May 27, 2015 Keeping Your Classic Tech Devices Running by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER From house calls to mail-in service, there is a repair option out there for your cherished but obsolete gadgets. Published:…
May 27, 2015 A Murky Road Ahead for Android, Despite Market Dominance by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Android is the most popular operating system in the world by far, but it is under siege by low-end upstarts and…
May 27, 2015 Two Apple Designers Step Up as Jony Ive Becomes Chief Design Officer by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple is boosting the profile of two designers, Richard Howarth and Alan Dye, under longtime design head Jony Ive, who…
May 27, 2015 Security Researchers Start Effort to Protect ‘Smart’ Cities by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Cities around the world are spending billions to automate and computerize everything from traffic control to the power grid. But fears…
May 27, 2015 Breach Exposes I.R.S. Tax Returns by JADA F. SMITH By JADA F. SMITH Criminals gained access to past tax returns of more than 100,000 people and used personal information to claim $50 million…
May 26, 2015 Who’s the Watchdog? In Europe, the Answer Is Complicated by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Reforms aimed at answering this question are expected by the end of the year, with domestic privacy regulators eager to hold…
May 26, 2015 As Facebook Sweeps Across Europe, Regulators Gird for Battle by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The European Court of Justice is expected to issue a preliminary decision over whether the social network giant can continue transferring…
May 25, 2015 Behind the Downfall at BlackBerry by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN A new book by two reporters from The Globe and Mail offers details about the emotional and business turmoil surrounding BlackBerry’s…
May 25, 2015 Amazon to Stop Funneling European Sales Through Low-Tax Haven by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Pressure is mounting for American tech companies, including Google, to stop using complex tax structures and pay more on their European…
May 25, 2015 The Taste That Doesn’t Really Satisfy by SAM SIFTON By SAM SIFTON A sampling of protein powder shakes affirms that taste is secondary to the convenience they provide: allowing tech workers to stay…