Recently, Raspbian announced Pixel, a fairly significant update for users of the most popular Raspberry Pi operating system. Raspbian Pixel includes a new web browser, Chromium, RealVNC is now included, controls to turn of Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and most notably, the overall look of Raspbian received a much needed facelift. There are a few extra …

When billionaire Danny Rand returns to New York City after having been missing for years, the criminals are in for a rude awakening in “Iron Fist,” debuting on March 17, 2017, on Netflix. In the new “Iron Fist” trailer, which Marvel showed Saturday at New York Comic Con, Rand tries to reconnect with his past and his family legacy, while …

This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. Firas Alshater stood blindfolded, arms outstretched, in a crowded Berlin square. A handwritten sign was placed next to his feet: “I am a Syrian refugee. I trust you. Do you trust me? Hug me!” …

The Pioneer X-CM56 is a handsome three-box audio system, with two speakers and a combo CD player/Bluetooth/stereo amplifier/AM-FM radio. The features set and sound quality belie the X-CM56’s modest $200/£180/AU$260 price. Fit and finish are very decent — there’s nothing about its design that screams “budget.” Since the X-CM56 comes with a pair of 5-foot (1.5-meter) speaker cables, the system …

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners, the carriers are giving you an out. Sprint said that any customers with a “safe” Galaxy Note 7 can trade it in for any other device at one of its stores. Verizon and AT&T later said that they too would let customers who felt uncomfortable with their replacement Note 7 exchange it for another phone. …

Now playing: Watch this: Analog is king at Daptone Records 3:50 I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Daptone, Brooklyn’s legendary soul, funk, and rhythm & blues record label. Their very first release in 2001, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings “Dap Dippin’,” hit it big with a raw, stompin’ power that stands up to the best of …

Warning: Minor spoilers for “Westworld” ahead. Can’t wait to take the train back to “Westworld” to learn what’s up with Ed Harris’ creepy man in black and find out just how off-script the town’s robot hosts are starting to veer? You don’t need to wait until the new HBO drama’s normal Sunday night time slot this week. The network decided …

Late last week, Google announced a closer integration between two of its very popular services, Maps and Calendar. Events added to your Google Calendar — either manually or automatically via Gmail — will be viewable in Google Maps for quick access to directions to your upcoming events. For now, these updates will only be available within the Google Maps app …

Google has added its new flagship phone, the Pixel, to the device lineup for its Project Fi wireless service. But is Project Fi right for you? Google on Tuesday announced the Pixel and Pixel XL, two high-end smartphones meant to go up against Samsung’s Galaxy devices and Apple’s iPhones. It’s Google’s first attempt to market a smartphone to the masses. …

The Galaxy Note 7 keeps turning up the heat on Samsung. The Korean electronics titan could face an unusual second recall of its Galaxy Note 7, according to Bloomberg, citing two former US safety officials. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are investigating whether a replacement Galaxy Note 7 was the smoking phone that led …