Things just keep getting smarter. “Smart” doorbells, phones, speakers, cars — even forks. But how do you know what’s really the smartest stuff? What things inspire a sense of wonder, change our perceptions or make a difference in the way we live and work? And who are the people working on the future, today? We …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to crack down on unwanted “robocalls” and is looking at ways to help consumers block them. The FCC wants to put an end to annoying unwanted robocalls. Detroit Free Press On Thursday, the commission voted unanimously to evaluate a system that would allow phone companies to check if a number calling you is legit. The …

Here’s our brief weekly roundup of the newest videos to end up online. This time, we looked around the web to find great new content to watch. HBO Now will have the newest installment of “Game of Thrones” on Sunday, July 16. If for some reason you’re not all caught up, you can watch every episode on HBO’s streaming service …

Apparently, supporters for net neutrality have spoken. Fight for the Future, a nonprofit activist group that helped organize Wednesday’s “Day of Action” online protest, said Thursday the Federal Communications Commission received more than 2 million comments urging to keep a free and open internet. That total nearly triples a similar action protesters took during an “Internet Slow Down Day” in Sept. …

It’s safe to say Whistle’s office in San Francisco is one of the most dog-friendly workplaces you’ll ever see. Whistle makes an activity monitor and GPS device for dogs. Development takes place at the company’s San Francisco office where they have several tools — including a machine called RoboDog — to stress test the device. There are multiple ways to …

One of my favorite things about my TV setup at home is the ability to say “Alexa, turn on the TV” and have the TV fire up, my AV receiver switch to the right input and my TiVo ready for action — er, vegetation. To do all that, I use a Harmony universal remote. That’s because Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant …

Ready, set, snap. Snapchat’s coming to Formula 1 racing, the companies said Thursday. Starting with the British Grand Prix this weekend, Snapchat users will be able to contribute photos and videos to a larger, public Snapchat Story for Formula 1 Grand Prix races in Abu Dhabi, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Singapore and the US. “Snap’s platform is one of the most …

Apple is said to be working on a 3D laser system to make for better AR, or augmented reality, on the iPhone 8 — our going name for Apple’s next iPhone — according to a report by Fast Company. Apple’s ARKit was debuted at WWDC last month. James Martin/CNET Although Apple has been hush-hush about its next iPhone, we’re 99 percent …

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You may be not thinking about going back to school yet, but Apple is. Apple’s back-to-school promotion is back, and this year the company is offering education discount pricing and free giveaways to college students and their parents, as well as faculty and staff of K-12 institutions. Eligible customers will be offered one free pair of either Beats Solo3 Wireless, …

Roku has to compete with three of the world’s biggest tech companies to sell its streaming boxes. But it doesn’t appear to be struggling to keep up.  The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company on Wednesday said it hit 15 million monthly active accounts at the end of June, up 43 percent from the year earlier. Also, users streamed nearly 7 billion …