January 15, 2014 Lowe’s Backs Recommendation Site for Home Projects by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Lowe’s is partnering with a start-up based in Seattle, Porch.com, that is seeking to provide a better way of recommending home…
January 15, 2014 Daily Report: With $3.2 Billion Deal for Nest, Google Makes a Play for Your Home by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Google on Monday agreed to pay $3.2 billion in cash for Nest Labs, which makes Internet-connected devices like thermostats…
January 15, 2014 The Moto X Heads to Europe by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT It is far from certain that the international expansion can reverse the phone’s lackluster sales, as the competition for top-of-the-line smartphones…
January 15, 2014 A Conversation With T-Mobile US Executives by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In a brief interview last week, T-Mobile’s top executives shared their thoughts about the company’s future and its competitors. Published:…
January 15, 2014 Tech Security Upstarts Enter Fray by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Younger firms like FireEye and Palo Alto Networks are competing with Symantec and McAfee in a market that is expected to…
January 14, 2014 Feigning Deafness, Giving Your Dog’s Email and Other Reader Tips to Thwart Privacy Grubbers by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH To avoid handing over their personal information, some readers said they feign deafness, act crazy, or hand over a fake email…
January 14, 2014 Court Rejects Equal Access Rules for Internet Providers by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out Federal Communications Commission rules that require providers to give all traffic equal access…
January 14, 2014 Printing the Windows 8 Calendar by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER The Windows 8 Calendar app takes a little extra work to print because it cannot do so directly from options…
January 14, 2014 From Brooklyn, Barrel-Strength Headphones by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Grado Labs collaborated with Bushmills on limited-edition on-ear headphones made of wood from barrels used to age whiskey. Published: December 19,…
January 14, 2014 A Smart Smoke Alarm That Keeps Its Cool by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The newest product offering from the company that came up with the smart thermostat combines smoke and carbon monoxide detection in…