Turning off your smartphone is a great way to fix malfunctioning apps or apply setting changes. While you may think there is only one way to turn off your Android phone or iPhone, there's not. Whether ...

In the many decades since Toyota's first car, the 1936 Toyoda Model AA, hit the streets for the first time, the company has made great strides in the automotive world. The automaker has provided ...

Ever leave the house wondering if you left something on that should’ve been turned off? Wouldn’t you love to be able to power down your house with the touch of one button? That’s the simple notion ...

Thanks to an intuitive user interface, robust app support, and multiple products at different price points, Roku's offerings remain popular in the streaming device market. Except for Roku TVs and a ...

It’s so silly that I have to click on Start to get to the command to end my session on my computer. As if that’s not enough, I then have to select from a menu to either Stand By , Turn Off or Restart ...

Like a recovering alcoholic who wavers between drunkenness and sobriety, Apple just can't seem to kick the iPod button habit completely. Today, a software update brings new functions to the sleep ...

Those of you with a buggy button on your iPhone 5 now have another year to get your phone repaired or replaced. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional.

This schematic diagram is about touch switch circuit. Separate ON and OFF switch improves the ergonomics for safety, since the touching off button when the state is off doesn’t make the system acts in ...

In this simple circuit we give the chip a little more attention than usual. It is astonishing what can be built with a 555. We are always infatuated with simple circuits using this IC, such as the one ...

Even though it's not technically alive, when a robot begs you to stay away from its off button, what will you do? Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots.