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Some cling to landlines, but cell-only homes now dominate
NEW YORK (AP) -- Deborah Braswell, a university administrator in Alabama, is a member of a dwindling group -- people with a landline phone at home. According to a U.S. government study released Thursday, 50.8 percent of homes and apartments had only cellphone service in the latter half of 2016, the first time such households attained a majority in the survey. Braswell and her family are part of… → Read More
Amazon, the online giant, experiments with physical stores
NEW YORK (AP) -- Is the online retail giant also looking to conquer physical stores? Amazon has been dabbling in physical retail since 2015. It's opened a half-dozen bookstores that double as gadget emporia, a score of campus bookstores that don't sell books and a convenience store without cashiers. For now, its efforts seem largely experimental, though that may not be true for long. → Read More
AP EXPLAINS: Behind the visa program targeted by Trump
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump is expected to target a visa program cherished by tech companies for bringing in programmers and other specialized workers from other countries. Although these visas, known as H-1B, aren't supposed to displace American workers, critics say the program mostly benefits consulting firms that let tech companies save money by contracting out their jobs to… → Read More
Galaxy S8: More screen and elegance, but a hefty price tag
NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung's new Galaxy S8 phone is stunning. But its $100 price hike is hard to swallow. That's how much extra you'll shell out for the S8, which starts shipping Friday for about $750 -- $100 more than the iPhone 7 and last year's Galaxy S7 when it launched. A larger sibling, the S8 Plus, goes for about $850. → Read More
Cable giant Comcast offers cellular plans on Verizon network
NEW YORK (AP) -- Comcast will start selling cellphone plans in the coming months, using a network it's leasing from Verizon. Many subscribers will save money, especially if they don't use a lot of data. Only Comcast internet customers can sign up. Comcast says its wireless service is aimed at holding onto its customers. Comcast's key competitors -- AT&T's DirecTV and Verizon's FiOS -- are part… → Read More
YouTube TV has some nifty features
NEW YORK (AP) -- YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, is the tech industry's latest bid to get cable-shunning millennials to pay for live TV over the internet. It offers intriguing advantages over rivals, but it remains hobbled by a limited channel selection. Don't confuse the YouTube service, which debuts Wednesday, with Netflix, Amazon Prime and other… → Read More
Privacy concern raised over search service on Verizon phones
NEW YORK (AP) -- Is Verizon planning to spy on its customers? You might conclude that it is after reading Verizon's privacy policy on an upcoming AppFlash service, which promises easier access to search and apps on Android phones. The policy says Verizon may share data on features and services you use, along with the list of apps you have installed on your phone, with other Verizon businesses to… → Read More
Samsung's Galaxy S8 phone aims to dispel the Note 7 debacle
NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung seems to be playing it safe with its first major smartphone since the embarrassing recall of its fire-prone Note 7. The Galaxy S8 features a larger display than its predecessor, the Galaxy S7, and sports a voice assistant intended to rival Siri and Google Assistant. But there is no increase in battery capacity, providing the battery more breathing room. → Read More
Windows update will bring 3-D, game tools and less clutter
NEW YORK (AP) -- A major update to Microsoft's Windows 10 system will start reaching consumers and businesses on April 11, offering 3-D drawing tools, game-broadcasting capabilities and better ways to manage your web browsing. This "Creators Update" also aims to make future updates less disruptive. Microsoft said Wednesday that it will roll out the Creators Update to some 400 million Windows 10… → Read More
Apple: Software flaws in latest WikiLeaks docs are all fixed
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple said purported hacking vulnerabilities disclosed by WikiLeaks this week have all been fixed in recent iPhones and Mac computers. The documents released by the anti-secrecy site Thursday morning pointed to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple devices using techniques that users couldn't disable by resetting their devices. The iPhone hack was limited to the 3G model from… → Read More
WikiLeaks says CIA hacks on Apple devices can persist
NEW YORK (AP) -- New documents from WikiLeaks point to an apparent CIA program to hack Apple's iPhones and Mac computers using techniques that couldn't be disabled by resetting devices to factory conditions. Security experts say the exploits are plausible, but suggest they pose little threat to typical users. They say that many of the tricks are older -- the iPhone hack involves the 3G model… → Read More
Apple cuts prices on lower-end iPads, releases red iPhones
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple is cutting prices on two iPad models and introducing red iPhones, but the company held back on updating its higher-end iPad Pro tablets. A much-speculated 10.5-inch iPad Pro didn't materialize, nor did new versions of existing sizes in the Pro lineup, which is aimed at businesses and creative professionals. The new devices are mostly refreshes of existing models. → Read More
Cascading effect: One attack led to another at Yahoo
NEW YORK (AP) -- Russian hackers working with Russian spies didn't crack Yahoo security all at once. Instead, according to an account offered by U.S. officials, they methodically made their way deeper into Yahoo's network over the space of months -- maybe years. → Read More
Don't tell your boss: How to stream March Madness tournament
NEW YORK (AP) -- The 67-game March Madness basketball tournament begins Tuesday, with many games taking place during the day when you're, ahem, supposed to be working. Fortunately for you -- but not your bosses -- all NCAA Tournament games will be available online. For many of the early round games, though, you'll need a password through your cable or satellite TV subscription. → Read More
What the CIA WikiLeaks dump tells us: Encryption works
NEW YORK (AP) -- If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures, it's that data-scrambling encryption works, and the industry should use more of it. Documents purportedly outlining a massive CIA surveillance program suggest that CIA agents must go to great lengths to circumvent encryption they can't break. In many cases, physical presence is required to carry… → Read More
WikiLeaks: CIA has targeted everyday gadgets for snooping
NEW YORK (AP) -- Maybe the CIA is spying on you through your television set after all. Documents released by WikiLeaks allege a CIA surveillance program that targets everyday gadgets ranging from smart TVs to smartphones to cars. Such snooping, WikiLeaks said, could turn some of these devices into recorders that could snoop on everyday conversations -- and could also circumvent data-scrambling… → Read More
Fitbit tracks your steps; now it wants to chart your Zs, too
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fitbit, whose devices encourage people to walk 10,000 steps each day, now wants to put them to sleep as well. The company said data collected by the millions of Fitbit trackers in use show that people are averaging less than seven hours of sleep a night, the amount recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the Zs people do get aren't necessarily the… → Read More
Samsung delays its new phone, and showcases tablets instead
NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung's product showcase Sunday is notable for what's missing: a new flagship phone. Instead, Samsung is spotlighting new Android and Windows tablets after delaying the Galaxy S8 smartphone -- an indirect casualty of the unprecedented September recall of the fire-prone Note 7 phone . The new tablets will carry the Galaxy brand and come with many of the Note 7's features,… → Read More
New LG phone influenced by Samsung's Note 7 troubles
NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung's fiasco with its fire-prone Note 7 phone has pushed its rival LG to take additional precautions with its next smartphone. Samsung recalled millions of Note 7 phones after dozens overheated and caught on fire . Samsung blamed numerous problems with its batteries and announced tighter quality controls and more rigorous testing. → Read More
How to watch Oscar-nominated flicks from your couch
NEW YORK (AP) -- Movie fans, rejoice! You can watch about two-thirds of the Oscar-nominated flicks from your couch. But it'll cost you. Of the 62 full-length movies and shorts nominated for any category, only 11 are available online through an all-you-can-watch subscription -- Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or HBO Now. A month's subscription to all four will cost you more than $39. Buying or… → Read More