February 27, 2015 IBM’s Leaders: 2015 Is a Transition Year, by Design by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM is making the case that its transition to higher-profit growth businesses is on pace. But analysts question whether they can…
February 27, 2015 Will.i.am Start-Up Hires Sony Electronics Executive by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Phil Molyneux, who most recently was president and chief operating officer of Sony Electronics in the United States, will take on…
February 27, 2015 Amazon Hires Jay Carney, Former Obama Press Secretary by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Amazon has hired Mr. Carney as senior vice president for global corporate affairs. The move is unusual, as Amazon is known…
February 27, 2015 Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT As with the rules adopted by the F.C.C., the Netherlands demands that wireless and fixed-line broadband providers treat all Internet traffic…
February 26, 2015 In Net Neutrality Victory, F.C.C. Classifies Broadband Internet Service as a Public Utility by REBECCA R. RUIZ and STEVE LOHR By REBECCA R. RUIZ and STEVE LOHR The agency’s 3-2 vote is intended to ensure a level playing field for Internet content providers, with…
February 26, 2015 Apple Ordered to Pay $532.9 Million in iTunes Patent Dispute by REUTERS By REUTERS Judge rules the tech giant’s software used technology that infringed on patents held by a licensing company. Published: February 25, 2015 at…
February 26, 2015 Apple Loses Patent Case to Small Texas Company by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The computer giant was ordered to pay $532.9 million to Smartflash, which is based in a building down the street…
February 26, 2015 Video Feature: Apps for Meditation and Calming on iPhone and Android by KIT EATON By KIT EATON A number of smartphone apps guide users through exercises intended to provide calm, mindfulness and positive thinking. Published: February 25, 2015…
February 26, 2015 The Best Cheaper Smartphones: Fewer Features, but Not by Much by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD As companies put efforts into building better phones with lower price tags, a cheaper phone doesn’t require as many compromises as…
February 26, 2015 A Google Computer Can Teach Itself Games by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY A team at Google has developed a way a computer can sense inputs, learn rules and successfully play a number of…