TechnologyJuly 1, 2015
Will iPhones Change Medicine--by Turning Us All into Subjects?
New software allows researchers to finally capture the powerful health data generated by our smartphones
Stories by David Pogue
David Pogue is the anchor columnist for Yahoo Tech and host of several NOVA miniseries on PBS.
TechnologyJune 1, 2015
Why the Upgrade Cycle Will Never End
Software and hardware companies push new, feature-bloated versions on us every year. Why do we keep buying?
TechnologyJune 1, 2015
Should Software Come in Advanced and Beginner Versions?
How four tech companies tried to fight feature bloat—to greater and lesser success
TechnologyMay 1, 2015
Advice to Digital-Age Advertisers: Shake It Up
Ads don't have to be static or sneaky to be effective. Five user-friendly ways ads could thrive in a digital world
TechnologyMay 1, 2015
Truth in Digital Advertising
As we consume more and more of our media on mobile devices, advertisers are finding sneakier ways to deliver their messages
EngineeringApril 1, 2015
Civilian Drones on Unclear Course
Tough FAA regulations could ground the fledgling industry of high-tech commercial unmanned flight
TechnologyApril 1, 2015
5 Epic Drone Flying Failures—and What the FAA Is Doing to Prevent Future Mishaps
Personal privacy is not the only threat small drones pose. Add to that list occasional national security threats and lots of minor lacerations
TechnologyMarch 1, 2015
Pros and Cons of 5 E-Mail Alternatives
As messaging services eat into e-mail, what are we losing—and gaining?
ComputingMarch 1, 2015
Is Messaging Going to Kill E-mail?
With new rapid-fire ways to communicate, e-mails are on the decline. But they might not be headed for extinction
ElectronicsFebruary 1, 2015
How Mobile Payments Are Failing--and Credit Cards Are Getting Better
New security features for plastic cards might keep Apple Pay, Google Wallet and others at bay
TechnologyFebruary 1, 2015
5 New Ways to Pay—without Using Apple or Google
While smartphone payment systems battle one another for users, people are finding better ways to transfer funds
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2015
5 Weird but Effective Health Trackers
From socks to forks, get ready to have the most mundane objects track your every move and calorie
TechnologyJanuary 1, 2015
Fitness Trackers Are Everywhere, but Do They Work?
We’re the biggest losers when all those counted steps aren’t used for research
TechnologyDecember 1, 2014
5 New Ways to Type on a Smartphone
Entering text on a touchscreen doesn't have to suck
TechnologyDecember 1, 2014
How the Smartphone Killed Typing—But Started an AI Revolution
The race to find a better on-screen keyboard has spawned new ways for machines to understand us
TechnologyNovember 1, 2014
Why We’re All Beta Testers Now
Software developers know about bugs—but ship products anyway
TechnologyNovember 1, 2014
5 Most Embarrassing Software Bugs in History
Most software today arrives full of small bugs. But big glitches have lost whole spacecraft or could send tourists driving into the ocean
TechnologyOctober 1, 2014
Funders Beware: Not All Crowdfunding Projects Deliver
Three firms were particularly successful in luring donors with flashy project pitches that fell short of the mark
TechnologyOctober 1, 2014
3 Rules for Absurd Internet Stunts
How to get rich with an Internet joke: be a goof
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2014
Why Digital Music Looks Set to Replace Live Performances
A scuffle at a Connecticut opera reveals the bleak future of the orchestra pit
TechnologySeptember 1, 2014
Why Orchestras Haven't Been Digitized
A short history of the battle to keep musical scores live
TechnologyJuly 15, 2014
New Gadget Too Complicated? Try “Easy Mode”
Hidden menus transform complicated programs into simple tools—or vice versa
TechnologyJuly 15, 2014
Why New Tech Can't Please Everyone
Why it's nearly impossible to design new tech that will please everyone
TechnologyJuly 1, 2014
Rent Your Everything
Peer-to-peer transactions are spreading offline and into the real world. Are you riding with strangers yet?