I have an open relationship with Spotify. Since we’ve been together, I’ve had affairs with Apple Music and Tidal. (Both offered free trials; I wasn’t losing anything by giving them a whirl.) But neither of them ever did it for me the way Spotify did. I returned to Spotify every time. It met all of …

Porn viewers have a definite preference when it comes to emoticons and emoji, and thankfully, it’s not a farm animal. According to Pornhub, it’s the simple winking face. Since 2014, more than 12 million comments have been left on the adult site, and over 1.5 million of those comments contain an emoji or emoticon, the site reports on its Insights …

Samantha Osborne is in her element. Just hours before the event begins, the 29-year-old digital director of the Republican National Convention is scanning Google Trends. Her eyes narrow when she notices Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, is being searched more than Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent. Osborne’s 90-person team, 80 of whom are volunteers, can capitalize on this. “You …

Welcome to the age of internet shade. Kanye phones Taylor, Kim Snapchats the convo, Taylor responds via Instagram, and Twitter makes a Moment. Dissing people used to be so much less data intensive. Social media can barely contain itself over the latest chapter in the blustering feud (or is that “mutually beneficial hype train”) between Kanye West and Taylor Swift. …

This is a simple tip for Mac users. New Macs ship with a clean desktop, meaning you won’t see icons for the computer’s main drive, external drives plugged into the USB port, or network drives and so on. This can also be the case if you just upgraded your old Mac to the latest version of Mac OS. Without these …

One by one they dropped out. HP, which donated $1 million in funds and tech equipment to the past two Republican National Conventions, abruptly said it would snub this year’s GOP gathering in Cleveland. Apple, which committed computers and iPhones to the last two Republican conventions, also sent its regrets. Motorola, which donated more than $600,000 during the 2012 RNC, …

Can’t wait until next year to see “Wonder Woman” in action? Luckily, anxious fans of the Amazonian princess who fights for justice and truth while protecting mankind get a few new images from the upcoming movie. Entertainment Weekly on Friday released exclusive new images from the long-awaited “Wonder Woman” flick, directed by Patty Jenkins. The new photos show Gal Gadot …

Now playing: Watch this: What to know before buying an iPhone battery case 2:37 With its new pair of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus flagships, Apple promises to deliver a longer battery life than its previous 6S and 6S Plus. In fact, the company reported that the iPhone 7 lasts up to two hours longer on certain tasks (like video …

In a small, simple building near the water in Southampton, England stands the Solent Sky museum. Dedicated to flying boats and other aircraft built in the Southampton and Solent area, like the Supermarine Spitfire and the razor-thin Supermarine S.6 seaplane racer, it’s a unique slice of aviation/nautical history. The highlight, a Short Sandringham (the civilian version of the military Short …

Stereo as a consumer audio format dates back to the late 1950s with the introduction of the stereo LP, but monophonic LPs didn’t fade all that quickly. They continued through the late 1960s for a few reasons, starting with the fact that monos were cheaper than stereo LPs, and some folks preferred the sound of monos. Retailers hated the “double …

Bryston is one of those legendary high-end brands that some audiophiles take for granted. Founded in 1962, Bryston is based in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and the company just keeps going about its business making great components without a lot of fanfare. It does, however, have a long roster of musicians who rely on Bryston gear on the road and at …

The Obama Administration on Friday announced a new funding initiative to ensure the U.S. maintains its leadership in the mobile technology space. The $400 million Advanced Wireless Research Initiative will be led by the National Science Foundation and aims to develop and advance wireless technology to 5G and beyond. “Collectively, these spectrum policy and research efforts will accelerate the deployment …

“Whip it!” I flicked Bop-It in the air. “Selfie it!” Is that…raise it up like a camera? The buzzer blares. I failed. Bop-It used to be simple: three simple moves, three things to do. Bop, Twist, Pull. No more. The new Bop-It, coming this fall, looks exactly the same but adds an accelerometer. Now it understands gestures. And those get …

Netflix won’t let anyone store movies or shows to watch offline, but Amazon just amped up its download options for Android users in a big way. If you own a device running Google’s Android system, Amazon will let you download titles from its Netflix-like Prime Video service onto SD cards, removable storage units that keep your phone’s internal storage from …

This tip is for Windows users — any version of Windows. Many of you might be familiar with it already but I personally have met many who aren’t, so here goes. The most common way to move data around your computer is via drag-and-drop. That is when you click on one or a more selected files, then, while keeping the …