September 24, 2014 Apple Pulls iOS 8 Software Update After iPhone Problems by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The update was intended to fix various bugs in Apple’s mobile operating system, but it disabled cellphone service, among other problems….
September 24, 2014 Exposing Hidden Biases at Google to Improve Diversity by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The tech giant is undertaking a long-term effort to make its employees aware of how unconscious biases can affect hiring and…
September 24, 2014 Review: The BlackBerry Passport Smartphone by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD The premium-priced phone makes a strong case to make the switch, but its size and difficult to use keyboard are among…
September 24, 2014 Under New Leadership, BlackBerry Unveils Its Newest Smartphone by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN The company, whose chief executive, John S. Chen, arrived in November, is hoping that the new Passport phone will put BlackBerry…
September 24, 2014 Where Profit Margins Are Hefty, Online Upstarts Muscle In by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC E-commerce companies see opportunities in selling products as varied as mattresses and eyeglasses, where established companies are accustomed to plump profit…
September 24, 2014 With Apple’s iOS 8, Your Fingerprint Can Become the Master Password by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple only recently unlocked the true potential of its fingerprint sensor, called Touch ID, with iOS 8, which now can…
September 24, 2014 How to Flip Scanned Images by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, what a Windows Phone 8 owner can do to prevent children from accessing certain apps. Published: September 25, 2014…
September 24, 2014 For High School Football Coaches and Fans, a New Digital Blitz by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Several websites and apps are transforming the way that players and coaches practice, scout other teams and analyze their own performance….
September 24, 2014 To Gather Drug Data, a Health Start-Up Turns to Consumers by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Iodine has used online surveys to compile data on Americans’ experiences while taking prescription medications, intending to help other prospective users…
September 23, 2014 Keeping Old iPhones Out of the Sock Drawer by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen Last weekend, Apple sold millions of shiny new iPhones to people who already had cellphones. Now, thanks to a growing…