January 7, 2014 Company Rolls Out Apples iBeacon to Grocery Stores by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pretty soon, your phone might remind you to pick up laundry detergent as you peruse the microbrews in the supermarket,…
January 7, 2014 Daily Report: ‘Smart TVs’ in the Spotlight at Consumer Electronics Show by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES At the 47th International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, scheduled to open on Monday, electronics manufacturers will be…
January 7, 2014 AT&T to Sell Toll-Free Service for Wireless Data by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced Monday that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites…
January 7, 2014 Palo Alto Networks Acquires Start-Up Morta Security by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Palo Alto Networks has acquired Morta Security, a Silicon Valley start-up run by former employees of the National Security Agency and…
January 7, 2014 AT&T Allows Advertisers to Sponsor Mobile Data by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Businesses working with AT&T can pay for the data that is used to consume their content or services so that…
January 7, 2014 A Makeover for Maps by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Some graphic designers are trying to improve presentation of information using video and color rather than simple bar charts and graphs….
January 7, 2014 When the Future Isn’t a Keyboard by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel debuted its RealSense technology, which will let people use gestures and…
January 7, 2014 Intel: Inside, Upon, Within, Around by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The chief executive of the world’s largest semiconductor maker used the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show to talk about his…
January 7, 2014 Samsung Electronics Goes Big on Tablets by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Samsung Electronics, the No. 1 handset maker, is trying to take on both Microsoft and Apple with two tablets aimed…
January 6, 2014 Ireland Stirs Homegrown Flavor Into Tech Scene by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Irish officials are using grants and tax breaks to help small start-ups find room among the Silicon Valley giants that employ…