Is facial recognition a threat on Facebook and Google?
Both Facebook and Google have been working hard at using computers and algorithms to identify people in photos. They've gotten really good at it.
Stories by Mike Elgan
4 news apps that will change everything
I'm a huge fan of newspapers. I've been subscribing to the print edition of The New York Times since I was in college.
Google on Apple: The end is near
The chat room and social network religious wars between Apple and Google demand that you take sides. But I've always felt that the best experience includes a cherry-picking of Apple hardware, Google services and apps from both.
Here comes the modular mobile revolution
The future of consumer electronics will be delivered this year in a Puerto Rican food truck.
Why you want Google Photos
We all love to take pictures. Smartphones make it easy.
How Google and Apple will smartify your home
The next big culture shift in consumer technology is clearly home automation. Over the next two or three years, a dizzying array of home appliances and devices will connect up with your phone and TV box to make everything "smart" (which, let's face it, is a euphemism for "more fun but also more expensive and complex").
Facebook: The other Internet
You can do almost everything online. Most people spend most of their web time doing just three things: communicating, buying things and consuming content.
The Apple Watch and our cyborg future
My first week of wearing the Apple Watch has transformed my thinking about the direction of mobile and wearable computing.
10 ways to fix Google+
Google+ turns four next month.
How new haptics tech will move you
Now that the Apple Watch is finally out in the wild, millions will be experiencing the next big thing for user interfaces. Call it "haptics plus."
Inside Apple's future iPhone camera
I've got an iPhone 6 Plus, and there's no getting around an obvious fact: The camera is pretty great.
Three lies about Google Glass
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt shocked everyone last week by telling The Wall Street Journal that Google isn't killing Google Glass.
Why Facebook Messenger will fail as a 'platform'
Now we know why Facebook ripped Messenger out of the mobile version of the Facebook app last April: Messenger was destined to become a "platform" in its own right, complete with an API and developer program to help and encourage software companies to make Facebook Messenger-specific apps.
Inside Apple's gigantic Apple Watch rollout
The Apple Watch may or may not be an impressive piece of design or technology. But one thing is certain: Apple's preparations for retail sales of the watch are amazing.
Understanding the Meerkat live-streaming magic
You're going to be hearing a lot about a new app called Meerkat.