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Author: Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY

Tech

For people who stutter, the convenience of voice assistant technology remains out of reach

January 6, 2020 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on For people who stutter, the convenience of voice assistant technology remains out of reach

Voice assistants remain inaccessible to people who have speech impairments, but research is being done by Google and a Belgium based company to help.

Tech

Looking to buy an Oculus Quest? You’ll have better luck in February

December 24, 2019December 26, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Looking to buy an Oculus Quest? You’ll have better luck in February

The Oculus Quest normally sells for $399 or $499. But prices are now ranging into the $700 mark and up on the secondary market

Tech

Windows 7, Ford Flex, Yahoo Groups are among products vanishing in 2020

December 10, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Windows 7, Ford Flex, Yahoo Groups are among products vanishing in 2020

Windows 7, Ford Flex, Yahoo Groups, PlayStation Vue, and Medicare Supplement Plan F are among goods and services to perish or greatly diminish in 2020

Money

Tired of turkey? Here’s why you’ll want to try a vegan Thanksgiving this year

November 27, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Tired of turkey? Here’s why you’ll want to try a vegan Thanksgiving this year

Interest in plant-based foods and Thanksgiving recipes has grown in recent years, and companies are responding to demand.

Money

Holiday travel is expensive: Here’s what to tell family when you can’t afford to come home

November 27, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Holiday travel is expensive: Here’s what to tell family when you can’t afford to come home

A 2019 Winter Travel survey found 33 million can’t afford winter travel while 20 million are opting out. Many also feel pressure to overspend.

Tech

Want to boost your grades? Get off Facebook, researchers say

November 11, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Want to boost your grades? Get off Facebook, researchers say

Researchers analyzed the grades of over 500 students and found that the more time they spent using Facebook, the worse their grades were.

Tech

Why’s that an emoji? The ethos and birthing process behind the icons we use to communicate

November 11, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Why’s that an emoji? The ethos and birthing process behind the icons we use to communicate

Emoji are created through a proposal process. Anyone can propose an emoji, but each proposal needs to meet a strict set of standards.

Tech

Latest iOS update expands emoji with gender-neutral options plus more animals, foods

October 29, 2019 Kevin Wheeler, USA TODAY Comments Off on Latest iOS update expands emoji with gender-neutral options plus more animals, foods

iPhone users have almost 400 new emojis to play with. They include new foods, shapes, and additional variations on emoji of people and professions.

Headlines

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Velocity at what cost? MLB’s hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY

Idalia makes history along Florida’s Big Bend, McConnell freezes again: 5 Things podcast

August 31, 2023 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023 Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY

5 people shot in Illinois, 2 in critical condition

August 31, 2023 AP
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