4 Madison schools block social media apps in pilot program

MADISON — Four public schools in Madison are preventing student access to some popular social media apps during the school day to test whether grades, student behavior and school safety improve with fewer online distractions.The Wisconsin State Journal reports the pilot program shuts down free Wi-Fi access to apps, including Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and 30 others.

Gadgets from IFA GPC 2017: Porsche laptop, 3D headphones & frame TV

On display at IFA GPC 2017: a high-end laptop from Porsche Design, headphones that record audio in 3D and a Samsung TV that doubles as a picture frame!Follow KTLA Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Facebook or Twitter for cool apps, tech tricks & tips!More information:

Twitter eases 140-character limit in replies

NEW YORK — Twitter has found more creative ways to ease its 140-character limit without officially raising it.Now, the company says that when you reply to someone — or to a group — usernames will no longer count toward those 140 characters.

ABC News says 3 of its Twitter accounts were hacked

NEW YORK — ABC News says three of its Twitter accounts were hacked Thursday morning and sent out profanity-filled tweets to its millions of followers.The tweets have since been deleted and ABC News says it is "working on resolving the problem."The hacked accounts included the main ABC News one, which has nearly 10 million followers, and two accounts related to its morning show "Good Morning America." ABC News is owned by Burbank, California-based The Walt Disney Co.San Francisco-based Twitter Inc.

Pres. Trump signs bills aimed at recruiting more women into STEM fields

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump has signed a pair of bills into law aimed at recruiting more women for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.President Trump said at an Oval Office ceremony that it's unfair that only one in four women with a degree in one of these areas works in the field.One measure authorizes the NASA administrator to encourage young women to study STEM fields and pursue careers that will help advance science and space exploration.

School district hilariously shuts down snow day requests on Twitter

Kids in Georgia hoping the year's first winter snow would land them a Friday off took to Twitter on Thursday, January 5th to plead their case, and they found themselves an able sparring partner in the form of the unnamed handler of @CherokeeSchools.That's the Twitter account for the Cherokee County School District, which claims more than 41,000 metro Atlanta students.

YouTube's top videos of 2016

YouTube has released a list of their top trending videos for 2016.

Tech Report Test Drive: Chevy Bolt EV

Rich was one of the first to test drive the Chevy Bolt E-V at the L.A. Auto Show which was just named Motor Trend`s 2017 Car of the Year.Follow KTLA Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Facebook or Twitter for cool apps, tech tricks & tips!

Social media gears up for Election Day 2016

The elections are right around the corner and Social Media is adding unique features for the 2016 Elections.Follow KTLA Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Facebook or Twitter for cool apps, tech tricks & tips!

Flying the Compact, Fold-Up DJI Mavic Pro Drone

Here's what it's like to fly the DJI Mavic Pro - a small but powerful drone that folds up and fits in a backpack.Although the hype surrounding drones has died down, the industry continues to innovate.

Apple, Microsoft and HP all released new and improved laptops just in time for the holidays

Tablet and mobile phones are great - but when you need to get real work done, laptops still rule.Follow KTLA Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Facebook or Twitter for cool apps, tech tricks & tips!It's a big week for mobile computing.

Fantastic audio, unique wide angle lens make LG V20 perfect for social media sharing

LG's latest flagship offers some unique advantages over the Google Pixel phone with better audio, a removable battery, a memory card slot and more.LG is launching its latest flagship phone at an odd time - just off the heels of the Note 7 debacle and right as the Google Pixel is gaining momentum as one of the best Android devices ever.