4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (264+ words) Lately I've been helping my wife deal with a laptop hard drive that's too small. Her previous laptop was an Intel-powered MacBook Pro back from when Apple used 2.5-inch hard drives and you could swap them out for larger ones…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (438+ words) I was recently talking to a friend who asked me if she should change her cell phone provider. She was happy enough with the service except for a few places in her house that never seem to get more than…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (212+ words) The largest online retailer in the U.S. has brought its drone delivery service to North Texas Amazon has gone live in Richardson for local customers as it makes its first big push into the region. Customers in the area can use…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (504+ words) I received an email this week from a reader who wants me to compare Chromebooks to Windows laptops for a recent college grad to use for a job search. Specifically, they'd like to know the limitations of cloud storage and…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (724+ words) Hey Watchdog, I hear you were shopping for a new refrigerator and driving your wife Karen crazy. True. I kept saying, "I want one with a streaming TV screen and a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet." I don't actually want…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (511+ words) Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc., the biggest maker of analog chips, gave a lackluster forecast for the current period, adding to concerns that a semiconductor industry recovery is sputtering. Revenue will be $4.22 billion to $4.58 billion in the fourth quarter, the company…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (373+ words) This week's reader question is, "Has the quality of remanufactured ink improved in recent years? It was a no-no for a long time." This is a good question. The answer will depend on a lot of things " including who you…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) Last week I wrote about helping a friend set up streaming TV for the first time. If you've never experienced streaming TV, there can be a lot of nuances that might not be the easiest to understand until you see…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (360+ words) I recently helped a friend set up a new mesh Wi-Fi router in his home, which opened up reliable Wi-Fi to his bedroom, which then enabled him to set up a new Smart TV for streaming. For years, his Wi-Fi…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (184+ words) Apple Inc. introduced its iPhone 17 models, adding an all-new skinnier Air design and improving the camera technology on its standard version. The company unveiled the devices at an event with the "awe dropping" tagline from its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif....