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Lauren Goode

    Latest articles by Lauren Goode

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    New Smart Home Device Makes You ‘Awair’ of Poor Air Quality (Video)New Smart Home Device Makes You ‘Awair’ of Poor Air Quality (Video)
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    Plus, a live reading of the air quality at Code Conference.

    By Lauren Goode
    Technology
    LA-Based HelloTech Wants to Be the Uber of Tech SupportLA-Based HelloTech Wants to Be the Uber of Tech Support
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    HelloTech wants to be the Geek Squad of the modern age.

    By Lauren Goode
    Technology
    Jawbone’s Up3 Hardware Drags Down Smart SoftwareJawbone’s Up3 Hardware Drags Down Smart Software
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    Such high hopes for the Jawbone Up3.

    By Lauren Goode
    Technology
    Apple Gives New 15-Inch MacBook Pro a ‘Force Touch’ Trackpad (Plus Other Stuff)Apple Gives New 15-Inch MacBook Pro a ‘Force Touch’ Trackpad (Plus Other Stuff)
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    Apple’s stalwart computing business has been quietly outperforming the broader PC market.

    By Lauren Goode and Dawn Chmielewski
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    Microsoft Makes Its Case to Developers at Build Conference in San Francisco (Liveblog)Microsoft Makes Its Case to Developers at Build Conference in San Francisco (Liveblog)
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    Microsoft’s biggest developer conference of the year starts Wednesday. We will have live coverage starting at 8:30 am PT.

    By Ina Fried and Lauren Goode
    Technology
    The New World of Whiteboards, From Smart Markers to Surface HubThe New World of Whiteboards, From Smart Markers to Surface Hub
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    Whiteboards are getting “smarter” -- but they’re still not cheap.

    By Lauren Goode
    Technology
    How Does Apple Watch Stack Up as a Health-and-Fitness Tracker?How Does Apple Watch Stack Up as a Health-and-Fitness Tracker?
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    Apple Watch is a solid activity tracker on its own, but the real test will be how third-party apps work on it.

    By Lauren Goode
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    Too Embarrassed to Ask: Early Apple Watch QuestionsToo Embarrassed to Ask: Early Apple Watch Questions
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    Re/code answers your first crop of questions about Apple Watch.

    By Lauren Goode
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    Mind Your Manners! Five Rules of Apple Watch Etiquette. (Video)Mind Your Manners! Five Rules of Apple Watch Etiquette. (Video)
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    Hint: Silence is golden.

    By Lauren Goode
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    A Week on the Wrist: The Apple Watch ReviewA Week on the Wrist: The Apple Watch Review
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    The Apple Watch is the best smartwatch you can buy, assuming that you have an iPhone. Or that you want a smartwatch.

    By Lauren Goode