Our being accessible all the time may not be as great as we think it is. Photograph: Mark Bowden/Getty Images More than 80% of people with smartphones have them switched on all the time, including in bed. Mobiles or tablets often get used as alarm clocks, but once on Four…

Apple’s lead designer Jony Ive We’re just one day away from Apple’s big developer conference, WWDC. While we think we know what to expect, plugged-in Apple blogger John Gruber says he’s not sure what Apple has up its sleeve. He says this is the first time in years that he…

Everyone and their mother knows Skype as a call and chat messenger, but it would’ve been a completely different beast if its founders’ original plans came to fruition.”The initial idea was to develop a WiFi-sharing network, and then provide various ‘telecom-like’ services on top of that, such as TV and…

SUMTER, S.C. Lexie Kinder solves problems during math class, earns gold stars from her teacher and jokes with classmates at her elementary school. All without leaving her living room. Born with a chronic heart disorder that weakened her immune system and made attending school risky, Lexie, 9, was tutored “She…

Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg poses for a photo with students at Sequoia High School. The sign she holds is a message of empowerment that answers the question “What would you do if you were’t afraid?’(Photo: Martin E. Klimek for USA TODAY)Story HighlightsSheryl Sandberg is taking her message of empowerment to…

The Twitter logo is displayed at the entrance of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco.(Photo: KIMIHIRO HOSHINO AFP/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO Twitter was notably missing from a leaked list of Internet giants reported to be cooperating with The National Security Agency and the FBI on the surveillance program…

Bits of you are all over the Internet. If you’ve signed into Google and searched, saved a file in your Dropbox folder, made a phone call using Skype, or just woken up in the morning and checked your email, you’re leaving a trail of digital crumbs. People who have access…

For many Americans, the upside of government watchfulness is worth the trade-off. ON Thursday, just after reports broke that the National Security Agency had been helping itself to data from just about every major American Internet company, an enterprising Twitter user set up an account called “Nothing to Hide,” which…

Smartphone camera use has grown dramatically over the past few years, displacing point-and-shoot cameras.(Photo: mauro calvone, iStockPhoto)Story HighlightsSmartphones are quickly replacing low-cost point-and-shoot camerasSocial sharing sites, improved image sensors and editing tools fueling surge Whether you consider them “real” cameras or not, the easy connectivity and creative possibilities…

LOS ANGELES A few years ago, long before she started what has now become the Amanda Show, Amanda Bynes strutted out of a West Hollywood gym and stood for a moment, transfixed at the window reflection of herself in a tiny crop top and itty bitty shorts. “That’s what she…