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A mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO, offers bigs savings (and no contract) on monthly mobile phone bills.

How tiny ‘virtual’ operators use big carriers for big savings

June 15, 2018 at 10:55 p.m.

Tired of bloated, ball-and-chain mobile-phone contracts? Then start checking prices in the wireless underworld of the approximately 50 "virtual" networks operating in the United States. A Mobile Virtual Network Operator,...

Can this machine revive a submerged smartphone?

June 15, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

OK, mobile warriors, what's your worst smartphone nightmare? A texting outage? A camera malfunction during a magical selfie moment? A 250-megabyte data plan? Now insert yourself into this disaster: You...

Bluetooth speakers: ClearView Clio vs. Audioengine B2

May 23, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.

Two stay-at-home Bluetooth speakers, one bold and one conventional: Which deserves a place on your desktop, end table or bookshelf? ClearView Clio Haven't I seen you someplace before? Clio, ClearView...

The increase in connected devices in the home has created privacy and security concerns.

Privacy, security threats in the ‘Internet of Things’

June 16, 2018 at 12:26 a.m.

If HIPAA is helpless in protecting information on fitness trackers, and voice-controlled TVs, smart thermostats and Internet-accessible appliances do almost nothing to ensure privacy, what will the convenience of connected...

Green snow removal: Snow Joe’s battery-powered blower

June 16, 2018 at 12:33 a.m.

Temperate-climate residents who clear snow from their driveways do so, overwhelmingly, with either a gas-powered blower or a human-powered shovel. Wish for an affordable Prius-like gas-battery hybrid till you're frostbite-blue...

Smart home meets DIY

June 16, 2018 at 2:29 a.m.

It doesn't take a technological genius to turn a wired home into a smart home. The do-it-yourselfer can choose from several home-automation technologies, even mix and match because they're all...

Smart socks, smart pacifier, smart ring: It’s the Internet of Things

June 16, 2018 at 8:11 p.m.

Will 2015 be the year of the connected pacifier, the almighty gesture-control ring or printable, edible cupcake frosting? Probably not, but I now feel less guilt-ridden about last year's endorsement...

Earphones (and wireless headphones) for the new year

June 16, 2018 at 4:50 a.m.

While contemplating a stack of holiday gift cards, let's wrap our heads around these under-$200 earphones from Yamaha and Bowers & Wilkins, and Bluetooth headphones from Koss. Yamaha EPH-M200 Earphones...

Speaker or TV stand? The Zvox 570 SoundBase is both

June 19, 2019 at 5:31 p.m.

A one-box sound base carries an HDTV on its back, like a mule, while attempting to replicate a surround system that has at least five separate speakers and a subwoofer....

Pantelligent smart frying pan and app can teach you to cook

June 18, 2018 at 3:00 a.m.

How many Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers does it take to teach a kitchen klutz to fry an egg? Make that four, over easy. That's how many engineers, now working...

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