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Author: Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAY

Tech

COVID-19 exposure warnings for iPhone, Android phones: Apps still await widespread adoption

February 24, 2021Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on COVID-19 exposure warnings for iPhone, Android phones: Apps still await widespread adoption

Fewer than half of U.S. states offer Android and iOS tools for the “exposure notification” system the two companies announced last April.

Tech

LastPass to limit its free password manager. Here are other options, including Apple, Google

February 18, 2021Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on LastPass to limit its free password manager. Here are other options, including Apple, Google

Users of LastPass’s free tier will have to choose between their phone or computer or pay to use both. But there are other free options for you to try.

News

Streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu and YouTube TV may raise their rates, but you can still save money

January 31, 2021Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Streaming video services like Netflix, Hulu and YouTube TV may raise their rates, but you can still save money

Sling TV, AT&T TV, and Hulu are raising rates. But the lack of the surcharges that cable and satellite TV charges means you can still save money.

Tech

Yes, you can have — and deserve — a bigger TV. That’s the theme on display at CES trade show

January 15, 2021January 16, 2021Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Yes, you can have — and deserve — a bigger TV. That’s the theme on display at CES trade show

TV makers like Samsung and TCL will plug bigger TVs, 80 inches and up – some with 8K video – as stay-at-home life continues amid coronavirus pandemic.

Money

Amazon wants your devices to talk to each other. Should you take a walk on Sidewalk?

December 19, 2020Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Amazon wants your devices to talk to each other. Should you take a walk on Sidewalk?

Amazon is activating a peer-to-peer connectivity system called Amazon Sidewalk to enable its connected gadgets to work better.

Tech

As Comcast enforces data caps nationwide, will AT&T, Verizon, Charter and other internet providers follow?

November 26, 2020Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on As Comcast enforces data caps nationwide, will AT&T, Verizon, Charter and other internet providers follow?

Comcast is expanding its 1.2TB data cap to more residential customers as folks continue to work and school from home. Here’s what its rivals are doing.

Tech

AT&T shelving DSL may leave hundreds of thousands hanging by a phone line

October 3, 2020Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on AT&T shelving DSL may leave hundreds of thousands hanging by a phone line

AT&T stopped selling DSL Oct. 1, stranding many existing subscribers on low-speed links and residents of DSL-only areas without any wired broadband.

Tech

NBA, NHL, MLB fans sidelined: Will TV subscribers ever get money back after coronavirus shortened seasons?

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on NBA, NHL, MLB fans sidelined: Will TV subscribers ever get money back after coronavirus shortened seasons?

NBA and NHL are well into the postseason. MLB is more than halfway through its abbreviated season. But the sports networks still haven’t offered money back to TV providers.

Money

Broadbanned: Still no affordable fix for a broadband internet connection just out of reach

July 26, 2020Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on Broadbanned: Still no affordable fix for a broadband internet connection just out of reach

The problem of people who can see the nearest broadband connection but can’t get it at any reasonable price remains one we not only haven’t solved.

Tech

3 ways tech has gone astray at Berlin electronics show

September 9, 2019Rob Pegoraro, Special to USA TODAYComments Off on 3 ways tech has gone astray at Berlin electronics show

At big consumer tech shows like IFA in Berlin, the promise is progress. Here are three ways the tech industry is fumbling the path toward that vision.

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