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App Smart
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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.
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The University of California, Berkeley, is working on a smartphone app that would warn users before a quake hits.
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Q&A
Assessing Space on a Computer’s Hard Drive
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The App Index
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Browse all the mobile app coverage that has appeared in The New York Times by category, and see what Times writers have on their phones and tablets.
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Fitbit Says It Will Make Changes to Address Complaints About Allergic Reactions
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Bits Blog: The August Smart Lock Shows Why You Should Stick With Dumb Keys
Wired Well
A series from The Well blog explores how technology can help us better understand our personal health.
Interactive Feature
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.
TOOL KIT
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.
Toolkit
Inside the Winbot 730, a Robotic Window Cleaner
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