February 15, 2014 The Plus in Google Plus? It’s Mostly for Google by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The social network, which gets relatively modest traffic, has remained valuable to Google because of the broad view it can…
February 15, 2014 The Xoogler Diaspora by ASHWIN SESHAGIRI By ASHWIN SESHAGIRI Among the Google alumni scattered around the globe, several have risen to notable prominence, including as the chief executive of Yahoo…
February 14, 2014 Tom Perkins, Defender of the 1% Once Again by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Tom Perkins has become the leading spokesman for the wealthy and privileged of Silicon Valley. If the tech world cannot come…
February 14, 2014 Another Big Month for Sony Game Console by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Citing data from the NPD Group, Sony on Thursday said the PlayStation 4′s United States sales for January were nearly double…
February 14, 2014 Dropbox Hires a Google Executive, as It Starts Its Next Phase for Growth by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Dennis Woodside, the chief executive of Motorola, which Google is selling, will become Dropbox’s first chief operating officer as it…
February 14, 2014 Smartphone Sales Beat Feature Phones in 2013 by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Researchers at Gartner said that in 2013, worldwide smartphone sales neared 1 billion units sold and surpassed the sales of feature…
February 13, 2014 Verizon Wireless Expands Mobile Data Plans by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Verizon Wireless is sweetening its phone plans, offering more mobile data and free international text messaging, after AT&T made several…
February 13, 2014 White House Puts Out Critical Infrastructure Security Guide by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH On Wednesday, the federal agency charged with recommending cybersecurity standards introduced new, voluntary security guidelines for companies that oversee the nation’s…
February 13, 2014 BlackBerry’s Market Share Falls Below ‘Others’ by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN BlackBerry ended last year with just 0.6 percent of the market, even less than the 0.7 percent attributed to operating systems…
February 13, 2014 Supercell Revenue and Profit Soared in 2013 by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Finnish gaming company behind the Clash of Clans and Hay Day franchises said revenue in 2013 rose nearly ninefold compared…