Consumer Reports

Stateside Facebook Users Still Leaving the Curtains Open on Profiles

Mike Isaac in Social on May 3 at 9:31 am PT

Nearly one-tenth of U.S. Facebook users are still noobs when it comes to privacy, a recent study says.

Even if New iPad Is Hot, Consumer Reports Decides It’s Not Bothered

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 2 at 3:57 am PT

The magazine says Apple’s latest tablet tops its rankings, despite earlier concerns over its temperature.

This iPad Is Too Hot, This iPad Is Too Cold

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 21 at 4:26 pm PT

Even as complaints come in about the new iPad running too hot for comfort, at least one techie says past models are too cold for his taste.

MyiPadIsWarmToTheTouchGate: Consumer Reports Sounds Off on Hot iPad Issue

John Paczkowski in News on March 20 at 12:10 pm PT

The new iPad: Magical, revolutionary and warm — but not especially uncomfortable!

Picking the Brightest, Most Efficient Bulb

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 17 at 3:41 pm PT

Katie offers a brief guide to the latest energy-efficient light bulbs.

Consumer Reports Survey Again Dings AT&T, Praises Verizon

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 10:10 am PT

However, several smaller carriers outscored all of the big name national providers in the magazine’s annual survey.

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Consumer Reports Says iPhone 4S Fixes Antenna Woes, Can Finally Recommend

Ina Fried in Mobile on November 8, 2011 at 5:40 am PT

The magazine says the new model solves the antenna-related issues that caused it to withhold its recommendation of the iPhone 4.

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The Nook Gets a Nudge From Consumer Reports

Peter Kafka in Media on June 17, 2011 at 12:19 pm PT

Barnes & Noble’s newest Nook has fewer features than its predecessor, as well as many other rivals. That’s great, says Consumer Reports, which has crowned the new $139 device its favorite e-book reader. It’s the first time the magazine has put an e-reader made by anyone other than Amazon at the top of its rankings.

MacBooks Sweep Consumer Reports Laptop Ratings

John Paczkowski in News on May 25, 2011 at 1:10 am PT

Consumer Reports may have twice declined to recommend Apple’s iPhone 4, but it has no such compunctions about endorsing its laptops. The product evaluation company recently added Apple’s newest MacBooks to its online database and they dominate the entire class, scoring top ranks in literally every size category.

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Minor Controversy: Zuckerberg Wants Young Kids on Facebook

Liz Gannes in Social on May 20, 2011 at 1:51 pm PT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview this week he would like to create a safe and educational social networking environment for kids younger than 13. (According to Consumer Reports, 7.5 million such American kids already use Facebook by lying about their age.) “That will be a fight we take on at some point,” Zuckerberg reportedly said of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which mandates parental permission and other protections for young users. And here we thought China was Facebook’s next big controversy…