If you’re looking for a solution for mobile devices with inferior sound that works equally well as a better sound system for portable devices that usually are desk-bound, consider the Poly Sync 20 Speakerphone. The unit I tested is the limited-edition pink version of the…

As if defenders of software supply chains didn’t have enough attack vectors to worry about, they now have a new one: machine learning models. ML models are at the heart of technologies such as facial recognition and chatbots. Like open-source software repositories, the models are…

Loopholes in the rules governing advertising for stimulant medications should be closed, according to a report released Monday by an international think tank. Many telehealth companies have used advertising loopholes to aggressively market stimulant medications to users on social media without the typical disclosures found…

It’s the season for gift-giving. I usually choose the easy path by giving gift cards, but I’ve discovered there can be problems along the easy path. Two Amazon gift cards I purchased didn’t reach their intended recipients. Amazon replaced one rapidly, but the other had…

Calix has been one of the major success stories in the highly competitive technology communications space over the past several years. Although it’s a company that few consumers would immediately recognize by name, the Calix cloud and software platforms empower internet service providers of all…

Amazon does not develop smartphones or PCs, and its tablets lack widely used Google apps. Nonetheless, the company has built one of the most powerful consumer device ecosystems. Under the banner of creating personalized, intuitive, and proactive ambient experiences, its technology has begun to permeate…