Hyundai’s Blue Link Now Supports Remote Start, Unlocking With Android Wear Smartwatches

Brandon Hill, HOTHARDWIRE.COM   (HotHardwire.com)—If you were a fan of the 80s TV show Knight Rider, Hyundai hopes to bring up some old memories with the...

Guide for Healthy Eating May Consider Environment

Mary Clare Jalonick, ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — The government issues dietary guidelines every five years to encourage Americans to eat healthier. This year’s version...

Target Under Fire For Using White Model In ‘Annie’ Clothing Ads

Alexander C. Kaufman, HUFFINGTON POST   (Huffington Post)—Target has stirred outrage with an “Annie”-themed ad campaign featuring a white model in place of the black actress...

Madonna Apologizes for Posting Altered Photos of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela to Promote Her Album

George Stark, DAILYMAIL.CO.UK (The Daily Mail)—Madonna has apologized after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look...

Steelers Back Bell Ruled Out of Wild-Card Game

  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Le’Veon Bell’s injured right knee won’t be ready in time for Saturday’s wild-card game against Baltimore. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ruled...

GOP Focus for Congress; Cut Deficit, Don’t Stumble

Alan Fram, ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Republican-dominated Congress to confront President Barack Obama, GOP leaders will focus on bolstering the economy...

Oprah Suffers Twitter Backlash for Comments about Protesters

Tom Kludt, CNNMoney   NEW YORK (CNNMoney)—Oprah Winfrey, meet the leaders of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. In a recent interview, Winfrey explained what she would like to...

Harbaugh Gone, 49ers Hunt For New Head Coach

Santa Clara – The inaugural season was upstaged by the departure of head coach Jim Harbaugh, a losing season and a struggling offense. The 49ers couldn’t...

‘The Connected Home’ is Going to be Big at CES

  SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) — Home, suite home. The connected home is edging toward widespread reality after years of promise and more than a fair...

In With the New: Snappy Apps for 2015

BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uber, Facebook, Instagram — sure, they’ve been all the rage, but as 2014 winds down we’re all...

Q & A: A Fast Fix for Weak Wi-Fi

  Q. I purchased a game console for the TV in my bedroom, but it turns out my Wi-Fi signal isn’t great there. What can I...

  (Los Angeles Times) – A group of banks, technology companies and hardware makers looking to improve upon the username-and-password login systems that keep getting hacked...

Merkel Tells Germans Not to Attend Anti-Islam Rallies

KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned the country’s citizens not to participate in weekly anti-Islam rallies that have...

Android Just Got Serious About Smartphone Photography

  (Reviewed.com) – The iPhone is routinely cited as the smartphone with the best camera, but lately it’s come under serious threat from Android and Windows...

Apple’s Next Big Device…a Pen?

  (CNBC) – Apple has been granted a patent for a pen-like device—or “communicating stylus”—that would allow users to write on any surface and see their handwriting and...

E-mail is Too Important to Die, Workers Say

  (Business Day) – There is no shortage of tech companies trying to replace e-mail in the workplace by offering new collaboration tools. Workers, though, just...

Teen’s Death Shows Horror of Flu Epidemic

  (CNN) — Shannon Zwanziger seemed perfectly healthy. She was an active 17-year-old who rarely got sick and hadn’t been to a doctor in more than three...

Most Cancers are Caused by Bad Luck Not Genes or Lifestyle, Say Scientists

(The Telegraph) – The majority of cancers are the result of bad luck rather than unhealthy lifestyles or inherited genetic faults, scientists have discovered. For years...

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 6s Are Both Coming In 2015 (Just Not At The Same Time)

  (KnowYourMobile.com) – It might be rather groan-worthy to only just have the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on store shelves and already be talking about the successor model,...

What’s it Take to Build a Business in China?

  (Reuters) – University student and aspiring businesswoman Sophia Jiang has an idea for a website in China that could help students like her. She envisions...

Free Delivery Creates Holiday Boon for U.S. Consumers at High Cost

  (Reuters) – For top U.S. retailers, free delivery is now the norm. That is good news for shoppers, but not so much for investors. During...

Gov’t Official: South Sudan to Hold Elections

ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan will hold general elections between May and July, said a government spokesman. The government will...

French President Vows to Fight Racism and Anti-Semitism

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande has used his New Year’s Eve television speech to say that the fight against racism and anti-Semitism will be...

Oakland Inaugurates New Mayor Jan. 5

    Libby Schaaf will be publicly sworn in as the 50th mayor of Oakland, 3:30 p.m., Jan. 5, at the Paramount Theater of Arts, 2025...

No. 1 South Carolina Women Prepped for SEC Start

PETE IACOBELLI, AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top-ranked South Carolina is ready for the next — and perhaps hardest — stretch of the season...