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Author: Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAY

Tech

Too-smart toilets and work-tracking shirts: Could this tech in Tokyo come to the U.S.?

October 20, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on Too-smart toilets and work-tracking shirts: Could this tech in Tokyo come to the U.S.?

The stories your clothes and commode could tell! The CEATEC trade show in Japan gives a glimpse at tech we may see here in America in the near future.

Tech

Netflix: Why would somebody bother to hack your account on the streaming service?

October 14, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on Netflix: Why would somebody bother to hack your account on the streaming service?

Netflix accounts don’t really offer the selling potential stolen Facebook accounts do, but they still tempt a subset of hackers.

Tech

At Collision conference, Facebook and the rest of tech gets taken to task once again

May 24, 2019May 27, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on At Collision conference, Facebook and the rest of tech gets taken to task once again

Facebook gets more heat as conference speakers take it to task for its vast influence and inability to address such persistent problems as fake users.

Tech

Why your cable company might be happy to see you stop subscribing to its TV service

May 1, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on Why your cable company might be happy to see you stop subscribing to its TV service

The steady march of TV cord cutting (plus continued inflation in programming costs) has led some smaller cable operators to stop fighting this trend.

News

Facebook, lose my digits: Here’s how to unlist your phone number

April 14, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on Facebook, lose my digits: Here’s how to unlist your phone number

A phone number can mean much more when it’s stored on Facebook’s servers– even if you only provided it to help secure your account.

Tech

MWC highlights include affordable smartphones, not just foldable ones

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on MWC highlights include affordable smartphones, not just foldable ones

Economically priced smartphones on display at the MWC Barcelona did not make big news, but they should be a good news for customers.

Tech

Why a USB-C headphone adapter can’t amount to jack

February 27, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on Why a USB-C headphone adapter can’t amount to jack

What’s worse than carrying an adapter to use your old wired headphones with a new phone or tablet?

If that dongle turns out to only be decorative.

Tech

More smart TVs are getting Apple AirPlay but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use it

February 13, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on More smart TVs are getting Apple AirPlay but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use it

New TVs with Apple’s streaming video feature AirPlay built-in should make the connection easier. But that might not be so for pay-TV subscribers.

Money

8K TVs show the tech industry indulging in a bad habit

January 12, 2019January 14, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on 8K TVs show the tech industry indulging in a bad habit

One of the bigger developments in TV tech at CES, 8K televisions, shows the downside of focusing on what you can build instead of what you should.

News

You can read your Android phone’s texts on your Mac or PC. Here’s how

January 4, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special for USA TODAYComments Off on You can read your Android phone’s texts on your Mac or PC. Here’s how

Android users now have two new ways to read and write their text messages on their larger screens — one from Google and the other from Microsoft.

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