A streaming service for Broadway plays
CNET calls BroadwayHD “Broadway’s Netflix.” Started about three years ago, it’s a service that lets you stream Broadway plays (sometimes from other venues like London’s West End) almost as if you’re...
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Podcast: ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano on its nationwide EV charging network
CBS News Tech Analyst Larry Magid sits down with ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano to talk about car charging at home, at work and on the road. ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano With the exception of...
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A visit to Tesla Gigafactory & podcast with VP in charge
Tesla VP of Operations Chris Lister in front of a completed Model 3 battery Listen to Larry Magid’s CBS News interview with Tesla VP of Operations Chris Lister On Wednesday, June 12th, I drove my...
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Will Facebook & Libra make cryptocurrency mainstream?
Consortium of companies that make up the Libra Alliance Cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, has been around for about a decade, and even though it has plenty of legitimate uses and has been embraced by a...
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Google no longer making tablets and why you shouldn’t care
Google is out of the tablet business and, frankly, for several reasons, most people probably won’t care. First, tablets — for most people — are kind of unnecessary. When the iPad was first introduced,...
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Facebook changes nature of corporate decision-making
This post first appeared in the Mercury News Facebook is a company, not a government, but its user base is bigger than the population of any country in the world and the decisions made by its staff...
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FaceApp requires caution, not fear
This post first appeared in the Mercury News There are four lessons when it comes to FaceApp. Number one, it’s important to understand the privacy implications of it and every other app you use. Number...
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Girls three times more likely to be cyberbullied than boys
by Larry Magid The National Center for Educational Statistics is out with its 2016 to 2017 report on bullying at school. Overall, the bullying rate hasn’t changed much from 2014 to 2015. In the latest...
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Data refutes President’s linkage between violent video games & mass shootings
by Larry Magid Scroll down for podcast interview with Dr. Christopher Ferguson In his address to the nation following a weekend of two mass shootings, President Trump made a reference to violent video...
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 10 phone say goodbye to the headphone jack
Samsung has announced a pair of Galaxy Note 10 phones. The one with a 6.3-inch screen starts at $949 while a whopping 6.8-inch model, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus starts at $1,099 — the same price as...
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Some AirBnbs have bedbug problems
CNET is out with a report about bedbug problems at some AirBnb rentals, which plagues both guests and hosts.
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A love story about a departed sibling that’s also a tech story
This post first appeared in the Mercury News by Larry Magid Mercury News Sunday, August 25, 2019 Like always, today’s column is about tech. But it’s also a love story that started when I was a baby, so...
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Does your smart phone exceed government radiation limits
Click here for the Chicago Tribune report Cnet story on phone radiation, including a link to a video on whether 5G will affect health
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First look at new Galaxy Note 10+ Android phone
This is just a first impression, not a formal review. If you want a serious review, please take a look at this one from CNET. My sense of the Galaxy Note 10+ is that it’s big (6.8-inch screen), fast...
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Tech checklist to prepare for a hurricane, power failure or other disaster
As another hurricane bears down on the east coast, it’s important to make sure that your tech is ready and able to operate even in the event of a power failure. The same goes for earthquakes,...
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New iPhones Apple will likely announce on Sept 10th
CNET is out with a report on what Apple is expected to announce on September 10th. Rumor has it there will be three new iPhones: An iPhone 11, an iPhone 11 Pro and an iPhone 11 Pro Max. CNET expects...
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Apple & competitors building phones with impressive cameras
I haven’t had a chance to put the new iPhones to the test, but based on what I saw at the Apple announcement Tuesday, they are better than I expected. For one thing, Apple reduced the price of its...
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Get ready for Wi-Fi 6
Even if you don’t think your Wi-Fi network is too slow, it may be for what’s in store over the next few years. There was a time when most of us had one or two devices on our Wi-Fi networks. Today it’s...
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Watch Tesla Model 3 drive itself in parking lot — new Smart Summon feature
Click to view me summoning my Model 3 Tesla’s new version 10 software update adds Smart Summon, which enables you to have the car come to you in a parking lot. It’s only supposed to work in parking...
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Yahoo settlement means money or free credit monitoring for account holders
If you had a Yahoo account between 2013 and 2016, you are likely eligible for either free credit monitoring or, if you already have monitoring, between $100 and $358 or possibly more. For example, you...
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