March 7, 2014 Bitcoin Is a Protocol. Bitcoin Is a Brand. by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The existence of Internet-based currencies following in the wake of Bitcoin says a lot about what makes the new kind of…
March 7, 2014 Making Cloud-Computing Systems More Efficient by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY People aren’t the only things that are predictable — so are the computer programs they write. A team of researchers at…
March 7, 2014 Facebook’s Gun Sale Changes Could Be Hard to Enforce Around the World by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The social media company’s new rules have riled both gun enthusiasts and gun-control advocates in the U.S. In other countries, a…
March 7, 2014 Foreign Influx Gives Annual Tech Event an International Flavor by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Many Silicon Valley companies aren’t making the trip to Austin, Tex., for the South by Southwest festival this year, but there…
March 6, 2014 A Smartwatch Gains Some Style but Few New Tricks by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD The Pebble Steel is a more elegant upgrade of the Pebble smartwatch, with many of the original’s drawbacks. Published: March 6,…
March 6, 2014 Illinois Family Charged With Shoplifting Selling Goods Online for Millions by REUTERS By REUTERS An Illinois couple and their daughter on Wednesday were charged with operating a multimillion-dollar shoplifting ring that involved stealing toys, baby supplies…
March 6, 2014 Review: Apple’s iWork Brings Simplicity to Docs by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Microsoft’s Office is the go-to software package for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Google’s Docs has emerged as…
March 6, 2014 Sally Beauty Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft by NICOLE PERLROTH and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS By NICOLE PERLROTH and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Sally Beauty Holdings said that it was investigating a security breach after a blogger said that hundreds…
March 6, 2014 No Longer Clashing Wearable Tech Embraces Fashion by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD The days of chunky, loud-colored straps may be waning as the fashion industry tackles wearable gadgets. Published: March 6, 2014 at…
March 6, 2014 Big Data Picks Up the Pace by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Announcements from SAP, GoodData, Splunk and Tableau Software show how fast things are moving in the business of analyzing large amounts…