June 27, 2015 Adjusting GPS Coordinates in Photos by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER The coordinates embedded in a picture file may not reflect the actual location for a number of reasons, but it…
June 27, 2015 F.C.C. Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers by DINO GRANDONI By DINO GRANDONI Tom Wheeler, head of the Federal Communications Commission, says the agency is already doing enough to increase competition among wireless companies….
June 27, 2015 ZestFinance Takes Its Big Data Credit Scoring to China by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR JD.com, a Chinese online retailing giant, and ZestFinance, a big data start-up, are creating a joint venture. The goal: exploit new…
June 27, 2015 Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES A group of electrical engineers says that sending information in a new fashion could, in theory, double the capacity…
June 25, 2015 Favorite tweets Next Wednesday, 8pm ET @JoeMantegna is back for an all new season of @MidwayUSA 's #GunStories http://t.co/jVqrxo1I1X http://pic.twitter.com/DYVmcD9bql — Outdoor Channel (@OUTDChannel) June 24,…
June 25, 2015 Updating an Internet Radio by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER When URLs change, there are ways to bring in the radio station streams you’re looking for. Published: June 24, 2015…
June 25, 2015 Video Feature: Apps for Summer Travel, Concerts and Grilling by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Specialized apps provide help with many seasonal pursuits, including planning vacation activities, packing for a trip and even grilling the perfect…
June 25, 2015 Amazon Echo, a.k.a. Alexa, Is a Personal Aide in Need of Schooling by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The Amazon Echo is an artificially intelligent personal assistant answering to the name Alexa. It’s not yet heavy on the “intelligent,”…
June 25, 2015 IBM and Box Team Up to Target Global Data-Storage Market by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The deal will give Box, which already has a dedicated base of millions of users, access to IBM’s international reach and…
June 25, 2015 Google to Open New Data Center in Alabama by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Google is taking over an abandoned coal plant in Alabama for its seventh U.S. data center and trying to tie the…