December, 2015

• 25 December

  Four questions to ask before throwing away a product box

  

  Manufacturers take great care in designing packaging that is just as appealing and stylized as the product it houses. For that reason, it may be difficult to let go of the crisp, new box your device came with, and in some cases, you shouldn’t. As you mull over recycling a product box, answer these four …

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• 24 December

  Unicorns, ad

  

  A symbol of the dot-com bust is back. Is it time to panic? San Diego-based Wrapify recruits drivers and swathes their cars in vinyl advertisements, often for companies not much older than the 5-month-old startup. For the last few months, everyday commuters rolled along the streets of San Diego and San Francisco promoting young companies like security-camera firm Butterfleye, in-home …

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• 23 December

  The best iPad games

  

  So, you’ve got an iPad sitting around. What games should you play on it? Well…there are a ton to choose from. And thanks to some aggressive holiday sales, some of these games are available for a steal. And just what does make a good iPad game? We debated it for a while, and…well, for each person that decision will vary. …

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• 23 December

  Cracking Open: Amazon Fire illustrates dramatic drop in cost of tablet tech

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Cracking Open: Amazon Fire 2015 4:28 With its ultra-low price tag, the Amazon Fire tablet is definitely a bargain. But it looks so much like the company’s original Kindle Fire and is so cheap, that I got to thinking. Did Amazon just put old Kindle Fire hardware in a new package? I cracked open the Fire …

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• 23 December

  Hulu’s catalog gets even bigger in January 2016

  

  Hulu’s January looks very good. For spy fans, check out “Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007” and “Mission: Impossible” starring Tom Cruise. Both arrive on January 1. Some fun movies like “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and “Scrooged” hit Hulu on that same day. On the TV front, Hulu will stream “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” starting on January 22. …

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• 23 December

  Christmas present to the world: A rare holiday full moon

  

  It should be easier than usual to spot Santa Claus making his magical journey from the North Pole on Christmas Eve, thanks to the first full moon to be seen on the holiday since 1977. Even better, you can watch for St. Nick in the live video feed below, courtesy of the Slooh online observatory. Slooh astronomers will provide live …

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• 23 December

  Smartphones are completing the broadband revolution

  

  Politicians and regulators, take notice: More Americans are relying solely on wireless access at home and away for Internet and video content. That’s according to data released Monday (PDF) by the Pew Research Center, based on a survey from earlier this year. Between home broadband and mobile, 80 percent of adults now have high-speed Internet access, a modest increase from …

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• 23 December

  How 2016 will be the start of your virtual

  

  This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. I’ve been in refugee camps, been on Mars, glided through prehistoric aquariums and attempted to watch live debate coverage. I’ve walked across footbridges on Everest, painted in the air with glowing light, and …

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• 23 December

  ‘The Usual Suspects,’ ‘Hackers’ and ‘Star Trek: Insurrection’ to stream online for free in January

  

  Tubi TV is rapidly adding titles to its sizable catalog. If you haven’t heard of Tubi TV, it’s a free (but ad-supported) streaming service. In addition to the movies mentioned in the headline, the site will bring “Once Bitten” online. What’s that? You haven’t heard of “Once Bitten” either? Well, it stars a very young Jim Carrey, and Lauren Hutton …

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• 23 December

  Twittersphere: Um, sorry, Hillary Clinton, but you’re #NotMyAbuela

  

  Hillary Clinton is a grandma, but after her campaign published a blog post Tuesday aiming to convince Spanish-speaking voters she’s a lot like their own “abuela,” social media exploded. “Hillary never had to leave her home a 1,000 miles behind, move to California and work 3 jobs while raising 4 kids by herself,” one Twitter user posted Wednesday using the …

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