August 15, 2014 Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to…
August 14, 2014 A Start-Up Provides a Picture of Our Shape-Shifting Planet by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Population growth, globalization and technology are changing Earth like never before. A series of images from a satellite imaging start-up shows,…
August 14, 2014 A New Kind of E-Commerce Adds a Personal Touch by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Online ventures, and some brick-and-mortar retailers, are combining data with human interaction for those who find the Internet and malls impersonal….
August 14, 2014 Big Business Trip to Las Vegas for Cisco’s John Chambers by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Fresh off lower earnings and an announcement of planned layoffs, the networking giant is bringing 20,000 people to Las Vegas. The…
August 14, 2014 With Profits Slipping, Cisco Plans to Cut Jobs by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY In a conference call, Cisco executives said the company planned to cut up to 6,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its…
August 13, 2014 Smartphones Overstate Their I.Q.s by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO With access to our calendars, contacts and location, phones should be able to communicate with great intelligence, but often buzz at…
August 13, 2014 Amazon Introduces a Card Reader by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The online retailer is competing with competitors like VeriFone, PayPal and Square, but will offer a lower transaction rate to the…
August 13, 2014 Finding an App to Manage Passwords by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Also, getting Kindle tech support abroad. Published: August 14, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1unIkiw via IFTTT
August 13, 2014 Sony Sells More Than 10 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles by REUTERS By REUTERS The company has said that it was struggling to keep up with consumer demand for the consoles, which first became available in…
August 13, 2014 As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Personal data on millions of people can now be analyzed by researchers without the subjects’ knowledge, posing an ethical problem. Published:…