Comcast’s Internet Essentials Helps Low-Income Families Bridge the Digital Divide

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting 750,000...

Senator Warren Calls out 21st Century Digital Robber Barons

By Freddie Allen (NNPA News Wire National News Editor) During a recent speech on competition and the American economy, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who some...

“Where are the African American and Latina Mark Zuckerbergs and Sheryl Sandbergs?”

By Hill Harper (NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist) The question, which came from a participant in a minority business empowerment seminar, quieted the room. The answer...

Microsoft will no longer let you use ‘12345’ as your password

[MASHABLE.COM] The golden age of passwords is coming to a close. The change started when websites started rating passwords as we were creating them, trying to...

Person found dead in conference room on Apple’s Cupertino campus, reports say

[MASHABLE.COM] A person was reportedly found dead in a conference room at Apple’s Cupertino campus, local media say, and an investigation is currently underway. Sheriff investigation...

BuzzFeed BuzzFails with ’27 Questions Black People Have For Black People’

Why the Islamic State Isn’t Invincible Online

[MASHABLE] The Islamic State’s efforts to become more tech-savvy came under intense focus after the Paris attacks. Many have suggested that attackers planned the assault using...

Nvidia GeForce Now Aims to be the ‘Netflix of Games’ for Just 8 Bucks a Month

(PC World) – Nvidia on Wednesday laid out its plans to become the “Netflix of games,” with a new streaming service for its line of Shield...

‘Jackpocket’ App Aims to Modernize – and Monitor – Lottery Purchases

(CBS News) – Big prizes typically drive a surge in lottery ticket sales, but one entrepreneur hopes to make those long lines at convenience stores disappear,...

Amazon’s Fire HD 10 Tablet a Rare Misfire for Company

(Fortune) – There’s amazing value packed into Amazon’s latest tablet, but a slow processor and low resolution sour the deal. For anyone in the market for...

Apple Sells 13 Million iPhones Over Weekend

(USA Today) – Apple says it sold more than 13 million iPhone 6S and 6S Plus smartphones during their first weekend of availability, setting a company...

Camera Shootout: How the iPhone 6s Compares to the iPhone 6

(MacWorld) – If you glance through the iPhone 6s’s specs and list of features, you would be forgiven for thinking that its most important camera upgrade...

You Can Now Skype From Your Android Wear Smartwatch

(TechCrunch) – Microsoft’s continued focus on making its products available cross-platform continues today with the launch of its communications apps, Skype for Android Wear smartwatches. The app, which rolls...

Sprint, T-Mobile Escalate War for New iPhone Customers

Eli Blumenthal, USA TODAY     (USA Today) – An iPhone 6S for a single dollar? That’s at the heart of an aggressive promotion from Sprint,...

Apple Releases iOS 9.0.1: A Major Bug Has Been Fixed In This Update

(Forbes) – iOS 9 was released on September 16th and the software update went smoothly for most users. However, there was a major bug that prevented some users...

Expedia Launches New Samsung-Only App With Galaxy Exclusive Deals

(Tech Times) – Popular travel website Expedia just teamed up with Samsung to offer some neat perks and exclusive deals for Galaxy devices. Keep in mind...

Apple Lists Top 25 Apps Hit by Malware in First Major Attack

(Reuters) – Apple Inc. said the WeChat messaging app and car-hailing app DiDi Taxi were among the 25 most popular apps that were found to be infected with...

T-Mobile Offers Cheapest iPhone 6s for $5 Under Trade-In Plan

(Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc offered the cheapest option to own the latest iPhone at $5 under the company’s trade-in plan, amid fierce competition among the...

Instagram Now Tops 400 Million Users and 40 Billion Photos

(Wired) – Instagram is killing it, and it wants you to know so. The social network just said it now has 400 million people posting carefully plated...

Google’s Gmail Finally Adds the Ability to Block Email, but There’s a Better Way

(PC World) – Google said Tuesday that users will now be able to “block” specific email addresses—except that they’re not really blocked, and Google already has...

Hot-Button Issue: iPhone 6S Hints at An End to the Home Button

(CNet) – When Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he touted the elegance of its design, particularly how simple it was to navigate...

Robot Revolution Sweeps China’s Factory Floors

KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer SHENZHEN, China (AP) — In China’s factories, the robots are rising. For decades, manufacturers employed waves of young migrant workers from...

Review: Better Photos, Animated Shots in New iPhones

ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Photography gets even better with Apple’s new iPhones. Although the iPhone is already among the best smartphones...

Oyster, the Netflix of e-Books, is Shutting Down

(PC World) – The world of ebook subscription services lost one of its earliest proponents late Monday evening, when Oyster—the so-called “Netflix of ebooks,” which also...