple’s recent SSL bug has now been patched for OS X. A similar patch for iOS devices went live last week.
Use Your Android Phone to Cure Cancer
Smartphone manufacturer HTC has announced “Power to Give,” a new initiative that harnesses the collective processing power of the company’s smartphones to solve epic scientific challenges.
TiVo Inventors Are Back with Qplay, a New Way to Watch TV
A TV adapter and iPad app emphasize a social approach to video streaming.
With the Galaxy S5, Samsung Wakes Up in a Post-Specs World
The Galaxy S5 is Samsung’s first real attempt at a smartphone where the specs aren’t what matter. And it’s already more interesting than anything Samsung has produced in the last few years.
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S5 Smartphone
Today at the Mobile World Congress wireless show in Barcelona, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S5.