Wayne Rash

Toshiba X20W-D Business Ultrabook Is Tough as it Is Versatile Toshiba’s new X20W-D ultrabook is part of a growing class of business computers that are designed for life on the road, but work well in the office, too. This is a 2–in–1 computer features a touch-sensitive screen that can fold back on the chassis to […]

Toshiba’s new business ultrabook, the Portégé X20W-D is the sort of computer you want to have with you all the time. It’s slightly smaller than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and only slightly thicker and heavier than that tablet. However it comes with a real keyboard, a stylus, a full high-definition screen and a collection of […]

During the over-the-top announcement of the iPhone X, which took place at Apple’s new over-the-top headquarters building, the new phone was repeatedly described as the future of smartphones. In some ways, this might be the case, but if it is, that future is shared with Samsung and its new Galaxy Note 8. That’s not to […]

Is the world ready for a $1,000 iPhone? That’s the likely starting price for Apple’s soon-to-be-announced iPhone X, which will be unveiled on Sept. 12, but likely won’t be available until weeks later. The iPhone X will be accompanied by two other iPhones, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus […]

After what is actually latest in a long series of data breaches at the company, credit reporting firm Equifax said that it will do a better job of protecting the personal and financial data of millions of consumers in the U.S. and abroad. Equifax made this promise in a Sept. 7 announcement about the July […]

Attackers are installing back doors into power facilities in the U.S. in an attempt to steal credentials that then allow them complete access to facility control software, according to researchers at Symantec. The malware is delivered using old phishing techniques, but with new payloads. Several power generation and control facilities, perhaps including one nuclear power […]

Apple has a problem with Siri. The voice-activated virtual assistant that has been built into Apple products since the iPhone 4 is losing ground to the competition. Amazon’s relentless development and marketing of its Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers have pushed its virtual digital assistant Alexa far ahead of other similar products. Now Amazon […]

“Alexa,” I said, speaking to the Amazon Echo Dot in my office, “Open Cortana.” The device’s blue ring lit up and spun while I waited for some kind of error message. Instead, Alexa, the Amazon digital assistant said, “Currently, you can talk to Cortana on any Windows 10 device. Later this year, you’ll be able […]

UPDATED: It looks as if Uber may be finally made a positive step toward recovery after a year of management upheaval with the selection of a new CEO to replace founder Travis Kalanick. The board decided to appoint Dara Khosrowshahi, who currently serves as the CEO of Expedia. In his first public statement regarding his […]

Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods Market will formally close on Monday, Aug. 28, at which point the e-commerce giant will begin integrating the grocery chain into its own image. According to identical press releases from Amazon and Whole Foods, the first actions will be to drop the price on many items in the store, including […]

Walmart and Google are linking up to offer consumers a service that currently you can only get from Amazon: voice shopping. The effort will start with linking Walmart into Google Express, which is an online shopping service currently linking Google and several brick and mortar stores, ranging from Costco and PetSmart to Ace Hardware and […]

Web-hosting company Dreamhost is trying to raise $10,000 to help cover its legal costs in an ongoing fight with the U.S. Department of Justice by using crowd funding site Crowdjustice. Pledges are about a third of the way there as of Aug. 21. The fight stems from a demand by the DoJ that Dreamhost turn […]