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Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Get Facebook for Free on Your Phone

Facebook has teamed up with 50 wireless operators to offer cellphone users a stripped-down version of the social networking site that can be accessed without incurring data charges.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

How to Watch TV Without Watching a TV

Got an HDTV and a home network? New devices let you tap into the Web's wealth of free and low-cost video.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Smartphone Showdown: Nexus One Vs. iPhone

The first phone marketed by Google itself isn't a game-changer or an iPhone killer. Overall, though, it's a powerful, appealing handset.

Personal Tech October 21, 2015

Is the Time Right to Buy an E-Reader?

The book industry's digital evolution is well underway. But 2010 promises to be even more exciting than 2009. Here's why you should hold off buying these hot gadgets. 

Google October 21, 2015

Scrolling through the Dead Sea Scrolls online

Although you may have finished unwrapping all your material presents by now, there are some new gifts of a more spiritual nature still to be opened online.

Personal Tech October 18, 2015

In modern valentine quest, dating is digital

Love's labor is not lost -- at least, not online. Dating for most people is now officially a digital endeavor, according to a study out just in time for Valentine's Day. 

Personal Tech October 18, 2015

The end of the remote control?

Few consumer electronics technologies last for more than half a century, but the TV remote control has been a centerpiece of living rooms and the focus of family squabbles for more than 60 years. Its age is showing, however, and new technologies built into the next generation of TVs may replace the old clicker.

Personal Tech October 18, 2015

High tech ways to avoid traffic

As we head into the summer holiday season, most of us are also heading into traffic. Fortunately, there are a few technological tools you can use to help you circumvent tie-ups, gridlock, and frustration.

Personal Tech October 18, 2015

Go, Go Gadget Putter! Scientists Testing Sport-Specific Artificial Limbs

It's one piece, lightweight, and hands-free -- sort of. University of South Florida researchers are testing a golf-specific prosthetic device. It's the first in what the researchers hope will be a new field: sport-specific artificial limbs. 

Personal Tech October 9, 2015

Boo! It's cybersecurity month

October is officially National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

Personal Tech November 20, 2014

The Pantheon of Geek Gods

A celebration of eleven legendary techies whose bright ideas are shaping our world. By Harry McCracken