After the social network streams its first N.F.L. game on Sept. 15, it will assess whether live streaming can be a linchpin of its future.
Snapchat Finds Itself on the Wrong Side of a Racial Lens. Again.
A lens that gave users slanted eyes was criticized as an Asian caricature. It wasn’t the first time the app has faced a backlash.
Tech Tip: Which Co-Pilot to Choose: Google Maps or Waze?
Google owns both mapping and navigation apps, but Google Maps and Waze take their own approach to getting you to your destination.
Tech Tip: Taking the Windows 10 Express
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update has just landed, but even if you chose the Express Settings during setup, you can still make adjustments.
Tech Tip: Personalized Traffic Alerts From Google
Google Maps pulls in data from several places, including crowd-sourced highway reports from its Waze service, to warn you what’s up the road.
Tech Tip: Sharing the Laptop’s Screen With the TV
You can watch the video from your laptop on your television, as long as you have the correct cable or other hardware to connect them.
Tech Tip: Snapping a Flurry of Photos
Many iPhones and other camera-equipped devices have a “burst mode” that takes a batch of pictures in a quick sequence so you can get that action shot.
Disney Bets on Streaming, Joining With Major League Baseball
BamTech, which handles streaming for baseball teams and Time Warner’s HBO, will help Disney introduce an ESPN-branded subscription service.
Self-Service Checkouts Can Turn Customers Into Shoplifters, Study Says
The study of purchases in countries like Britain and the United States suggested that shoppers may find it easy to justify not scanning merchandise and taking it without paying.
Heads Up: London Bookstores Go Rogue as No Wi-Fi Zones
A crop of bookshops buck the trend of high-speed Wi-Fi and barista-made coffee in favor of the centuries-old tradition of disconnected browsing.
Facebook Helps Develop Software That Puts Students in Charge of Their Lesson Plans
In collaboration with a charter school network, Facebook has developed a student-directed learning platform aimed at public schools.
Facebook Blocks Ad Blockers, but It Strives to Make Ads More Relevant
The programs that prevent websites from displaying ads will be rendered useless for those accessing the social network’s desktop site, but not on mobile browsers.
App Smart: A Beauty Makeover With One Tool: Your Phone
Apps let users see how they would look wearing specific cosmetics, without lifting a brush.
Tech Fix: Off to College? Maybe These Devices Should Go Along
From computers to coffee makers, choosing the right devices for students can be tough. Here’s a guide to make back-to-school shopping a little easier.
State of the Art: Think Amazon’s Drone Delivery Idea Is a Gimmick? Think Again
Amazon doesn’t reveal much, but a little sleuthing suggests that drones may be central to the online retailer’s long-term strategy.
Confused by Chip Credit Cards? Get in Line
Swipe the card. Nope. Dip the card? Maybe. Feel like an idiot? Definitely.
Tech Tip: Adding Old Movies to an Old-Fashioned iPod
The iTunes Store is not the only place to get movies for an iPod Nano or Classic, but you can use the iTunes program itself to transfer the files.
On Fantasy Sports: Win for DraftKings and FanDuel Opens Door for Sports Betting in New York
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill classifying daily fantasy sports as a game of skill. It is a step toward legalized betting on games.
Shocker! Facebook Changes Its Algorithm to Avoid ‘Clickbait’
A change in the social network’s algorithm is meant to identify misleading headlines on news stories and rank them lower, to keep users coming back.
Tech Tip: Finding Alternatives to Microsoft Excel
Many other programs and online software services can open, view and even edit spreadsheets created by Microsoft’s flagship business application.
How Snapchat Helped Ad Buyers Get Over Their Fear of a Ghost
When the company started offering ads, brands were wary of high prices and vanishing content. Then it let football fans drench themselves in virtual Gatorade.
Instagram Takes a Page From Snapchat, and Takes Aim at It, Too
The new service from Facebook’s photo-sharing app will let people share photos and videos that have a life span of no more than 24 hours with friends who follow them.
App Smart: Video Games Where Batman’s Psyche Trumps Whiz-Bang Action
Telltale Games has wooed gamers, and Hollywood, by breathing new life into the genre of narrative video games that let players decide how a plot unfolds.
State of the Art: Even Uber Couldn’t Bridge the China Divide
The ride-hailing company joins the top tech giants in failing to overcome the enormous and varied barriers to competing effectively in China.
China, Not Silicon Valley, Is Cutting Edge in Mobile Tech
American tech companies study Chinese users and apps as a smartphone revolution changes how people interact, buy products and manage their money.
Bitcoin Plunges After Hacking of Exchange in Hong Kong
Millions of dollars’ worth of the currency was taken from Bitfinex, causing a 20 percent decline in the price, which partially recovered later.
Do-It-Yourself Fashion Thrives at the McCall Pattern Company
Far from the glitz of the runway, on a cluttered floor of an old Manhattan skyscraper, an iconic brand offers sewing for the Instagram generation.
Tech Tip: Flowing Internet Video Streams Through the Television
Plenty of internet-ready hardware can pull in programming over a broadband connection, and it takes just takes a few steps to set it all up.
Tech Tip: Sharing Video Streams on Facebook
Facebook Live makes it easy to stream real-time video from your mobile device to everybody in your world — or the world at large.
Tech Tip: Getting Chatty in Gmail
Google’s mail program offers its users the choice between a no-frills instant-messaging service and a more full-featured communications hub.
Tech Tip: Schooling Siri on Unusual Names
If the iOS virtual assistant app garbles names that sound different from the way they’re spelled, you can take steps to correct the pronunciation.
App Smart: Prisma Adds an Artist’s Touch to Photos
Released less than two months ago, the app has become popular with its ability to remake photos as abstracts, manga cartoons or other styles of art.
Didi Chuxing and Uber, Popular in China, Are Now Legal, Too
Although they have had huge success, and billions of dollars in investment, in the country, the ride-hailing services had operated in a legal gray area.
I Was Misinformed: Smile for the Phone, Creep
That nonlethal weapon, the smartphone, can deliver justice. But only if you can unlock it.
Tech Tip: Reporting an ‘I.R.S.’ Telephone Scam
Crooks will try to contact you in many ways to steal your money or identity, so be on guard for impersonators on the phone.
Tech Fix: Alexa, What Else Can You Do? Getting More From Amazon Echo
Making Amazon’s voice-activated speaker smarter is not intuitive, but with a little tinkering, consumers can expand its skills.
Tech Tip: Getting Extensions for Edge
Early versions of Microsoft’s new browser did not include support for extensions, but the next big update to Windows 10 brings extensions and more.
Tech Tip: Easy Editing for Mac Photos
Apple’s Photos for OS X has a button for one-click improvements to your pictures, but it also includes a toolbox for more detailed adjustments.
Tech Tip: Checking the Delivery Date on That Android Update
If you cannot remember when, or if, you installed the most recent security patch for your Android device, there’s an easy way to find out.
App Smart: Recipe for the Home Bartender: Scroll, Tap, and Pour
Making a good cocktail can be tricky, but many apps can help you become an expert mixologist.
State of the Art: Brands Born Online, Reshaping the Retail Landscape
Dollar Shave Club, recently acquired for $1 billion, typifies online-only companies that have upended traditional models of stores and advertising.
Being Batman at Comic-Con, Virtual Cape and Cowl Provided
At the annual convention, media companies are promoting their movies and television shows with virtual reality.
Critic’s Notebook: A Cute Internet Star Flirts. All He Wants Is Your Password.
Jack Johnson asked his Twitter followers to send him their passwords. And tens of thousands did.
Do-It-Yourself Transit Planning, by App
Apps and other technology could complement mass transit by offering passengers alternative ways to travel from home to a transit stop, then on to their final destination.
Millennials Cash In as Pokémon Sherpas
For underemployed 20-somethings, training newbies in the finer points of Pokémon Go is a fresh career. Or at least, a quick buck.
Nations of the World Confront the Pokémon Menace
As the popular augmented-reality smartphone game expanded to 26 countries, authorities responded with alarm, bans, charges of espionage and at least one fatwa.
Tech Tip: Changing Your Google Account Settings
Google recently changed its ad-tracking practices, but you have a say in whether you want to use the new tools.
Twitter Bars Milo Yiannopoulos in Wake of Leslie Jones’s Reports of Abuse
The action against Mr. Yiannopoulos, a Breitbart editor, followed a campaign of prolonged abuse against the “Ghostbusters” co-star.
Tech Tip: Making Siri Spell Your Name Right
Apple’s virtual assistant has the ability to learn as it works, but you have ways to correct some of its common mistakes to speed up the process.
Tech Tip: Opening Links in New Windows
Some web pages are coded to automatically open links in new windows, but you can also use keyboard tricks with your mouse clicks to pop open new pages.
Tech Tip: Finding the Right Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office has been around for more than 25 years, and today there are several ways to get the software — including free.
App Smart: Feed Your Olympic Addiction Without Jetting Off to Rio
Follow the Olympic torch, read the history of the Games and catch up on results on a number of apps, some official and some from sports outlets.
Tech Fix: What’s the Right Age to Give a Child a Smartphone?
As more children get phones at 10 and younger, parents face the question of when to allow unfettered access to the internet and all its benefits and perils.
Nest Relies on New Outdoor Security Camera as Comeback
In light of recent upheaval, the company is trying to convey stability as it introduces Nest Cam Outdoor, a waterproof, rugged model of its smart security camera.
How to Make Pokémon Go Actually Useful
Hunting Pokémon can be a fun way to explore a city, though it’s not without its drawbacks. Here are tips on how and where to play as a traveler.
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