January 24, 2014 Microsoft Earnings Illustrate Move to Devices and Services From Software by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company said its second-quarter profit rose 3 percent, ahead of analysts’ forecasts, with strong sales of its Xbox consoles and…
January 23, 2014 IBM Happy to Be Rid of Low-End Server Business by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Cheap servers were a drag on Big Blue. Now the company plans to focus on computer hardware with better profit margins….
January 23, 2014 Our Bodies, Our Apps: For the Love of Period-Trackers by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Period-tracking apps are the latest entry in the trendy quantitative self and health movement. Published: January 23, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
January 23, 2014 Portable Charger Adds New Feature: Speakers by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT PowerStick.com, the Canadian company behind the handy PowerStick charger, has ventured into new territory: portable speakers. Published: January 23, 2014 at…
January 23, 2014 Trove Is a Treasure for News Junkies by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Graham Holdings, the education and media company left after The Washington Post Company sold its namesake newspaper, is venturing back into…
January 23, 2014 VMware Looks to Improve Its Cloud With AirWatch by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Patrick Gelsinger, the chief executive of VMWare, believes some older companies are moving into cloud computing and others are retrenching as…
January 23, 2014 EBay Profit Rises as Icahn Proposes Spin-Off of PayPal by REUTERS By REUTERS The company reported a higher profit for the holiday quarter as more transactions were paid with its PayPal service, which the activist…
January 23, 2014 Why Rovio Looks to Coca-Cola For Inspiration by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Finnish gaming company rode Angry Birds to international success. Next up: the dream of interacting with one billion customers. Published:…
January 23, 2014 When Your Smartphone Shuts Down From the Cold by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON As the winter weather batters the Northeast, people are discovering that their smartphones can shut down in extreme cold. Can these…
January 23, 2014 Watch What You Eat, Using Your Phone as a Guide by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps estimate calorie intake from the bar code information on a food package, or even a photo. Published: January 23, 2014…