No, that’s not a typo. Through President’s Day, the Microsoft Store is selling Vaio’s Z Canvas tablet for $1,200 off the regular price. If you’re the right kind of customer, this could be the computer deal of the year. Update, 9:33 a.m. PT: The Vaio Z Canvas appears to be out of stock at Microsoft’s …

Nike Vision has a new line of sunglasses out for runners this spring, and the top-end Vaporwing Elite and Vaporwing will run you $395 (about £275 or AU$560). That’s the kind of price we’re used to seeing for so-called smart glasses, but these sunglasses don’t recharge or have any electronics in them. Yet Nike says a considerable amount of technology …

iMovie for iOS makes it easy to add photos to your movie project, complete with the Ken Burns effects of slowly panning across and zooming in and out of photos. To add a photo to your project, tap the Media Library button that you used to add video clips to your timeline — it features a little film strip and …

Beauty and tech are both wildly popular things we spend our money on, so it was only a matter of time before the two worlds collided. In fact, this year’s CES threw its first ever Beauty Summit to show off the new ways technology is creeping into makeup bags and medicine cabinets. This isn’t about better makeup brushes, new skin …

The biggest moments of Super Bowl 50 had nothing to do with the play on the field. The big game drew 111 million TV viewers to see the Denver Broncos trounce the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. But if you kept an eye on #SB50, you’d have noticed social media going ape for the halftime show featuring Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno …

Snapchat users with an Android device can participate in an open beta of the app. Beta programs allow companies to test new features and updates before release to all users, gathering important feedback and fixing bugs along the way. Snapchat’s beta program isn’t new, having launched in late 2013. But unless you happen upon the signup page in the Settings …

Apple appears close to getting the regulatory green light to open its first retail stores in India. The company is expected to win approval from the Indian government to launch the stores, the Bloomberg news service reported Sunday, citing “a person with knowledge of the matter.” Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Bloomberg story. …

For a developer of tools for creative professionals, Adobe has been remarkably lax at asset management. The only tool it offers to manage more than just a limited set of file types has been Adobe Bridge, which hasn’t been substantially updated in years. I have a press deck from 2008 — that’s circa Photoshop CS4 — with screenshots that look …

It’s probably not every day that you need to have a document notarized, but when the time comes, it usually involves some legwork. What the heck is notarizing? Where do you find someone who can do it? How long does it take, and what does it cost? If you have an iPhone or iPad, all you need is Notarize (iOS). …

For most of us, replacing a broken cable costs a trip to JB Hi-Fi and a few dollars. For TPG Telecom, a major fault to a 6,900-kilometre long cable will cost a small fortune and a trip to Guam. TPG customers could face a significant slowdown after one of the Internet service provider’s major international submarine cables was hit by …

I’d guess that few people associate the Super Bowl with a great time to go shopping. But if you’re in the market for a big-screen, high-def TV, you might want to top off the big game with a visit to the mall. Everyone already knows about Black Friday deals. But TVs in particular often hit the lowest prices of the …

If you’re reading this we can probably assume you didn’t manage to score those first class flights to San Francisco and box seats in Levi’s Stadium for Super Bowl 50. Our condolences. But if you’re keen to watch the big game, your options are no longer limited to chucking a sickie, heading down to your local pub and queuing for …

Now playing: Watch this: What it takes to broadcast the Super Bowl 3:23 Will Peyton Manning win his second Super Bowl, or will newcomer Cam Newton capture his first? These questions will be answered on Sunday, February 7, when the Denver Broncos take on the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The game …

Sound bars have come a long way, and some sound perfectly decent, as long as you never compare them to stereo or home theater speaker systems. Their performance advantages over sound bars are so overwhelming I was confident a $380 stereo system consisting of a pair of speakers and integrated amp would trump the sound of a much more expensive …

Republican presidential candidates will take the stage for one last debate prior to the New Hampshire primary. The debate will mark the return of Donald Trump, who sat out of the previous debate due to a dispute with Fox News and anchor Megyn Kelly. In addition to Trump, participants include Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, neurosurgeon Ben …