Digital Life

Tech Tips: Your guide to the myriad phone-upgrade options

By ANICK JESDANUNJune 3, 2015 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Upgrading your phone is no longer as simple as paying $100 or $200 and extending your service contract by two years.

Phone companies have been shifting away from contracts and trying to get you to pay full price — $600 to $700 for a high-end phone.

A Closer Look: A second layer of security online

By ANICK JESDANUNSeptember 8, 2014 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Recent hacks exposing nude photographs of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities are prompting calls for people to fortify their online accounts with a second layer of security.

Thieves broke into the celebrity accounts at online storage services such as Apple's iCloud.

Gadget Watch: Whistle, a fitness tracker for dogs

By JOSEPH PISANIApril 24, 2014 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bad news for lazy dogs: A new device, called Whistle, lets pet owners track how much exercise — or sleep — their four-legged friends are getting.

Whistle is similar to popular activity trackers designed for humans.

Review: Making Facebook a warmer, smaller space

By TALI ARBELDecember 26, 2012 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman I haven't spoken to in six years is pregnant with her second son. Another college acquaintance reads the Bible a lot. A high school classmate likes to rant about politics. A college dormmate thinks he works too much.

Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200

PETER SVENSSONNovember 15, 2011 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kindle was always an odd product name. Amazon used a verb to name a thing, raising the question: Kindle what? Now we have the answer: Kindle Fire.

The Kindle Fire is the first full-color, touch-screen Kindle.