In November 1970 a patent was granted for a device dubbed an “X-Y position indicator for a display system”.

In terms of the content that students are permitted to access, the school system devices allow students to use Schoology, ...

If your computer crashes, your data may be recoverable, or it may not. The same applies if you get a virus. Some viruses are a mere annoyance, while others destroy or lock all your files. So just in ...

Whenever anybody needs to plug in a USB device to their computer, they connect it to the first port they see, but not all USB ports provide the same speeds.

Over the past few decades, technology users have become accustomed to their phones and computers wirelessly connecting to the internet. More recently, a new type of technology has grown in popularity: ...

A new study found that older adults who regularly tap, scroll and surf their way through smartphones, computers and other digital devices are less likely to suffer from cognitive impairment. The ...

There is a worldwide race for marketable medical devices that harness brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). So far, attention has largely focused on sensors implanted in the brain and connected to ...

Explore the patterns and trends of U.S. teens’ internet usage and their access to different technology devices below. Today, nearly all U.S. teens (96%) say they use the internet every day. And the ...

Brain-computer interface technology has long belonged to the realm of science fiction, but it’s quickly emerging as a real-world innovation with the potential to transform how we live, work and ...

No Wi-Fi? No problem. Use your phone to give your tablet, computer and other devices access to the internet. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about ...

Growing up, Zahra Murad did a lot of translating for her parents, whose native languages are Farsi and Dari. It’s why Murad feels a particular empathy for the non-English speakers who come seeking ...

Elon Musk says his ambitious plan to let humans wirelessly connect their brains with phones and other devices has taken a new step, announcing that the first human has received a brain implant from ...