December 10, 2013 Senate Extends Gun Ban; Rejects Bid to Address 3-D Plastic Firearms by REUTERS By REUTERS The U.S. Senate gave final approval on Monday to a bill to renew a ban against firearms that can pass undetected through…
December 10, 2013 Xiaomi Plans to Expand Into Southeast Asia by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER The Chinese smartphone maker has generated considerable attention because of the company’s marketing savvy. Published: December 9, 2013 at 12:00AM from…
December 10, 2013 Nokia Said to Propose Remedy for India Tax Standoff by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The issue has caused last-minute headaches for Nokia as its tries to complete the sale of its cellphone business to Microsoft….
December 9, 2013 H.P. Tying More Big-Business Systems Together by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The Silicon Valley giant is embracing the notion that different types of business computing systems are merging into one tightly integrated…
December 9, 2013 A Senator Plans Legislation to Narrow Authorities’ Cellphone Data Requests by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The carriers are shown to turn over records thousands of times a day in response to police emergencies, subpoenas and…
December 9, 2013 Tech Giants Issue Call for Limits on Government Surveillance of Users by EDWARD WYATT and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By EDWARD WYATT and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Eight major companies, led by Google and Microsoft, are calling for tighter controls on surveillance of their…
December 9, 2013 Disruptions: At Your Door in Minutes, Delivered by Robot by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Like it or not, e-commerce is changing the way the world shops. It is also changing expectations. Two-day delivery was great…
December 8, 2013 In a Scoreboard of Words, a Cultural Guide by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER How often have certain words or phrases appeared in books over time? A web tool offers answers, and insights into human…
December 7, 2013 Hundreds of Start-Ups Hope to Be a Copycat Start-Up by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Pitches for new start-ups seeking investment on entrepreneurial and venture capital websites are often copycats. with a slight twist, of already…
December 7, 2013 Supreme Court to Decide on Patent Protections for Software by REUTERS By REUTERS The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rule on the divisive issue of what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection…