Technology

Ten years ago, Steve Jobs announced what has become Apple’s most profitable and defining product: the iPhone. Today, the iPhone is one of the most popular and easily recognized devices, but back then it was a radical departure from anything else on the market. At the time, there was no …

LAS VEGAS — Can R2-D2 do this? (Would R2-D2 want to do this?) CES 2017 brings us a robot that automatically folds your laundry. It’s Foldimate, the brainchild of a US-Israeli company of the same name. A typical laundry hamper of clothes can be folded in about three minutes. A …

Large-scale solar projects work because they use concentrators to achieve much greater efficiencies than what’s possible with traditional silicon photovoltaic panels. Up until now, residential projects have not had access to concentrator technology, and the limited spectral response and effectiveness of silicon has made it hard to get efficiencies much …

LAS VEGAS — Once again, the craziest week of the consumer electronics year has ground to a close. Nearly 200,000 attendees, thousands of exhibitors, and no one is really sure exactly how many products. Two days of media events, followed by four days of the show means close to 40 …

LAS VEGAS — If there was a word of the year for CES 2017, it’d be “smart.” Nearly every booth, and every product category featured supposedly smart versions of the previous year’s products. Of course, in the rush to incorporate the latest fad in technology into their products, not everyone …

On Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released an updated report on whether or not Russia was responsible for both hacking the Democratic National Committee and aiding in the distribution of the stolen material. The report pulls no punches and argues that, in both cases, the answer …

Apple last month released a new TV app in an attempt to centralize all the streaming TV options available across Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. Now, Samsung is rolling out its own take on the matter, with the launch of a trio of new Smart TV services focused on sports, music and …

Do you like making lists of things to do, but then end up failing to accomplish the items you’ve laid out? A new application aimed at those with a tendency towards procrastination can help. Instead of a simple checklist or time tracker, Time, as the app is called, lets you …

Photo: danebailey on Instagram  For anyone looking for an unconventional alternative to their usual linoleum or hardwood flooring, terracotta tiles just may be your interior design solution. For the year ahead, terracotta tiling is slated to make a statement at home. With their neutral tone and chic, vintage-looking texture, these tiles …

In the years after it converted to x86 and launched the first Core 2 Duo Macs and Mac Pros, Apple enjoyed increased market share and better Mac business performance. Even after the iPhone and iPad had dwarfed Macintosh sales, it remained a potent additional income stream and Mac market share …