January 23, 2014 EBay Profit Rises as Icahn Proposes Spin-Off of PayPal by REUTERS By REUTERS The company reported a higher profit for the holiday quarter as more transactions were paid with its PayPal service, which the activist…
January 23, 2014 Why Rovio Looks to Coca-Cola For Inspiration by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Finnish gaming company rode Angry Birds to international success. Next up: the dream of interacting with one billion customers. Published:…
January 23, 2014 When Your Smartphone Shuts Down From the Cold by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON As the winter weather batters the Northeast, people are discovering that their smartphones can shut down in extreme cold. Can these…
January 23, 2014 Watch What You Eat, Using Your Phone as a Guide by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps estimate calorie intake from the bar code information on a food package, or even a photo. Published: January 23, 2014…
January 23, 2014 Crowdfunding Tips for Turning Inspiration Into Reality by KATE MURPHY By KATE MURPHY Planning and promoting your idea are critical precursors to beginning an online campaign. Published: January 23, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT…
January 23, 2014 Big Web Crash in China: Experts Suspect Great Firewall by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Technology experts say China’s own Great Firewall — the country’s vast collection of censors and snooping technology used to control Internet…
January 23, 2014 Robot Vacuum Makes War on Cat Hair by DAMON DARLIN By DAMON DARLIN The Roomba 880 from iRobot has the same hockey-puck look as the previous models, but does a superior job in cleaning…
January 23, 2014 Bugs in Chrome Browser Could Give Access to Microphones by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER A software developer discovered a way for malicious websites to use Chrome to listen to conversations happening near a computer,…
January 22, 2014 Dabbling in Microsoft Is Enough for Gates by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD William H. Gates, the chairman and former chief executive of Microsoft, is said to be willing to adjust his role at…
January 22, 2014 Texas Instruments to Cut 1,100 Jobs Worldwide by REUTERS By REUTERS Texas Instruments Inc plans to cut 1,100 jobs in the United States, Japan and India, or about 3 percent of its global…