Machine Learning

The Map Apps That Move You in the Right Direction

By MOLLY WOOD

Minh Uong/The New York Times

Improvements to navigation systems keep on coming, and a new rival may mean the competition will heat up.

App Smart

Audio Equalizer and Enhancement Apps Beyond the Smartphone Sound

By KIT EATON

If you’re not satisfied with the quality of music produced by your smartphone’s player, there are plenty of options a sharper listening experience.

App Smart Video: Enhance Your Music

Stuart Goldenberg

State of the Art

In Net Neutrality Push, Internet Giants on the Sidelines

By FARHAD MANJOO

Companies like Facebook and Google have stayed away from mobilizing their users to support an issue that primarily affects smaller Internet upstarts.

Q&A

Assessing Space on a Computer’s Hard Drive

By J. D. BIERSDORFER

Plus, comparing HDTV with ultrahigh-definition.

Q&A

How to Erase Personal Information From an iPad

By J. D. BIERSDORFER

Plus, tracking an Amazon package by text.

Gadgetwise

Oz Quake filters temblors for magnitude and distance.

A Quake Warning, Before It Strikes

By ROXIE HAMMILL and MIKE HENDRICKS

The University of California, Berkeley, is working on a smartphone app that would warn users before a quake hits.

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State of the Art

Fall of the Banner Ad: The Monster That Swallowed the Web

By FARHAD MANJOO

In the 20 years since their introduction, banner ads have ruined the appearance and usability of the web, perverted content and diminished privacy.

State of the Art

Amazon’s Grand Design in Devices

By FARHAD MANJOO

The overall strategy behind the retailer’s hardware lineup appears puzzling. Its devices sound fantastic in theory but often fall short.

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Machine Learning

Augmenting Your Password-Protected World

By MOLLY WOOD

While passwords aren’t likely to disappear soon, new technology that uses eyes and fingerprints as identifiers can protect data more easily.

Machine Learning Video: How to Create a Secure Password

Machine Learning

Bluetooth Smart Improvements Appear in More Devices

By MOLLY WOOD

An update made in 2010, also called Bluetooth 4.0, uses less power and has better pairing capability.

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App Smart

Hold the Phone: There’s Breaking News!

By KIT EATON

News apps like Flipboard, Circa News and BBC News help keep users updated on breaking events.

App Smart Video: News You Can Use

App Smart

Spanish as a Second Language, With the Accent on Fun

By KIT EATON

Plenty of smartphone apps offer worthwhile and entertaining lessons.

App Smart Video: Free Spanish Lessons

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Gadgetwise

Wearable Gear and Apps to Make Running Healthier, and a Lot More Fun

By GREGORY SCHMIDT

A look at products ranging from sensor-equipped shirts that can track your workout to apps that can turn a long jog into an exercise in play.

Gadgetwise

A new section on the Flipboard news app, The Daily Edition, is made up of stories chosen by editors and functions as a kind of front page.

The Latest Flipboard Serves Up the News and Some Surprises

By FARHAD MANJOO

The latest version of the Flipboard tablet magazine offers a staff-selected “front page” of stories and a wide range of extremely specialized topics.

More Q&A

Q&A

How to See a Full Web Address on the Safari Browser

By J. D. BIERSDORFER

The browser’s settings can be changed, or users can click on the address field. Also, a considering the value of a touch-screen PC.

Q&A

Turning the PC Into a DVR

By J. D. BIERSDORFER

Plus, donating a Windows XP computer.

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The Well Guide to Activity Trackers

The Times tested some of the latest and most popular trackers to compare how they work and the various features they offer.

Interactive Feature

What Your Activity Tracker Sees and Doesn’t See

High-tech fitness and activity trackers all share one thing: an accelerometer. Here’s how they work — and don’t.

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Creativity Unleashed, With the Help of a Little Pi

Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer the size of a credit card, has captured the imaginations of students, educators and tinkerers around the world since it became available in 2012.

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A Sensor Guided by Voice or Gestures

Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be the center of a home’s entertainment universe, providing Skype video calls and playing television shows, music and more.