News flash: There are premium phones made by brands other than Apple and Samsung! I know, hard to believe. But you might be forgiven for missing the recent launch of the LG G8 ThinQ, which happened right around the time a certain other company unveiled five new Galaxy phones. That’s too bad, because as Lynn La reported in her G8 …

Facebook plans to raise the minimum hourly wage it pays thousands of contract workers around the US, acknowledging that its current $15 minimum wage isn’t in line with rising cost of living in many of markets where its offices are located. “It’s become clear that $15 per hour doesn’t meet the cost of living in some of the places where …

Ask anyone who was around before smartphones, and they’ll tell you life was different. But for Nutsiri “Earth” Kidkul, who went blind eight years ago, life-changing doesn’t begin to describe the impact of mobile apps. Before specialized apps came along, Kidkul would have to plan and prepare much more for basic tasks like grocery shopping, traveling or reading documents. What’s …