June 27, 2014 F.C.C. Issues Snapshot of U.S. Internet Service by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT As much as 30 percent of households do not have a connection faster than dial-up speed, according to government figures released…
June 27, 2014 The Tech-Savvy Supreme Court by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Recent rulings by the justices revealed something that should be quite gratifying for every technologist: The Supreme Court understands technology. Published:…
June 27, 2014 Facebook Bid to Shield Data From the Law Fails, So Far by VINDU GOEL and JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. By VINDU GOEL and JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. The New York district attorney’s office demanded account details of 381 people for an investigation that…
June 26, 2014 Google’s Grand Plans: A Conversation With Google’s Larry Page and Sundar Pichai by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The two Google executives discuss the spread of Android, recent acquisitions and the notion of having a “right to be forgotten”…
June 26, 2014 At Google I/O Conference, Protesters Inside and Out by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Inside the Google I/O developer conference, people were cheering for Google. Outside, people were protesting against Google, accusing it of playing…
June 26, 2014 Oculus Portrays Accuser as Opportunist, in Lawsuit Over Virtual Reality Technology by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD In a filing Wednesday in the Federal District Court in Dallas, Oculus said ZeniMax was largely indifferent to virtual reality in…
June 26, 2014 Salesforce Takes Its Cloud Model to Health Care by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Salesforce and Philips are jointly announcing what they call an “open cloud-based, health care platform,” with an initial focus on managing…
June 26, 2014 Watching Google’s Many Arms by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO For a company whose future depends on people voluntarily handing over their information in return for handy online services, Google’s very…
June 26, 2014 Navigating National Parks With Light and Rich Digital Guides by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Visitors can get details on attractions, animals, camps, parking, the weather and more on their mobile devices. Published: June 26, 2014…
June 26, 2014 Creativity Unleashed, With the Help of a Little Pi by By Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer the size of a credit card, has captured the imaginations of students, educators and tinkerers around the world…