August 13, 2014 Amazon Introduces a Card Reader by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The online retailer is competing with competitors like VeriFone, PayPal and Square, but will offer a lower transaction rate to the…
August 13, 2014 Finding an App to Manage Passwords by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Also, getting Kindle tech support abroad. Published: August 14, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1unIkiw via IFTTT
August 13, 2014 Sony Sells More Than 10 Million PlayStation 4 Consoles by REUTERS By REUTERS The company has said that it was struggling to keep up with consumer demand for the consoles, which first became available in…
August 13, 2014 As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Personal data on millions of people can now be analyzed by researchers without the subjects’ knowledge, posing an ethical problem. Published:…
August 13, 2014 Apple’s Diversity Mirrors Other Tech Companies’ by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Following Google, Twitter, and Facebook, Apple has published a report summarizing the makeup of its work force in terms of…
August 12, 2014 Accusations Fly Between Uber and Lyft by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Uber has countered attacks by Lyft with some of its own, including an implication that Lyft is airing accusations because Uber…
August 12, 2014 Daily Report: Acculturating New Employees at Apple Through Careful Training by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The tech company’s highly secretive internal training program is like its products: meticulously planned, with polished presentations and a…
August 12, 2014 Apple Suppliers Begin Production of New iPad Tablets – Bloomberg by REUTERS By REUTERS Apple Inc’s suppliers have begun manufacturing new iPad tablets in an attempt to revive flagging sales of the tablet, Bloomberg reported, citing…
August 12, 2014 Exclusive: Apple Prepares Healthkit Rollout Amid Tangled Regulatory Web by REUTERS By REUTERS Apple Inc has been discussing how its “HealthKit” service will work with health providers at Mount Sinai, the Cleveland Clinic and Johns…
August 12, 2014 ‘Beep,’ Says the Bellhop by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF The Aloft hotel in Cupertino, Calif., will begin testing a robot designed to shuttle items from the hotel lobby desk to…