December 3, 2013 Justice Department Approves Microsoft Deal by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft said it was pleased to receive the approval and it looked “forward to the date when our partners at Nokia…
December 3, 2013 Daily Report: The Book-Reading Experience Resists a Digital Overhaul by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Even as e-readers gain popularity, the paper book remains the model for how we prefer to take on a…
December 3, 2013 Canadian Commissioner Wants Officials to Switch From BlackBerry Messenger by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN In a lengthy report, the information commissioner concluded that B.B.M. was being used in a way that keeps messages from and…
December 3, 2013 Amazon Delivers Some Pie in the Sky by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The plan announced by the company’s chief to use drone aircraft to deliver packages is visionary, far-fetched and loopy, as well…
December 3, 2013 Google Joins a Heavyweight Competition in Cloud Computing by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The search giant, which for years has been evasive about its plans for the cloud, will announce rates and features for…
December 3, 2013 Apple Buys Topsy, a Social Media Analytics Firm by BRIAN X. CHEN and VINDU GOEL By BRIAN X. CHEN and VINDU GOEL The hardware maker acquired Topsy Labs, which focuses on analyzing the half a billion messages sent over…
December 2, 2013 Which iPad? It Depends. What Do You Want to Do? by DAMON DARLIN By DAMON DARLIN The iPad Mini complements Apple’s already best-in-class tablet offerings, so deciding which one to get boils down to what you will…
December 2, 2013 The Allure of the Print Book by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON A number of new research reports and surveys are finding that teenagers and adults are continuing to read print books and…
December 2, 2013 Favorite tweets Amazon's drone unveiling is part of Jeff Bezos’s pre-lobbying strategy, telling the FAA not to get in their way: http://t.co/hRS3AbgyaT — New York Magazine…
December 2, 2013 Online and Offline Stores Duke It Out This Week by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Physical and online retailers are in a sort of arms race, pushing each other to start holiday sales earlier and earlier….