Google’s Project Fi mobile service can save you big bucks, especially if you’re traveling internationally. But it might not be a good fit for everyone. In this edition of Ask Maggie I explain the ins and outs of Project Fi, Google’s wireless service that runs off of the Sprint and T-Mobile networks. I also highlight …

Talk about an embarrassment of riches. Comcast is rolling out its gigabit broadband service in Atlanta, the first city to get its service. Atlanta will soon have not two, but three companies delivering superfast broadband, defined as 1 gigabit per second, or fast enough to stream all seven “Star Wars” films in ultra high definition without a stutter. Comcast on …

Spring break is almost upon us, which means it’s time to dust off your passport and get traveling. I’ve got a few tips to make traveling overseas with your cell phone a little less scary. In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer advice about using your carrier’s international service plan versus an international SIM card. Dear Maggie, My family …

Is that pop-up ad on your phone for a diaper discount annoying or helpful when you walk into the grocery store? That may be what’s at stake as the US government looks to make online privacy its next priority. The Federal Communications Commission is preparing a proposal that lays out new rules governing how broadband providers handle your online activity. …

You should be able to decide what data your broadband or wireless provider shares with marketers. Period. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed new regulations to protect broadband and wireless customers’ private data. That’s the message the Federal Communications Commission is sending with a proposed regulation intended to safeguard private customer information and to require broadband and wireless companies to …

President Barack Obama is spending his last months in office trying to make sure you have the opportunity to get a job in tech. President Barack Obama announces a series of initiatives to push for more diversity in the tech sector at the first ever White House Demo Day in 2015. Screenshot by CNET On Wednesday, the White House announced …

How much does your privacy cost? A cool $1.35 million, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Verizon will pay a $1.35 million fine for use of permanent cookies that tracked customers’ web activity. Verizon On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission said it had reached a deal with Verizon over the company’s use of a technology that allowed marketers to track …

Forget about fast lanes. The new buzzphrase in the battle for an open Internet is “zero rating.” Enlarge Image The battle over the FCC’s Net neutrality rules is far from over. Kevin Huang/Fight for the Future Zero rating is the practice of giving you online services, like music and video access, that don’t eat into your data allotment. T-Mobile’s Binge …

The US government’s landmark Net neutrality rules are about to mark their one-year anniversary. You’d think proponents of a free and open Internet would mark the occasion with a victory lap. Emotions have run high over Net neutrality. Here, protesters gathered in California in 2014, near where President Barack Obama was hosting a fundraiser. Steve Rhodes/Demotix/Corbis It’s not that simple. …

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump may be wrong about one part of what makes America great. According to a recent study, more than a third of technological innovation in this country comes from people born outside the US. A Washington, DC-based think tank surveyed more than 900 individuals who have won prestigious awards or have been awarded international patents expected …