Personal health records have often been harder to access, but making them accessible to apps from tech companies may have side effects. 

Sleep data trackers have never been more popular, but they’re limited in the kind of data they can accurately gather. 

It may surprise you that your local library has many kinds of digital entertainment available to you for free. 

We knew tech devices might be listening to us all the time and processing our voices as data, but it turns out other humans might be listening as well. 

Police are working with Amazon to use Ring doorbells as a kind of neighborhood watch crime-prevention tool. 

Before parents choose a laptop for high school or college students, they might want to think about how and whether it’ll be used.

More flexibility in getting around without owning a car is prompting some to wonder how many of us will start to give up owning a vehicle entirely.

Machine-made salads are coming to Houston in the form of kiosks from a company called Salad Station.

Digital license plates that can display different kinds of information on a screen are in use in some states and Texas is considering making them legal.

One of the best ways to improve photos and videos you take with your phone is also one of the easiest – make sure the camera lens isn’t blocked by dust, smudges or any other particles.

Organizing all the photos and videos that you’ve accumulated is not an easy task; but there are some practical steps you can take to get started.

Microsoft’s efforts to make adaptive video-game controllers mainstream have put the spotlight on physically disabled gamers and the communities making hardware to get them playing.

A Texas start-up helps transform the ashes of pets and loved ones into lab-grown diamonds.

Many of us are holding on to too much tech clutter, but trust me, you don’t need to keep all those adapters, cables and extra hardware for a rainy day.

Despite their popularity, DNA kits that tell you more about your genetic background can carry some risks. Be aware of what those risks are before sending in a saliva sample.

The next big design change for smartphones could be screens that can bend or fold like pocketbooks or wallets.

Fed up with Facebook? There are two main ways to get out of the social network: putting your account on pause or deleting it permanently.

You might be able to find some peace with some highly evolved meditation and mindfulness apps available for free on your smart hone.

There’s a lot of technology investment happening behind the scenes at the giant pizza chain based in Texas.

There’s been very little done to minimize unwanted robocalls, you may have noticed, but the FCC says it recognizes the problem and wants to take steps to address them.

There may be a future where what we think of as video-game consoles become more like tiny streaming-video boxes. But we’re not quite there yet.

A huge new video game in development, “Star Citizen,” has roots in Austin and more than $200 million in crowdfunding raised so far.

Netflix and other streaming services haven’t killed movie theaters; in fact, they had a very strong year propped up by event movies.

Tech clutter can really add up. You should develop an urge to purge outdated, unused, and unnecessary tech gadgets and accessories.

A company that makes a popular lottery-tracking app has been doing so well in Texas it moved its headquarters to the state.

They’re not here yet, but the option to use your phone as your driver’s license may be on the way in Texas and other states.

It’s not just you! Bad system updates can cause problems with computers or mobile phones for people just trying to keep their gadgets up to date.

The next time you look through home listings, you may be shopping for homes owned directly by real-estate sites Zillow or Redfin.

It can be “The Jetsons” in your house with a robot vacuum. But what should you look for as you shop for one of these dirt-buster ‘bots?

The range of Amazon Alexa and Google Home Assistant products is going beyond smart speakers. Laptops may be another new place where that tech becomes available.