July 24, 2014 Amazon Shares Tumble as It Reports Strong Sales, and a Big Loss by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The company continues to reinvest aggressively in its business, to the chagrin of investors hoping to see signs of profits. Published:…
July 24, 2014 The Next Big Thing in Hardware: Smart Garbage by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The old gadgets are piling up. Is there a way to deal with the formerly shiny new things being dumped in…
July 24, 2014 A Smartphone That Takes the Fall by ERIC A. TAUB By ERIC A. TAUB A dropped device’s chances of emerging with its screen unscathed depend on a number of factors, including previous damage and…
July 24, 2014 LG’s Smartwatch Shows Android Wear Operating System Has a Long Way to Go by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Google’s operating system for wearable devices has some promising features, but they’re not ready yet. Published: July 24, 2014 at 12:00AM…
July 24, 2014 Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Mobile apps can offer realistic graphics and sophisticated controls that simulate many aspects of flying real aircraft. Published: July 24, 2014…
July 24, 2014 Twitter, Like Other Big Tech Companies, Comes Up Short on Diversity by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The social media company’s report on employees’ gender and ethnic backgrounds is the latest in a string of reports indicating that…
July 24, 2014 Six Indicted on Hacking Charges Related to Hot StubHub Tickets by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH What do tickets to Jay-Z, the Yankees and “The Book of Mormon” have in common? Authorities say a criminal ring used…
July 23, 2014 Facebook’s Profit Soars Past Expectations, Fueled by Mobile Ads by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Mobile devices accounted for nearly two-thirds of the social networking company’s revenue, which rose 61 percent over the same quarter last…
July 23, 2014 Open Source and the Challenge of Making Money by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY “It’s a production model, not a business model,” says one executive. And a tough one too. The latest case in point…
July 23, 2014 With the Blessing of Bill Gates, an Unlikely Summertime Best Seller by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Microsoft’s co-founder has resurrected “Business Adventures,” a book published in 1969, and made it a best seller by declaring it his…