September 18, 2014 F.T.C. Fines Yelp and TinyCo for Violating Children’s Privacy Rules by Edward Wyatt By Edward Wyatt The commission found that the two companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, known as Coppa. Published: September 17, 2014…
September 18, 2014 Upgrade to iOS 8 Now or Wait? by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple’s iOS 8 software update for iPhones and iPads is worth getting — but not necessarily right away. Published: September…
September 18, 2014 Apple Says iOS 8 Update Keeps Data Private, Even From the Police by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen The company says its new policy makes it technically impossible for it to comply with government warrants asking for customer…
September 18, 2014 Amazon Refreshes Its Kindle Line by Mike Isaac By Mike Isaac The updated tablets aim at a variety of audiences: from adults who want to work on their tablets to children. Published:…
September 17, 2014 Defragmenting the Hard Drive on a Windows PC by J.D. BIERSDORFER By J.D. BIERSDORFER With Windows 8.1, the defragmenter by default runs automatically once a week. Also, backing an iPhone’s photos. Published: September 18, 2014…
September 17, 2014 With Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus, Phablets Get Serious by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Clunky though the term may be, a phablet — part phone, part tablet — is a device that offers welcome versatility….
September 17, 2014 Ohio Offers Amazon Tax Breaks to Build $1.1 Billion Data Center by REUTERS By REUTERS State and local officials in Ohio are courting Amazon.com Inc with tax breaks and other perks to convince the No. 1 U.S….
September 17, 2014 IBM Offers Workers Training and Pay Cuts by Steve Lohr By Steve Lohr IBM is cutting the pay of some of its services workers by 10 percent while they are being trained in cloud,…
September 17, 2014 Daily Report: New iPhones’ Strongest Feature Is iOS 8 Operating System by The New York Times By The New York Times The slim new iPhones aren’t a slam dunk, but they work well, as users have come to expect from…
September 17, 2014 Middle Eastern Petrochemical Plants Are Targets of Hackers by Nicole Perlroth By Nicole Perlroth A pervasive form of financial malware has been modified and is now being used to hack into Middle Eastern petrochemical companies….