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Thunderbolt, Intel’s super-speedy connection technology, isn’t widely used. But that may change in the coming year, as more computer makers incorporate the USB competitor into their new models. Intel has hoped Thunderbolt, which debuted in 2011 on Apple’s 2011 MacBook Pro, would become commonplace for computer users. A year later, the chipmaker forecast that “most …

Your kids can now have their own profiles on Google TV with some help from parents. Kids profiles can be customized with fun themes as well as parental controls like screen time management. The addition, according to a release from Google, is the tech giant’s latest step in helping kids navigate the internet and technology safely.  Support for kids profile …

Apple will make its long-rumored foray into the AR/VR market place with the release of a mixed reality headset market in 2022, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reportedly said in a note to investors on Sunday. “We predict that Apple’s MR/AR product roadmap includes three phases: helmet type by 2022, glasses type by 2025, and contact lens type by 2030–2040,” Kuo …

It’s a new month, so presumably, it’s time for a new sale at Best Buy, a retailer that has more sales than a six-mast schooner (and yes, I am aware that pun doesn’t work because sail is spelled differently). This time around, Best Buy is having a three-day sale that started Friday night and runs through the end of today. …

Over the past week, Chinese phone-maker OnePlus planted the hype seeds for its upcoming OnePlus 9 series, which will be announced at an event on March 23 at 7 a.m. PT. Last week, OnePlus sent members of the media a phone box filled with space ice cream and a photo of the Earth taken on the moon with a Hasselblad …

It looks like Apple’s iMac Pro is going to that big computer showroom in the sky. The $4,999 standard model is still available on Apple’s site, but only while current supplies last — once they’re gone, the iMac Pro will no longer be available, Apple told us Saturday. Released in 2017, the iMac Pro was touted by Apple at the time …

Let’s face it, mobile phones, even the best ones, just aren’t that exciting anymore. They’re all way more powerful than we really need, they all have nifty multilens cameras and they all look essentially the same. I really hoped that folding phones would give a much needed shot of adrenaline to the industry. But well over a year after their …

The digital divide is a massive problem affecting millions of people — but if you only think about it that way, it can be abstract and overwhelming. It becomes a lot more real when you look at the individuals grappling with it day to day. Like Michelle in Scotland, anguishing over internet bills and her daughter’s online schooling. Like Jaqueline …

Apple Arcade on Friday added SP!NG from SMG Studio to its continuously growing catalog of games. Described as “a stress ball for your brain,” SP!NG is a physics-based game that lets you flow through hundreds of hand-crafted levels with just one touch as you collect crystals. You can try your hand at SP!NG this weekend across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple …

Some of the best features of Apple’s AirPods may soon come to non-Apple Bluetooth headphones, thanks to a push by Qualcomm.  One of the biggest benefits of using AirPods Pro or Beats headphones with iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices, reviewers say, is that they “just work.” The earbuds pair quickly with Apple products, they automatically switch between a user’s iPhone and Mac, and …