November 3, 2014 Microsoft’s New Fitness Tracking Device Is a Welcome Surprise by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Molly Wood tries out the new wearable device and finds that it may be the most flexible of its kind on…
November 2, 2014 F.C.C. Weighs Backup System for 911 by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT The proposal comes after the commission has noticed an increase in the number of 911 system outages in recent months. Published:…
November 1, 2014 Turning the PC Into a DVR by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, donating a Windows XP computer. Published: October 30, 2014 at 08:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1wO2m3X via IFTTT
November 1, 2014 Samsung Reports Lowest Profit in 3 Years by REUTERS By REUTERS With a decline in its third-quarter smartphone business, the South Korean company was on track for its worst year since 2011. Published:…
November 1, 2014 In China, Internet Czar Is Taking a Blunt Tone by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR As China’s Internet czar, Lu Wei has spoken out on rules for regulating smartphones and about taking on foreign Internet companies….
November 1, 2014 The Internet Archive, Trying to Encompass All Creation by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The Internet Archive has 12 million items in its digital collection. Under expansion plans announced this week, that is merely the…
November 1, 2014 The New Thing in Google Flu Trends Is Traditional Data by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Google Flu Trends is getting an overhaul intended to improve its accuracy. The new ingredient? Traditional public health data from the…
November 1, 2014 Amazon, Unclear on Diversity by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Amazon belatedly released its diversity statistics, which were immediately criticized as inadequate and unhelpful. Published: October 30, 2014 at 08:00PM from…
November 1, 2014 F.C.C. Considering Hybrid Regulatory Approach to Net Neutrality by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT A “split the baby” proposal would regulate “wholesale” Internet transactions similar to utilities, and lightly regulate “retail” transactions. Published: October 31,…
October 31, 2014 Slack, a Start-Up With an App to Foster Business Collaboration, Is Valued at $1.1 Billion by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC A young start-up reaches sky-high valuations less than one year after its debut. Published: October 30, 2014 at 08:00PM from NYT…