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Why Your Next Wi-Fi Setup Should Be a Mesh Network

by Brian X. Chen | Jun 20, 2017 | Technology

New York – The next time you upgrade your Wi-Fi equipment, take a bold step: Throw out your stand-alone router and instead consider investing in a so-called mesh system. A mesh network could solve most, if not all, of your Wi-Fi problems. It’s basically a system...

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Nintendo Switch: A Blast at Home, So-So on the Go

by Brian X. Chen | Mar 14, 2017 | Technology

There’s a new gadget that you can count on to soon zoom to the top of people’s wish lists: the Nintendo Switch. The Japanese game company is releasing the Switch, a brand-new $300 video game console, on Friday. For months, the device has been generating buzz because...

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How to Protect Your Devices from Hacking

by Brian X. Chen | Mar 10, 2017 | Business, Technology

New York- WikiLeaks this week published a trove of documents that appears to detail how the Central Intelligence Agency successfully hacked a wide variety of tech products, including iPhones, Android devices, Wi-Fi routers and Samsung televisions. That’s just about...

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Phil Libin, center, a co-founder of Evernote, during a staff meeting at the company’s headquarters in Redwood City, Calif., in 2013.
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Dumping a Bad App? Tips for a Painless Breakup

by Brian X. Chen | Feb 28, 2017 | Technology

EVERYONE is familiar with this scenario: An app you once loved no longer brings the same joy. It’s gotten buggy over time, or an update transformed it to the point it became unusable. Chances are you thought about calling it quits. But after years of sharing your...

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Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices

by Brian X. Chen | Feb 21, 2017 | Technology

MODERN homes today are getting internet-connected light bulbs, thermostats, TVs and speakers. So with a simple voice command or the touch of a button on our smartphones, we can set the temperature, turn on a light or prepare the TV to record a program. What could go...