Hackers used an army of hijacked security cameras and video recorders to launch several massive internet attacks last week, prompting fresh concern about the vulnerability of millions of “smart” devices in homes and businesses connected to the internet.
Master these simple tips from Joanna Stern for when your Uber driver doesn’t arrive at your exact location and you will be done with the days of wandering up and down the block trying to find your ride.
Connected cameras and other smart-home devices promise a Jetsons-esque future. But as a recent hijacking of more than 100,000 networked cameras and DVRs demonstrates, they also provide fertile ground for hackers.
How to set up your Oculus Rift, Vive, PlayStation VR or other VR system to maximize fun and minimize bruises.
Federal regulators Thursday delayed a vote on a proposal to overhaul the market for TV set-top boxes, dealing a setback to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on one of his top priorities for the year.
Facebook Inc. plans a major ad campaign to encourage more of its 1.7 billion users to stream live video on the social network.
A better way to block distracting conversations when you work in an open-plan office or cubicle.
Joanna Stern explains why digital illustrations, tech’s latest cash cows, are herding onto your phone screen.
Amazon introduced its second-gen Fire TV Stick, keeping the same $40 price, but including a voice-capable remote that lets owners talk to the artificially intelligent assistant Alexa.
GoPro’s new Karma drone isn’t on sale yet, but it already has a nemesis, the Mavic Pro—a new quadcopter introduced Tuesday by SZ DJI Technology, the Chinese company that has risen to dominance in the consumer drone space.
With the arrival of Google’s new Allo service, it’s worth looking beneath the hood to see how popular messaging services care for users’ private correspondence.
For the first time in years, Roku is revamping its entire line of streaming media boxes, keeping only one model. The company is betting big on 4K boxes, which it introduced last year.
Yahoo’s revelation of a massive security breach might have reminded you of an old account or two you haven’t logged into for years. Here are some tips and links to help reduce your overall exposure.
It’s been burned into our muscle memories: slide to unlock your iPhone. Then Apple messed it all up last week with the new lock screen in iOS 10.
More middle-age women are taking up horseback riding, spurring the sport toward a more high-tech future.
The Hero 5 borrows some of the best smartphone features, such as voice commands and cloud storage, and brings a few improvements of its own, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler.
When the iPhone 7 Plus started selling last Friday, one key feature wasn’t available: the eagerly anticipated portrait camera mode. On Wednesday, it made its first semipublic appearance, when Apple released iOS 10.1 beta software to developers.
The host of Netflix’s ‘Chelsea’ on her love for her Tesla, the difficulty of streaming movies in a hotel room and the best pill cutter.
The modern-day equivalent of paperweights, these dapper doohickeys gracefully keep cords in their rightful place
A global recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, whose batteries in some cases caught fire, rolled out in earnest around the world, amid questions about whether Samsung can meet demand for the replacement devices.
Businesses have spent years fighting off internet intruders bent on stealing corporate secrets. Now, businesses leaders must also worry whether hackers will use private emails to embarrass them or seriously damage the company.
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