Lyft Line is arriving in six new cities next week. Lyft, the ride-sharing company known for the bright pink mustaches on its drivers’ cars, is launching its budget-friendly carpool option in Denver, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Jose, Seattle and Newark, New Jersey, over the course of the week. The expansion brings the service to a …

Twitter users now have an easier way to chat privately: Just push a button. Find a tweet particularly interesting but only want to discuss it with a friend? Now you can simply click the new Message button to communicate discreetly with your pal. The social network said Tuesday it has added the new feature to its direct-messaging service. The Message …

For the past two weeks I’ve been sporting the brand new Fitbit Alta on my wrist, replacing the Jawbone Up2 with which I’m normally so enamoured. There’s just something about the Alta that’s gone and put my long relationship with Jawbone on the rocks. It was around four years ago when I first tried the original Jawbone Up. At the …

If you’re facing a long layover and a phone is your only companion, you’ll want to aim to fly into these airports. Southwest Florida International in Fort Myers, Florida, and Sacramento International in California, came in first and second, respectively, for best wireless coverage among the top 50 busiest airports in the US, according to a new report from testing …

My daughter, who is deaf in one ear, likes to watch movies and listen to music on her iPad. On long road trips or while she’s in the same room with her little brother, she uses headphones. But she uses them a bit differently than most. Instead of playing audio to both sides of her headphones, we set it up …

Watch the newest Star Wars movie with Sphero BB-8, and movie nights will never be the same again. Everyone’s favorite charismatic droid was granted new powers on Tuesday, courtesy of a Sphero app update. Now if you watch “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” with BB-8 by your side, the little bot will listen and respond to the film as it …

Whether you’ve been using Firefox for years or you just switched from, say, Chrome or Internet Explorer, there are some shortcuts you should know. Many involve using the keyboard to navigate faster; others put you a mouse-click away from useful features. And no list would be complete without at least one extension — in this case, my favorite extension of …

T-Mobile subscribers can now listen to more music and watch more videos without eating into their mobile data. The company’s outspoken CEO, John Legere, announced the expansion of the carrier’s Music Freedom and Binge On programs in a video posted Tuesday. Music Freedom adds support for Amazon Prime Music, ESPN Radio and four other music providers, while Binge On tacks …

Following the lead of HBO Now and Showtime, premium cable channel Starz has launched a standalone subscription service. For a monthly fee of $8.99, anyone in the US with an Internet connection and a compatible device can binge on original series like “Outlander” and “The Girlfriend Experience,” and movies like “Ant-Man” and “Inside Out.” The new app effectively consolidates the …

Advertising and the Internet: It only seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Well, Microsoft might begin offering a respite if you’re willing to shell out $3.99 per month and use its email service, Outlook.com. You’ll get other features too, like personalized email addresses ([email protected]). This is all according to a page on Microsoft’s website, first spotted by Thurrott.com, for …