November 14, 2013 Rejecting Billions, Snapchat Expects a Better Offer by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Snapchat, a social media service based in Venice Beach, Calif., has become one of the most sought-after businesses in the technology…
November 14, 2013 Home Wireless Network Keeps the Snoops Away by KATE MURPHY By KATE MURPHY Community wireless mesh networks are gaining popularity because they are cheap to build and under the users’ control. Published: November 14,…
November 13, 2013 Which iPad? What Do You Want to Do? by DAMON DARLIN By DAMON DARLIN The iPad Mini complements Apple’s already best-in-class tablet offerings, so deciding which one to get boils down to what you will…
November 13, 2013 Motorola to Offer Smartphone Aimed at Emerging Markets by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The company, now owned by Google, will begin selling a $180 smartphone called the Moto G in markets like Brazil,…
November 13, 2013 Microsoft Abolishes Employee Evaluation System by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft is ending a longstanding practice for evaluating employee performance called “stack ranking.” In its place, Microsoft says it will use…
November 13, 2013 Sequoia Capital Invests in Berlin Start-Up by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT For 6Wunderkinder and other start-ups in Europe, the backing of American venture capitalists is an important indicator that their companies are…
November 13, 2013 Headphones Turn Up the Bass, Their Way by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT Sennheiser and Audiovox offer alternatives to the Beats imitators, at lower prices than many. Published: November 14, 2013 at 12:00AM from…
November 13, 2013 Fall Fashion for the iPhone by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT The latest accessory for the iPhone 5 and 5s: a choice between two styles of Harris tweed covers. Published: November 14,…
November 13, 2013 Program Seeks to Nurture ‘Data Science Culture’ at Universities by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR A new partnership is intended to foster the sharing of data analysis ideas and methods across different academic disciplines. Published: November…
November 13, 2013 Pivotal Steps Up to the Cloud by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Pivotal announced it would offer a product that can serve as a means to write applications to work on a number…