With its new mobile payments system, Apple Pay, Apple has delivered a smooth experience at the register and steadily grabbed more territory in the mall, which will come in handy as it confronts the holiday shopping bonanza for the first time.
Larry Magid warns: Cyber Monday is not the only day to find good deals online during the holiday season. When you see a great deal online, make sure you examine the fine print.
Meanwhile, watch out this holiday season: Cyberthieves are smarter and more efficient at breaking into retailers’ networks and stealing consumer data.
Troy Wolverton writes: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick comes in a small package with a bargain price, but rival devices offer more services and are less frustrating to use.
Michelle Quinn writes: Text Neck is part of a set of tech-related physical ailments like Blackberry Thumb. Laptop Lap Burn. Wii-itis. But is it real?
Apple vs. Samsung: A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., will hear arguments Thursday in Samsung’s bid to unravel a losing jury verdict and nearly $1 billion in damages for violating Apple’s patents — possibly defining new legal boundaries for powerful tech companies increasingly reliant on the courts to settle feuds over the rights to new innovations.
Zenefits, the software company that’s also a health insurance broker, is one of the most-watched startups in the country.
In a first for the NHL, a system dubbed 4D Sports transmits a special signal from the SAP Center — home to the San Jose Sharks — to a gizmo under a fan’s couch, letting them “feel” the action every time a player crashes into the boards.
Inspection time: Power strips, or surge protectors, are great outlet multipliers, but if they’re defective or used the wrong way, they can cause shock and disastrous fires.
Q&A: Shaun Rein, China expert, on why the nation has traded copying for innovation.
