November 5, 2015 Digital Transformation Going Mainstream in 2016, IDC Predicts by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The technology research firm IDC predicts the pace of digital transformation of business is going to accelerate and increasingly hit every…
November 5, 2015 Video Feature: Home-Rental Apps as Alternatives to Airbnb by KIT EATON By KIT EATON If Airbnb is unavailable for the city you plan to visit, other home-rental apps include HomeAway, HouseTrip, Roomorama and Onefinestay. Published:…
November 5, 2015 Facebook Revenue Surges 41%, as Ads and Users Keep Growing by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The company, propelled by its enormous user base, said mobile advertising now accounts for 78 percent of ad revenue. Published: November…
November 5, 2015 Airbnb and Uber Mobilize Vast User Base to Sway Policy by CONOR DOUGHERTY and MIKE ISAAC By CONOR DOUGHERTY and MIKE ISAAC Leading companies in the sharing economy, like Airbnb and Uber, are turning their millions of users into an…
November 4, 2015 The High Price of Delivery App Convenience by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN With a tap on a smartphone, consumers in some areas can have almost anything delivered within hours. But the cost…
November 4, 2015 ‘Likes’ and Hearts Replace Favorites and Stars on Twitter by PATRICK LAFORGE By PATRICK LAFORGE Twitter users around the world were jolted to learn Tuesday morning that stars had been replaced with hearts, and “favorites” with…
November 4, 2015 Daily Report: The Entrenched Digital Divide in Our Own Backyards by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM Even as tech chiefs including Alphabet’s Larry Page and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg strive to spread Internet connectivity across the world, web…
November 4, 2015 Michael D. Hammond, Co-Founder of Gateway, Is Dead at 53 by MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN Mr. Hammond co-founded the computer maker, known for shipping its PCs in a cowhide-patterned box, in an Iowa farmhouse. It once…
November 3, 2015 Wireless Start-up Artemis Reaches Deal With Nokia by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Executives at the company believe they have found a way to maintain Internet speeds over overwhelmed wireless networks. Published: November 1,…
November 3, 2015 Daily Report: San Francisco Voters Have Their Say on Tech Boom by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM San Francisco is coming face to face this week with the divisive effects of the tech boom, as voters go to…