Apple’s Modest Product Upgrades Take Back Seat to Worries on iPhone Encryption
At a news conference to unveil smaller versions of the iPhone and iPad, Tim Cook, the chief executive, addressed the company’s fight with the F.B.I.
Chip-Card Payment System Delays Frustrate Retailers
Many complications were widely predicted, but a lag in certifying payment terminals has added an unexpected wrinkle — and lots of finger-pointing.
Tech Tip: Logging Into Windows 10 With a Favorite Photo
You can log into Windows 10 by making a few gestures over a picture instead of typing a password.
Video Games Where Hearts, Not Guns, Drive the Action
In one of the top-selling games right now, you are a lonely forest ranger looking for friendship. Here’s how the “walking simulator” went mainstream.
Framing Your Digital Art: Meet the eWilner App
Eli Wilner, a framer of priceless art, has an app, eWilner Frames, that lets users choose a virtual copy from his inventory and apply it to a photo.
Even if You Can’t Afford Designer Clothes, Your Bitmoji Can
Michael Kors, Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein and Diane von Furstenberg have all created looks for the popular avatar app. More to come.
Noted: Beyond Swipe Right: The Pickup Line Gets a Makeover
The migration of courtship online has resulted in a refinement of pickup lines far beyond ’70s singles-bar relics like “Hey baby, what’s your sign?”
Tech Fix: Samsung’s Smartphones Aren’t the Problem (Just Prune the Bad Apps)
Unlike its rival iPhone, Samsung burdens its devices with carrier bloatware and inferior apps. But this is easily remedied, just in time for the new Galaxy S7 models.
Disruptions: Why Vinyl Records and Other ‘Old’ Technologies Die Hard
We may be obsessed with new gadgets, but we still cling to outdated items like turntables, film cameras and books.
Tech Tip: Getting the Weather Report From Windows
Windows 10 offers several ways to get a forecast on your screen.
Tech Tip: Recording Live Television in Windows 10
If you miss the digital-video recording functions of Windows Media Center, you can find other ways to watch and record your favorite broadcast shows.
Tech Tip: Marking Up a Mac’s iBook Pages
Apple’s e-books program for OS X includes tools for making margin notes, highlighting passages and sharing your favorite parts of the story.
State of the Art: At SXSW, a Shift From Apps to a Tech Lifestyle
Tech has become a lifestyle brand, and products at the tech festival are more informed by the theories and practices that have ruled the business.
Tech Tip: Speaking Your Mind to Google Docs
An external microphone can help you be better understood by Google’s online word-processing program when you type by talking.
App Smart: Checklists and Tips to Help Streamline Spring Cleaning
It’s time for spring cleaning again, and some apps can help users stay organized while getting their homes in order.
Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm
As our online networks of friends have grown and the social media companies have matured, feeds are evolving, too.
Tech Tip: Step-by-Step Fitness History on an iPhone
Apple’s Health app can store a comprehensive record of your fitness activity.
Tech Tip: Counting Characters in Twitter
There is a reason Twitter allows 20 fewer characters in a post than a standard SMS text message.
Tech Tip: The End of the Road for Picasa
Google is retiring the free photo-editing program and urging its users to give the newer Google Photos software a try.
The Getaway: Your Next Trip, Courtesy of Google Search
The online search giant wants to make it easy to use your mobile phone to search for the perfect vacation.
Tech Tip: Setting Hourly Alarms on Apple Devices
If you need an hourly reminder to do something, you can get a third-party app or just use software included with your Apple device.
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