(AP) -- Phone companies have been expanding their technology-support offerings, and AT&T Inc. took that trend one step further Thursday by introducing a tech-help plan that's even available to people who don't subscribe to other AT&T services.
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Need help setting up that home computer or Internet connection? Frustrated by that new cell phone? You're not alone. A survey released on Sunday found that nearly half of Americans need help from others booting up their new devices, and an even larger percentage need outside assistance when they encounter technical problems.
Gadget survey finds many bugs can't be fixed
(AP) -- Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch movies on our commute. But can anyone fix this stuff when it breaks?
Don't give in to ‘scareware'
Q. Recently my computer was attacked by a program named Antivirus XP 2008 that, while claiming to protect your computer, is actually a virus itself.
Nobel prize laureate finds winning news on internet
US scientist Martin Chalfie went on the internet to find out he was one of three co-winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize for chemistry, he said, after he ignored a telephone ring early Wednesday he thought came from next door.
Google offeres up a new vision of computing's future
Tuesday, and it has little to do with desktops or laptops. It's a future that focuses on mobility, with access to the Internet - and the ability to search its vastness, of course - no matter where you are from a device that clips to your belt or sits in your purse. The Google phone has arrived.
Never miss a call when using Internet service
If you think about it, the Internet is the ultimate chameleon, able to change, transform and adapt itself so that it perfectly mimics a process done by a dedicated system. In other words, the Internet can become something else by performing the same function and in many cases, it can perform that function even better than the system it's replacing.
Calling options keep growing like magic
The line between a traditional phone and a cell phone continues to blur, which is good news for consumers. No longer do you have to sacrifice the comfort and stability of a land line for the portability and free long-distance calling of a cell phone or shell out the cash to have both.
Putting pictures into words
(PhysOrg.com) -- Visual images can contain a wealth of information, but they are difficult to catalogue in a searchable way. European researchers are generating and combining scraps of information to create a searchable picture.