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Data privacy in app-verse challenging: study

US smartphone users are anxious to protect their private data, but it can be challenging in a massive system of applications with various policies and technical needs.

Gift Guide: Gadgets that make your wrist smarter

If you're looking for a device to track your fitness, alert you to incoming messages and occasionally let you buy stuff with a scan or a tap, there's no shortage of computerized wristwatches to choose from.

The navigation app for buildings

In large buildings, you can lose your orientation. Fraunhofer researchers have developed an Android app that navigates through passages, corridors, rooms and floors to the desired destination. They use WLAN to help with location. ...

Review: Google's Chromecast is tops for inexpensive streaming

When it debuted two years ago, Google's Chromecast shook up the market for digital streaming devices. The company is hoping now to build on that success, releasing a new and improved version of the Chromecast.

Review: Pay-by-phone works, mostly

This week I've been paying for things with my phone, and while I do appreciate the technology, I'm wondering if mobile wallets will take off or fizzle out.

Are nature apps interesting enough?

The full potential of nature apps for getting the public more interested in ecology and conservation is not being exploited enough, says a new study.

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