April 28, 2014 Few Consumers Are Buying Premise of Mobile Wallets by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN While numerous solutions are in the market, none have won widespread adoption, as consumers are either unaware of the option…
April 27, 2014 For Fitness Bands Slick Marketing but Suspect Results by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Despite rising demand, many devices claiming to monitor fitness and health probably overpromise and underdeliver. Published: April 27, 2014 at 12:00AM…
April 27, 2014 Technologys Man Problem by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Crude apps, patronizing behavior. For some, “bro” culture offers one explanation for why there are so few women in tech….
April 27, 2014 Microsoft Office for the iPad: It’s Delightfully Familiar by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO If you love Microsoft Office on your desktop, you’ll love the company’s new iPad version. If you hate Office, you’ll have…
April 27, 2014 Writing in a Nonstop World by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Our interactions with computers have gone from brief and long to frequent and glancing. That difference is changing how we write,…
April 27, 2014 A Student-Data Collector Drops Out by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The demise of inBloom, after just 15 months in operation, offers a cautionary tale for purveyors of education technology software. Published:…
April 26, 2014 Reading Message Headers in Gmail by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus rebooting a cable box and DVR. Published: April 25, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1jLSLCA via IFTTT
April 26, 2014 Apple Will Replace Faulty Switches on iPhone 5 by REUTERS By REUTERS Apple has offered to replace faulty on-off buttons on the iPhone 5, a rare flaw that it said on Friday affected “a…
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April 25, 2014 CreepShield Claims to Out the Creeps in Online Dating by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Facial recognition software is pushing the boundaries of our privacy. But what if it is not always correct? Published: April 25,…