December 6, 2013 Chair Pitched as Answer to New Ways We Sit on Job by DAVID POGUE By DAVID POGUE Steelcase says we need chairs to accommodate the strange new positions we work in these days, but its new model may…
December 6, 2013 Gauging Android Variants Among Cellphones, and Changing Windows 8 Defaults by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Google’s own Nexus line is the least customized; many other phones vary widely. Plus, how to change default programs in…
December 5, 2013 Google-Backed Anti-Patent Troll Bill Passes The House The most unproductive Congress in history is on a mini-roll: the House of Representative passed its second piece of tech legislation this week. The…
December 5, 2013 Twitter Appoints Marjorie Scardino as First Female Board Member by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Following criticism over its all-male board of directors, the social networking company has added the former chief executive of Pearson to…
December 5, 2013 Obama Says He’s Not Allowed iPhone for ‘Security Reasons’ by REUTERS By REUTERS The troubled mobile phone maker BlackBerry still has at least one very loyal customer: U.S. President Barack Obama. Published: December 4, 2013…
December 5, 2013 Microsoft’s General Counsel: N.S.A. Hacks Were An ‘Earthquake’ For Tech by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH On Thursday, Microsoft will become the latest company to roll out state-of-the-art encryption across its user and business services. The move…
December 5, 2013 Cyber Experts Uncover 2 Million Stolen Passwords to Web Accounts by REUTERS By REUTERS Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo from Internet…
December 5, 2013 Quickly and Easily, Scanning and Storing Documents on the Go by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Printers, photocopiers, scanners and even fax machines still play a role in many of our lives, but that can be cut…
December 5, 2013 Internet Firms Step Up Efforts to Stop Spying by NICOLE PERLROTH and VINDU GOEL By NICOLE PERLROTH and VINDU GOEL After surveillance by the National Security Agency, major Internet companies like Microsoft and Yahoo have moved to strengthen…
December 5, 2013 The Path to Happy Employment, Contact by Contact on LinkedIn by ERIC A. TAUB By ERIC A. TAUB LinkedIn, the networking site for professionals, can raise your profile and help you find a new job, but only if…