Twitter Lets Anyone Apply for a Blue 'Verified' Badge
Ever wanted one of those blue “Verified” checkmark badges next to your Twitter handle? You can now apply online to get one. But just because you apply doesn’t mean you’ll get a badge soon—or ever.
View ArticleThis $50 Smartphone May Be All You Need
Lock screen ads and an inadequate camera aside, the Blu R1 HD sold by Amazon gets the job done, Joanna Stern writes.
View ArticleDon't Fall for Pokémon Malware
Google removed a handful of malicious, fake Pokémon apps during the past weekend. It is another example of developers creating bootleg apps to take advantage of people caught up in the latest craze.
View ArticleWhy This Chunky TV Beats a Skinny One
To make the Samsung SERIF TV look more at home in your home, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec smartly bucked the industry trend toward ever slimmer displays.
View ArticleFirefox Will Dump Adobe's Flash in August
Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, will begin defaulting to HTML 5 instead of Adobe System’s Flash for video, online animations, games and other rich media, starting in August.
View ArticleShort-Throw Projectors: Big Screens in Small Spaces
Want to create a home theater that doesn’t overtake your living room? Try a short-throw like the BenQ i500, LG PF1000U or Sony Life Space UX projector.
View ArticleThe Best Wi-Fi Routers: No More Dead Zones
The newest home mesh networks from Eero, Luma, Ubiquiti and Linksys use teams of access points to bathe your home in Wi-Fi. Geoffrey A. Fowler picks the best.
View ArticleBe Safe: Update Your iPhone, iPad and Other Apple Devices Now
If you use any Apple Inc. devices—an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or Apple TV—take some time today to make sure their operating systems are up-to-date.
View ArticleYour Survival Guide to Perpetual Windows Upgrades
On July 29, free upgrades for Windows 10 will cease. Joanna Stern has what you need to know about what to do next.
View ArticleDyson vs. iRobot Roomba: Robot Vacuums Hit the Floor
Dyson’s robotic 360 Eye, with its $1,000 price tag, out-suctions but doesn’t outsmart iRobot’s $900 Roomba 980, Geoffrey A. Fowler finds.
View ArticleChildren's Drawings Become iPad Props in Osmo App
Mo, the friendly monster, needs props for his iPad-based magic show. He asks his audience, children ages 4 to 10, for help. Osmo Monsters is the latest app from startup Tangible Play.
View ArticleTumblr Brings Ads to Its Blogs, but You Can Opt Out
Tumblr began placing ads on its users’ blogs Thursday, and in the next couple months, nearly every Tumblr blog could have an ad on it. That is, except those whose owners opt out of the company’s latest...
View ArticleCortana on the Xbox One Is Good for Gamers
Cortana, Microsoft Corp.’s voice-controlled digital assistant, has changed the way I play videogames on the Xbox One console.
View ArticleChip Card Nightmares? Help Is on the Way
Chip cards, also known as EMV cards, are getting faster at the register, but mobile payments like Apple Pay are the real answer, Joanna Stern says.
View ArticleFirst Look: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Refines the Stylus, Reads Your Iris
With its 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 7 Samsung has found a few ways to refine the idea of squishing a phone and computer into a single pocket-sized device—and it’s probably everything a road warrior could...
View ArticleYour Used iPhone or iPad Isn't Dead Yet
Save money and spare landfills by putting old smartphones and tablets to work as home security systems, picture frames, alarm clocks and more, writes Geoffrey A. Fowler
View ArticleGoogle Duo Review: A Bet on Simplicity
There is no shortage of messaging apps jam-packed with features. Google has a new app that is going in the other direction and focusing on just one thing: video chat.
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 7: Best Phone You Can Buy, Period
Samsung’s latest phablet has a new stylus and security tricks, but Joanna Stern asks: Is it worth $850?
View ArticleInternet Connection Seem Slow? Check It With an App
Suffering from stuttery streaming video while watching Netflix, Hulu or other services at home? It’s time to see if you’re getting the broadband internet you’re paying for with some helpful free apps.
View ArticleAndroid 7 Nougat Review: Small Update, Big Time Saver
Google’s latest mobile OS is focused on productivity with split-screen apps, notification-screen replies and, yes, new emojis.
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