Who uses their smartphone or tablet in bed? All of us, that’s who. Most of us know this habit is the cause for many a disrupted night’s rest, but a new set of glasses from Japan may give us the protection we need. J!ns’ Screen Night Use glasses claim to be able to reduce blue …

We came, we saw, we mobiled. The biggest wireless tech show of the year is wrapping up today in sunny Barcelona. And it’s been a week of gadgets of all stripes, splashy product launches complete with special guests and football fields (either kind of football applies), and established and upstart companies vying for attention. Throw in a transit strike, thousands …

The 88th Academy Awards show takes place Sunday. While the event may be about celebrating the best in the industry, not everyone out there is heaping praise on some of the nominees. On Thursday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” actors Cate Blanchett, Eddie Redmayne, George Clooney and several others read some pretty mean tweets about themselves from Twitter users. Related …

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 …

Internet equality law in the US is having a birthday. Dig out the party hats, but don’t celebrate too hard. It’s only one chapter in a global debate that is set to define how we use the Internet for years to come. It was exactly one year ago that the US Federal Communications Commission adopted rules saying that all Internet …

Want to share a link with someone? The usual drill: Copy the URL, open up your mail page, compose a new message, paste in the link and click Send. It’s not difficult, but it’s definitely more steps than it should be. In fact, there’s an easy way to cut out several of those steps. If you’re a Gmail and Chrome …

Samsung and LG just had their moment in the spotlight with their premium phones. It will be HTC’s turn any day now. The company, which will show off its next flagship phone “very soon,” hints at one key feature to expect: a much improved camera. “We can confidently say that HTC will have a very, very compelling camera experience,” Chief …

Among YouTube Red’s benefits is the ability to play audio in the background while you go about your business using other apps or just sticking your phone back in your pocket. If you use headphones with their own play/pause button, then you can enjoy background-play ability on an iPhone without plunking down for YouTube’s paid service. First of all, you …

Now playing: Watch this: Waterproof phones: Where can we go from here? 1:16 Not all waterproof phones make a big splash. Though the waterproof Samsung Galaxy S7 and Sony Xperia X are making the biggest waves here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, it’s two devices from little-known Kyocera that are really riding the wave of waterproof devices. Hailing from …

Now playing: Watch this: Smartphone gauntlet is oddly compelling concept tech 1:20 Smartwatches are yet to be embraced by the gadget-buying masses — so why not try a full-on smart gauntlet? We spied this curved oddity on show at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. Hit play on the video above to check it out. The bad news is …

If you’re thinking of preordering either the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (or regular Galaxy S7), or the new LG G5, you’d probably want to play with them both before choosing one. Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. LG G5 1:48 Since you can’t do that until the phones come out in March and April, respectively, I’ve tried to …

Mac users may finally have a chance to chat with Siri, later this year. The voice assistant, which currently resides on iPhones, iPads, the Apple Watch and the Apple TV, will make the leap to the Mac with the next version of OS X, sources told 9to5Mac. Apple has reportedly been testing versions of OS X with Siri since 2012, …

The masters of cardboard and hot glue guns who brought you “DIY Prop Shop” have returned with a new crafty Web series from Mashable called “DIY Costume Squad.” In an episode posted Wednesday, do-it-yourself host Dustin McLean and his crew show viewers how to construct a Poe Dameron X-Wing suit from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Related stories Make your …

Skype’s group conversations are a convenient way to stay in touch with family, friends, or coworkers from your computer. But sometimes the constant stream of blips and beeps for new messages can be frustrating if you need to focus on another task. Disabling notifications for all chats means you may miss something important if you also use Skype for work. …

Conference hall lighting and sterile interiors make for horrid phone test photos, but that’s no excuse to pass up the opportunity to try out the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge‘s cameras. I used various S7 handsets in Samsung’s booth at Mobile World Congress to shoot pictures of things I had in my bag, other people in the room and …