April 23, 2015 At RSA Conference, Computer Security Done Right and Wrong by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH At the annual security conference in San Francisco, hot topics included intelligence agencies making the presence known in Silicon Valley, adding…
April 23, 2015 Working With Old Office Files on a New Mac OS by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Even with an upgrade, there are several ways to work with Microsoft Office files. Also, backing up data on an…
April 23, 2015 PayPal Unit Helps Lift eBay Revenue by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The first-quarter results, with revenue topping analyst forecasts, are a progress marker for eBay as it divides into two parts this…
April 23, 2015 Backers Say USB-C Is the Cable of the Future by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN A successor to the USB connector, it is smaller to work with thinner devices, and it is designed to handle…
April 23, 2015 Facebook’s Growth Slows Slightly, but Mobile Shift Intensifies by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The company said that three-quarters of its first-quarter ad revenue and most of its visitors came from mobile devices. Published: April…
April 22, 2015 Google Introduces Wireless Service Called Project Fi by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY The service aims to blend several communication tools — cellular calls, online calls like Skype — into a single phone number…
April 22, 2015 An Online Tune-Up for the Used-Car Marketplace by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Beepi, which acts as a broker between sellers and buyers of used automobiles, could alter the way people buy used cars….
April 22, 2015 Favorite tweets On this #EarthDay lets remember hunters have done more to clean up and conserve the Earth than any environmental group — Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich)…
April 22, 2015 Twitter Broadens Ban on Violent Threats by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network changed its rules of user conduct to ban promoting violence against others, not just specific threats. It also…
April 22, 2015 Shyp, an On-Demand Mailing Service, Raises $50 Million by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The financing values Shyp, part of a wave of new on-demand logistics start-ups, at more than $250 million. Kleiner Perkins Caufield…