Microsoft’s latest version of Windows has its own style, but you can still use Jump Lists and find recently opened files quickly.
State of the Art: Can Apple Think Outside the Device?
Apple still seems to view online services as add-ons to its devices, not as products or platforms that rise above the equipment.
Tech Fix: What You Need to Know About Apple’s Software Upgrades
The Apple operating systems of iOS, tvOS, MacOS and WatchOS will be upgraded in the fall.
Facebook Offers Tools for Those Who Fear a Friend May Be Suicidal
Posts that are flagged will be reviewed by the social network, which will provide resources to the concerned friend and offer help to the person at risk.
Tech Tip: Adding Features to Windows 10
Windows 10 includes some programs apps that may not be on (or off) by default, but you can take matters into your own hands.
Bits Special Section: Imzy Is a Kinder, Gentler Reddit. If It Can Stay That Way.
Dan McComas parted ways with Reddit over how that site was run, and has created an imitator built to ward off trolls and abuse.
Bits Special Section: Q. and A.: Secret’s Founder on the Problems With Anonymity
David Byttow, the former chief of the social messaging start-up, reflects on his mistakes as he starts his new company, Bold.
Bits Special Section: In the Fight for Transgender Equality, Winning Hearts and Minds Online
Facebook has become a critical tool for visibility and acceptance, and is seen as contributing to the shift in mainstream attitudes toward transgender people.
Netflix Studied Your Binge-Watching Habit. That Didn’t Take Long.
The streaming service that has upended the traditional television model says its subscribers generally finish a show’s first season in a week.
Microsoft Finds Cancer Clues in Search Queries
Analyzing queries on Bing, researchers found warning signs of symptoms of pancreatic cancer before the disease was diagnosed.
Bits Special Section: Online Reviews? Researchers Give Them a Low Rating
Consumer reviews have become increasingly popular both online and off, but they may not be the reliable indicators of quality one might expect.
Tech Tip: Taking OS X Security Seriously
Macs are not immune from malicious software or social engineering attacks but there are several ways to help protect the computer.
Tech Tip: Expanding the Start Menu
The version of the Start Menu included with Windows 10 gives you more control over both the size of your app tiles and the menu itself.
Tech Tip: Using Google Now for iOS
Google makes a version of its predictive assistant software for Apple devices, but the native Android version has more features.
Tech Tip: When Android Meets iCloud
Apple’s iCloud service does not work with every mobile browser, but there is still a way you can log in from an Android gadget.
App Smart: Getting Over Stage Fright With the Help of Your Smartphone
Speaking in front of people can be terrifying. Several apps can help ease jittery nerves and possibly make you a more effective and eloquent speaker.
Bits Special Section: How Gaming Helped Launch the Attack of the Internet Trolls
The meanspirited practice of “griefing,” or marring others’ online experience, started off harmlessly in video games but is now widespread on the web.
Bits Special Section: Want to Capture a Pokémon? Look Behind That Tree
Pokémon Go, a new augmented-reality game for smartphones, wants users to step outside and travel between fantasy and the real world.
Bits Special Section: Ingress Has the World as Its Game Board
Ingress, a game originally developed at Google, encourages its one million players to go to actual landmarks in far-flung places.
E3, Fading Catnip for Video Gamers, Tries a New Approach
E3 has lost some industry participants in what was once a premier event, but it is adjusting its lineup and adding an event for gamers.
Tech Tip: Fixing Microsoft Office for Mac Update Errors
Some OS X versions of the popular business suite need a little extra help to be updated properly.
Tech Tip: Finding Your Family by Phone
Apps and services that use a smartphone’s GPS coordinates can help a parent know a child’s location, even when the child is out of sight.
Police Say Man Posted Photo of Girlfriend’s Body on Facebook; It Lingered for 36 Hours
The Texas man was charged with murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend, and the image remained on the site before Facebook heeded the calls of her family to remove it.
Tech Tip: Finding Wireless Networks With Windows 10
The Windows 10 interface may take some getting used to for Windows 7 users, but the new system has its own shortcuts to common settings.
App Smart: Games Put Auto Racing Action in the Palm of Your Hand
Three racing apps offer striking graphics along with a choice of cars, situations and degrees of control.
Tech Fix: Zen and the Art of Managing Smartphone Photos
The healthiest approach to managing photos, it turns out, is a Zen one: not deal with them much at all.
Well: Computer Vision Syndrome Affects Millions
Blurred or double vision as well as burning, itching, dryness and redness can interfere with work performance.
Itineraries: When a Robot Books Your Airline Ticket
Virtual travel assistant services designed to understand conversational language are expected to change the way travel is planned.
Tech Tip: Getting Up Close With the iOS Camera
Apple’s built-in camera app for its iOS devices includes controls for zooming and other fine-tuning — if you know where to tap.
Tech Tip: Suppressing Facebook’s ‘Memories’
The social network routinely invites users to nostalgically review older timeline posts, but not everyone wants to be reminded of the past.
Tech Tip: I Spy on My Own Wi-Fi
If you would like to see who (or what) is tapped into your wireless network, you can take a peek with router utilities and mobile apps.
Just How Accurate Are Fitbits? The Jury Is Out
Activity trackers that measure things like pulse rates are the subject of conflicting studies, including one cited in a lawsuit against Fitbit.
First Words: How ‘Everything’ Became the Highest Form of Praise
How do you distinguish a photo, video or new product from the rest when they’re all hailed as the epitome of achievement?
Twitter to Ease Character Limit, Making Room for GIFs, Videos and More
Users will be able to post longer tweets with more interactive content without running afoul of the 140-character limit.
ELeague Adapts TV to the Gaming Sensibility
If all goes as planned, ELeague on TBS will be TV created in the image of successful online e-sports, rather than the other way around
Entrepreneurship: Drones Pique the Interest of Entrepreneurs
Start-ups are offering services from news gathering and real estate photography to monitoring of farm fields. But the rules are still being written.
Tech Tip: Sharing iTunes Store Purchases
Recent versions of Apple’s OS X and iOS operating system software offer an easy way to share music, videos and other items between family members.
Tech Tip: Going Wide With Google Camera
Google’s own camera app for Android can do much more than just snap standard still photos.
Tech Tip: Locating a Lost Windows Device
Like Apple and Google have done for their own gadgets, Microsoft has a way for users to track down missing Windows 10 hardware.
Tech Tip: Reviving a Sluggish iPhone
Forcibly quitting open apps or refreshing the phone’s random access memory might help speed up the device’s performance
App Smart: Give Your Smartphone a Kitchen Apron, Too
Cooking apps, like SideChef and Yummly, guide you through the cooking experience and give access to thousands of recipes.
Women From Venus, Men Still From Mars on Facebook, Study Finds
A study of 10 million Facebook posts found that American men more likely to swear, express anger and argue; women used kinder yet more assertive language.
Tech Fix: A Traveler’s Guide to Taking a Smartphone Abroad
There are two ways to take your phone overseas and get data — the frugal way, which requires a bit of tinkering, and the pay-full-price way.
When YouTube Pranks Break the Law
Pranksters fake terror attacks and other crimes, and sometimes land in jail. But the videos continue to be a popular draw.
Tech Tip: Shape-Shifting in Instagram
The service’s mobile app still offers its classic square shape for sharing pictures, but allows photos in the landscape and portrait formats as well.
Tech Tip: Saving Your Data Allowance
Streaming audio and video apps turn your phone or tablet into a mobile entertainment center, but can chew up your monthly service plan.
Tech Tip: Changing a Wi-Fi Network’s Name
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