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5G is still a little magic, a little smoke and mirrors

The scene on the big display in front of me looks like something from Grey’s Anatomy.  A team of doctors and nurses lean over a patient who’s draped with a white cloth, while a TV screen beside the operating table displays a video of the patient’s colon. Suddenly, a yellow line appears on that video, showing the doctors where to …

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How to spot fake Amazon reviews

True story: Recently some friends purchased a GPS locator for their daughter and were having trouble getting it to work. They brought it to me for help — I’m the Geek Squad for my friends and family — but I couldn’t solve the problem either. My friends were puzzled: “It had a five-star rating on Amazon!”  I pulled out my …

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Flickr dumps despised Yahoo login system

Photo-sharing site Flickr has severed a major tie to its previous owner by ditching the old Yahoo login system, a move that will let millions of members switch their accounts to new email addresses. It’s been difficult for Flickr’s new owner, SmugMug, to step away from Yahoo. In an effort to improve performance and reliability, SmugMug also has been moving …

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Apple vs. Qualcomm: Court battles explained

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Inside Fukushima: Standing 60 feet from a nuclear disaster

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How to use Android Instant Tethering

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