It’s hard to argue with the statistics: Radon gas is odorless and invisible — completely undetectable — but highly toxic and responsible for over 21,000 deaths in the US each year. It is the byproduct of the radioactive decay of naturally occurring uranium in soil and rock found under many of the homes we live …

YouTube TV, a cord-cutter-friendly live TV streaming service designed to replace traditional cable TV, is now available on PlayStation 4 consoles. The move comes a week before Sony’s own such service, PlayStation Vue, is due to close down.  YouTube TV’s tweet announcing the debut of the service declares that the PS4 controller is now “your new TV remote.” It should be noted that …

Several senators have been spotted wearing Apple Watches during the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a report says. It comes despite rules stating senators cannot have phones or electronic devices in the chamber, RollCall said Tuesday. Six Republican senators and two Democratic senators reportedly sported the smart watch, along with an aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. …

Chromebooks released this year will get eight years of software support and automatic updates compared to the previous average of six years, Google said Tuesday. The company said the move is intended to extend the lifespan of 40 million devices used by students and teachers — and at the same time it has increased the list price of the Chrome …

There’s a saying here in Michigan (and elsewhere, I’m sure): If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. Allow me to tweak that for today’s purposes: If there’s an Amazon device that’s not on sale, wait five minutes. Like clockwork, Amazon cuts prices on Echo speakers, Fire TV Sticks and the like — often matching Prime Day and Black …

Multiplayer is at the heart of Mario Kart’s appeal, but Nintendo locked that element of Mario Kart Tour — the series’ first mobile entry — behind its pricey Gold Pass subscription for its initial beta test in December. Thankfully, you won’t have to spend any money to fling shells at your friends in the upcoming second beta test, the company …

Virtual private networks can be as confusing to understand as the threats they aim to protect us from. The average online denizen is often already mentally maxed-out trying to navigate the ever-shifting cyber-wilds while protecting their bank password in a digital minefield of skyrocketing malware attacks, suspicious public Wi-Fi and corpo-governmental mass surveillance. If that’s you, I’ve got your straightforward …

Like the stairways at Hogwarts, the competitive field of graphics cards keeps shifting under our feet. When AMD introduced its newest GPU at CES, the Radeon RX 5600 XT, it claimed a noteworthy performance advantage — anywhere from 5 to 33%, depending on the game — over the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, which is Nvidia’s competitor in the top-quality 1080p …

Browser maker Opera’s expansion into money-lending services in Kenya, India and Nigeria apparently violates Google’s rules against short-term loans, a report from research and investment firm Hindenburg Research concluded. The news has pushed Opera’s stock 22% lower since Wednesday, a move that should help Hindenburg make money because it bet that the company’s share price would fall.  The Hindenburg report …

Uber is testing a new feature that will give some drivers in California a chance to earn more money. The experiment comes after the state’s gig-worker bill went into effect earlier this month. Drivers in Santa Barbara, Palm Springs and Sacramento who pick up passengers from an airport can set their own fares instead of using the Uber-estimated fare, The Wall …