December 13, 2013 Qualcomm Names a New Chief Executive by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Steven M. Mollenkopf, the chip maker’s chief operating officer, had been reported to be in the running to be Microsoft’s…
December 13, 2013 Questions and Answers About Cellphones on Planes by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Airline passengers have been upset at the possibility that people would be able to talk on their cellphones in flight. Here…
December 13, 2013 Verizon Responds to Shareholders’ Concerns on User Data by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The company has taken an aggressive stance against a proposed shareholder resolution that investors submitted in November. Published: December 12,…
December 13, 2013 N3twork: A New Tool for Curating the Unruly Web by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL A San Francisco start-up is unveiling an iPhone and iPad app to help users more easily find and curate the best…
December 13, 2013 Google Executives Got Discounts From Government on Fuel for Private Aircraft by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Google executives paid below market rates for fuel purchased from the Defense Department for their nine private aircraft, a report…
December 12, 2013 Two U.S. Agencies Nod to Public Outrage on Phone Chats Aloft by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT As the Federal Communications Commission voted to take comments on allowing cellphone use in flight, the Transportation Department said it was…
December 12, 2013 Instagram Introduces Private Messaging by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Instagram Direct would let users send private photos and videos to their friends. Published: December 12, 2013 at 12:00AM from NYT…
December 12, 2013 Chrome App Launcher now available for Mac You’ve probably heard talk about Chrome desktop apps. It’s something Google is trying that allows some Chrome apps or extensions to be used stand-alone…
December 12, 2013 Sprint’s Moto X appears to be getting its KitKat update this morning And finally, Sprint’s Moto X has begun getting its update to Android 4.4 KitKat, according to our inbox and folks in our Moto X…
December 12, 2013 Korean Court Rejects Samsung Lawsuit Against Apple by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER In the latest twist in a global patent fight between the two companies, the ruling said Apple had not infringed on…