An auto shop in Poland has a little lesson for the consumer masses conditioned to grab the latest, sleekest, fastest gadgets. The shop uses a Commodore 64 that goes back 25 years. “This C64C used by a small auto repair shop for balancing drive shafts has been working non-stop for over 25 years,” reads a …

Now playing: Watch this: Computer, meet blowtorch: How Overclockers set blistering… 1:07 What is overclocking? Not all computers are created equal. You probably know the basics of what makes your computer tick: RAM, ROM, processors and graphics cards. It’s a mix of those components (among other things) that determine how fast your computer runs. You might go in for a …

Big Data was a big part of the first big debate. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled it out Monday night at Long Island’s Hofstra University in the first of three debates as they race to become the next US president. The candidates sparred over “America’s direction,” “achieving prosperity” and “securing America” — basically anything — in a face-off that …

Apple has hit a high note on music streaming. Apple Music took the top spot for customer satisfaction in J. D. Power’s inaugural study of paid streaming music services. Enlarge Image Scores for each measure were based on a 1,000-point scale. J.D. Power Apple’s streaming service, which hit 17 million subscribers in September, ranked particularly well in performance and reliability, …

YouTube has a new band leader. Google’s giant video site hired Lyor Cohen, a decades-long recording industry power player, as its head of music, the company said Wednesday. Cohen ran Warner Music Group, one of the world’s three major labels, for eight years. He helped usher to success a who’s who of hip-hop royalty — Run DMC, Public Enemy, Jay …

It all started late last year when the first teaser for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opened with the whispered words “Lumos maxima.” All these months later, we now have an official full trailer, even though it’s mere seconds longer than the teasers that came before. “The Ellen Show” posted the first look on Wednesday, and there’s plenty …

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I’m about to tell you something you probably already know: Smartwatches aren’t a perfected thing yet. I’ve been wearing the Apple Watch Series 2 for a couple of weeks, now. The new hardware combined with improved WatchOS 3 software are a winning combination. It’s faster, now. It’s a better fitness tracker. It’s swimproof and has GPS. It’s easier to use. …

“Doctor Who” spinoff TV series “Class” is almost in session. Creator and writer Patrick Ness revealed in a new video more details about what makes “Class,” which centers on teens attending Clara Oswald’s Coal Hill School, different from other “Doctor Who” spinoffs like “Torchwood” and “The Sarah Jane Adventures.” Related stories LGBT lead planned for ‘Doctor Who’ spinoff series ‘Class’ …

Itchin’ to stitch together a collection of tweets to tell a tale? Now you’ll be able to, as Twitter has started making its Moments feature available to all users of the social network. “Creators everywhere can now tell stories with tweets,” Twitter said Wednesday in — what else? — a tweet, clarifying in another that the expanded feature is “rolling …