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The Brio Safe Outlet, on demo at CES 2015, smartly detects the difference between plugs and foreign objects to keep little kids safe around the home.

Lucis claims its NuBryte system can automate your home temperature, lighting and security with simple installation that only requires a light switch.

Twitter is rolling out a new While You Were Away feature that recaps the most popular tweets during your absence from the social network.

Both Facebook and Google+ are sharing automatically generated albums and videos with your most popular photos of the year.

Twitter has revealed the top 10 New Years resolutions of 2015 shared on its social network, with losing weight coming in number 1.

New York based Oscar Insurance pays members up to $20 per month to wear a Misfit Flash exercise monitor and meet daily walking goals.

Half of workers say the Internet makes them more productive on the job, though 74% report slacking for “hours” while holiday shopping at work.

Move over cable and satellite companies: The FCC has just moved to create a new industry of Internet-based pay TV providers to compete directly.

The new 2015 LG 4K TV lineup boasts an incredibly slim profile that can be measured in millimeters, along with improved color depth and range.

The Sony PlayStation Now streaming video game rental service will be launching on third-party devices like Samsung Smart TVs in 2015.

The FCC voted to approve a 16 cent per month hike in the E-rate fee, raising an extra $1.5 billion for school and library Internet projects.

NBC has begun live streaming its broadcast for desktop and mobile users, but you need a pay TV subscription to access the video.

The Bot Traffic Report 2014 from Incapsula reveals that 56% of all web traffic in 2014 comes from bots, the majority of which are malicious.

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reveals that nearly half of Americans have had their credit card data stolen as a result of cybercrime.

The new Amazon Prime Now service promises 1- and 2-hour delivery of "tens of thousands of daily essentials" for those in New York City.

AMC Theaters has teamed up with MoviePass to offer a one-movie-per-day in-theater subscription service for as low as $30 per month.

Comcast Ethernet @Home is a business-oriented service that provides guaranteed speeds and seamless access to work networks for telecommuters.

Amazon Instant Video is now broadcasting its original series, plus a handful of movies like Philadelphia, in 4K ultra-high definition.

The CEO of Fitbit issued a statement saying that skin rashes resulting from the wearing of the Fitbit Charge are the result of poor hygiene.

The Facebook for Apple iOS app now automatically enhances your uploaded photos and gives you more control over editing brightness and clarity.

The most searched for news stories of 2014, according to Google, include the death of Robin Williams, the World Cup and Ebola.

Congress has passed a bill that codifies, for the first time, government authority to acquire and retain private conversations between Americans.

Data Stash allows postpaid T-Mobile customers who have purchased extra data the ability to rollover unused data for up to a year.

The Skype Translator Preview app automatically converts spoken English to spoken Spanish (and vice versa) in real time.

The hottest gifts of the holiday can all be found on Amazon thanks to retail arbitrage resellers, but often at massive markups.

Your smartphone is all you need to control your thermostats, lights, home entertainment system, appliances, cameras, door locks and more.

The Federal Communications Commission now requires ISPs to deliver speeds of at least 10Mbps to qualify as "broadband," up from 4Mbps.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is set to release a smartphone app that acts as a legally valid digital drivers license.

New 802.11ac routers offer faster connection speeds, better signal strength and beamforming, delivering better streaming video performance.

Most smartphone app permission requests are a harmless, though you will want to be careful about how much privacy you give away (and to whom).

Google has agreed to refund $19 million to victims of unauthorized Android in-app purchases made by minors through a simple-to-use Google Play form.

Both Dashlane and LastPass now let you automatically change your passwords on 75 of the most popular websites with the click of button.

Smappee is an inexpensive smart home device that calculates the power usage of every appliance and light in your home via their unique electromagnetic signatures.

Your future smartphone could automatically adjust its screen focus to cancel out common eye problems like myopia.

The new Make an Offer feature lets you haggle and negotiate the price for collectible items such as signed baseballs, rare coins and famous paintings.

Colleges across the country are collecting student data to help pick majors, schedule courses and predict those at highest risk for dropping out.

The Secure Data Act that would prohibit law enforcement from compelling device manufacturers to create security holes for law enforcement access.

Coffee addicts in the Portland, Oregon area can now use the Starbucks iOS mobile app to order food and beverage for pickup.

The latest CAPTCHA innovation from Google swaps out the distorted word images challenges for a simple checkbox to prove that you are not a spambot.

Looking for ugly Christmas sweater ideas? There are now plenty of options for either renting or buying your own holiday fashion disaster.

New Verizon FiOS customers can get a Showtime, HBO, local channels, a free year of Netflix and 50 Mbps broadband for $59.99 per month.

Google is launching balloons 20 km above the surface of the Earth to create a communications network for the most remote areas of the globe.

Netflix and Amazon Instant are adding a number of comedy classics, dramas, kids movies and TV shows for your viewing pleasure this holiday season.

An update to the Google Drive service now allows you to edit and track versions of Microsoft Office documents directly from your Gmail inbox.

Criminals are drilling easily hidden holes into ATMs to insert wires and transmitting devices, making hacked terminals even more tricky to spot.

Made with Code and the National Parks Service is letting kids program their own holiday tree light display and have it featured at the White House.

Girl Scout troop members can now create their own personalized cookie sales pages to take online orders and process credit cards.

The ZigBee 3.0 Internet of Things mesh network standard allows your smart home devices to communicate with each other without a dedicated hub.

The latest Ericsson Mobility Report shows that the average U.S. home has 5.2 Internet-connected devices.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is proposing a 16-cent hike in the E-rate fee on phone bills to pay for school Internet and Wi-Fi build out.

Twitter Offers allows you to save rebates and coupons on the social network to your payment card for easy redemption.

Nordstroms is testing interactive digital mirrors that let you see yourself in different colors and styles without leaving the fitting room.

The new MyAccount Comcast app, being trialed in Boston, will let you view your scheduled technician on a map and get alerts when he is going to be late.

The "keepsake passwords" that many of us use are steeped in meaning and emotion, often revealing some of our deepest and darkest secrets.

Doctors are using 3D printers to correct deformities, rebuild bones and — one day — create customized replacement organs from living cells.

Starting Nov. 30, the Billboard 200 album charts will included data from digital music downloads and streams from services like Spotify and Rhapsody.

A uSell survey reveals that 42% of Americans still keep old, outdated tech for 2 years or more before disposal.

The new Contributor by Google program lets you turn off ads by providing direct monthly financial support to your favorite sites.

Apple has introduced a new "GET" button to replace the misleading "FREE" button for iOS apps with in-app purchases.

Amazon Prime Instant Video will be getting 4K streams by the end of the year, but few Americans have the Internet speeds to support them.

The NFL's new 8-year contract with DirecTV could keep professional football out of cable cutters' hands through 2022.

The new Stateside International Talk plan offers unlimited calls to landlines in 70 countries for $5 per account.

Android Lollipop 5.0's newest feature, Trusted Places, automatically unlocks your phone when it enters pre-set geographic areas (like your home).

The Deep Web has a reputation for illicit dealings, but if approached safely, it can be used to find unrestricted content on the Internet.

A Canadian court will become the first in the world to accept Fitbit data as evidence in a personal injury case.

Whitepages analyzed 2.5 billion calls, finding that Detroit's 313 is the spammiest area code in the U.S.

Knightscope's K5 patrol robots promise to be safe, more efficient and less costly alternative to human security guards.

The Affordable Care Act's second open health insurance enrollment period began this weekend with a successful re-launch of the Healthcare.gov website.

The new Skype for Web service brings video chat to your existing browser, without a need to download and install Skype software.

Kindle e-reader owners can now create a 'Family Library' network of linked household Amazon accounts to share books between family members.

The Cost of Connectivity report reveals that the price of broadband in the U.S. is twice that of cities like London, Seoul and Paris.

Facebook's Data Policy is now easier to understand, but it still keeps much power over your personal data in Facebook's hands.

Taylor Swift has pulled her library of songs from Spotify, a move that's boosted her album sales while sticking it to the streaming music industry.

A new poll from Pew Internet shows a majority of Americans now believe email, chat apps and text messages are not secure.

Barnes & Noble's limited-time Sync Up! offer lets you buy the digital version of an eligible purchased paperback for $4.99 more.

Android owners can now use their phone without fear that Apple iMessage's will continue to intercept and lose important text messages.

The new Monopoly Dash, Scrabble Blitz, and Wheel of Fortune Chromecast apps allow anyone with a smartphone to pick up and play a family favorite.

Mozilla Firefox browser's new "Forget" button lets you erase evidence of the last few websites your device visited.

An anonymous hacker has compiled a site of stolen video feeds from those who have not set their camera's password.

President Barack Obama is calling on the FCC to act in favor of preserving net neutrality, blocking throttling and so-called "fast lanes."

GE aims to make lighting for home automation systems simple and inexpensive with Link, a new remote-controlled light-bulb.

A new technology standard called G.fast promises to boost DSL speeds delivered over copper telephone wire to 1Gbps by 2016.

The Amazon Echo speaker features a cloud-based, Siri-like digital assistant who can access your phone's playlist, search the web and more.

The average hacker spends 20 minutes going through compromised accounts, stealing more credentials, resetting passwords and scamming more people.

Researchers at the University of Washington are making great progress in harvesting power directly from Wi-Fi signals.

The Secure Messaging Scorecard finds that many popular messaging apps fall short in protecting the privacy of your communications.

Jawbone's new UP MOVE clip-on activity tracker counts steps, calories burned, measures activity intensity and monitors your sleep.

Disney and Google have partnered to make your movie collection available for streaming on Android, even if you purchased them through Apple.

Amazon Prime subscribers now get unlimited cloud storage for their photos along with the other perks of membership.

Minority Report has come to life: Police in London successfully tested predictive software aimed at stopping gang violence before it happens.

A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association says that 13% of broadband households will own a connected home device by the end of 2014.

Microsoft has officially discontinued OEM sales of Windows 7 and the retail sale of its Windows 8 operating system as of October 31.

A new survey by TDG suggests that a record high 14.1% of U.S. broadband households — 13 million — do not currently subscribe to traditional pay TV.

Fibit upgrades its line of activity trackers with new materials and a better design and adds continuous heart rate monitoring at the high end.

Picture- and video-sharing social network Instagram has begun embedding 15-second auto-playing video ads in targeted users' feeds.

You can now set up your Google Wallet mobile payment account to automatically replenish itself on a pre-set schedule.

If you want to access Ultra HD (4K) content on Netflix, you'll now need to sign up for a more expensive $11.99 per month family streaming plan.

The Pawscout Pet Finder is a dogtag-replacement device that pings your phone any time a missing pet is located with 200 feet of any Pawscout user.

The Federal Trade Commission wants to give online video providers the opportunity to negotiate with cable companies for channel broadcasting rights.

Android 5.0 Lollipop features full device encryption and an always-on facial recognition that shuts off your phone when someone else tries using it.