Apple is planning to introduce a smart home concept at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report. The Financial Times says the company is planning to showcase a system that lets users control their lights, appliances and security systems with their iPhones when the conference kicks off June 2. The rumored introduction comes

Facebook on Thursday reversed a 5-year-old decision to make the default sharing setting for new members public. From now on, those who join the social network will find their postings automatically set to “friends.” First-time posters will see a reminder to choose an audience for their first post. If they don’t pick one, it will

The Internet isn’t always “one size fits all.” Every day, inaccessible web design prevents billions of people in the disabled community from an easy online experience. For those with visual impairments, learning difficulties, hearing loss and more, there are dozens of unique challenges waiting behind every URL. But building a disability-friendly site is a lot

Apple’s a very secretive company, but it’s a good guess that there’s no playbook in its Cupertino headquarters for incorporating an existing consumer brand into its portfolio. That’s because Apple has never done anything remotely close in its 38-year history. The company has made more than 50 major acquisitions, but they’ve all been technology companies

As a writer by trade, it’s not easy for me to utter these words, but I’m not going to lie: On social media, a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s true. Content may be king, but visuals rule. All the latest studies and statistics suggest that images on social media command more attention than

Huawei has unveiled the Ascend P7, a slim Android smartphone with LTE support, at an event in Paris on Wednesday. The 5-inch device has a 1080p display, a 1.8GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 13-megapixel camera on the back, coupled with an 8-megapixel one on the front. With a 0.26-inch-thick body

Say what you like about Mark Zuckerberg, the guy is nothing if not self-aware. He knows that one of the biggest problems Facebook faces, now and in the future, is the widespread perception that it’s vacuuming up all sorts of personal information about you. At the same time, he knows that Facebook’s revenue stream depends

Skype’s group video call feature is now free for all users. The company introduced group video calls in 2010, supporting group video chats for up to 10 users at once. The feature was free for a few months during a public beta, but became a paid feature in early 2011. Skype outlined the new change on its blog, writing (emphasis ours): For the last

Amazon has reportedly been working on its own collection of branded smartphones for years, and now, we’re finally getting closer to seeing its first design. The tech website BGR.com has posted a picture of what it says is one of at least two Amazon smartphone prototypes built by the company. If the photo is real, the design looks

Siri, Apple’s sometimes snarky virtual assistant, is supposed to be able to help you streamline appointments by knowing where you are supposed to be and when. While I’ve found Siri can be useful for this, I’ve discovered several alternatives that have their own advantages.There are several third-party apps that are stronger for personal productivity and