May 12, 2015 Chinese Smartphone Makers Try to Make Inroads in India by PAUL MOZUR and SARITHA RAI By PAUL MOZUR and SARITHA RAI As domestic sales slow and the country’s economy cools, China turns to the much smaller but fast-growing market…
May 11, 2015 An Obama Plan to Stop Foreign Hackers Has Mixed Results by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The Obama administration’s two-year-old strategy to aggressively fight foreign online espionage has done little to curb the theft of companies’ trade…
May 10, 2015 Uber Funding Talks Highlight the Speedy Pace of Investments by MIKE ISAAC and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED By MIKE ISAAC and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED Uber, Yik Yak and others have raised more money in less time, driven by money…
May 10, 2015 An App That Helps Drivers Earn the Most From Their Trips by NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC By NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC A free analytics site allows drivers to use their daily income, number of fares, working hours, expenses and…
May 9, 2015 How to Use Siri, Google Now and Cortana Voice Commands by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Get the most out of speech-recognition mobile assistants. Also, how to use speed-test websites to measure broadband speeds. Published: May…
May 9, 2015 Uber Fund-Raising Points to $50 Billion Valuation by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM The new capital will not be used primarily for expansion purposes, unlike Uber’s previous financing rounds — instead, the funding is…
May 8, 2015 Video Feature: Apps to Cope and Help in a Disaster by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps from FEMA and the American Red Cross can aid in preparedness and in dealing with the aftermath of disaster. Published:…
May 8, 2015 Uber Joins the Bidding for Here, Nokia’s Digital Mapping Service by MARK SCOTT and MIKE ISAAC By MARK SCOTT and MIKE ISAAC The battle to buy Here highlights the growing importance of digital mapping services as companies connect their products…
May 7, 2015 Facebook Study Disputes Theory of Political Polarization Among Users by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Almost 29 percent of the news stories displayed by Facebook’s News Feed present views that conflict with the user’s own ideology,…
May 7, 2015 Oculus to Ship Virtual Reality Headsets in Early 2016 by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The virtual reality company, which was bought by Facebook last year for $2 billion, says it will begin shipping a consumer…