There are two ways to take your cellphone abroad and get data — the frugal way and the pay-full-price way.The inexpensive method involves some tinkering and planning ahead, while the full-price way is easy but requires paying even more money to your carrier.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had an awkward moment on the campaign trail when she tried unsuccessfully to swipe her metro card onto the New York City subway multiple times — a common experience for almost anyone who has taken public transportation in the city.
Its wings beating against a gathering breeze, the eagle moves gracefully through a cloudy sky, then swoops, talons outstretched, on its prey below. The target, however, is not another bird but a small drone, and when the eagle connects, there is a metallic clunk. With the device in its grasp, the bird of prey returns to the ground.
Over the last few years, drones have gone from being a contentious military tool for airstrikes to a far more mundane magnet for aerial hobbyists. But as drones move into the mainstream, entrepreneurs are finding ways to harness the technology as the core of their business ideas.
Do cellphones cause cancer? Most health authorities do not think so, but a new federal study could reignite the controversy over this issue.
Forty percent of adult Internet users say they’ve been harassed online, and almost three quarters say they’ve seen someone else being harassed, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey. Young adults bear the brunt: 65% of Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 say they have been the target of at least one type of harassment online.
Google wants to knock Amazon's Echo off its perch at the center of the smart home, and it will use a device called Home to do it.
Michael went to Las Vegas recently to view the first test of Hyperloop. As someone who experiences aging infrastructure daily and desires something better, he was ready to be convinced of the feasibility and future of this idea, which has become one of the purest expressions of techno-optimism.
Despite Silicon Valley’s enthusiasm for self-driving cars, it could be years before there are many of them on the road. But autonomous 18-wheelers? One start-up is betting that is a different matter.
As one of the country’s most troubled cities tries to get back on its feet, a lack of Internet connectivity is keeping large segments of its population from even getting a fighting chance.
