February 23, 2014 Samsung Introduces Two New Smartwatches by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The devices have a better battery life and use Samsung’s own operating system. Published: February 23, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
February 23, 2014 Samsung to Unveil First Smartwatches With Own Tizen Platform by REUTERS By REUTERS Samsung Electronics Co is to unveil on Sunday its first wearable smartwatch powered by its Tizen platform in its latest attempt to…
February 23, 2014 Facebook’s Big Buy, WhatsApp Messaging App, Back Up After Outage by REUTERS By REUTERS WhatsApp, the rapidly expanding mobile messaging app, suffered an outage for more than three hours on Saturday, frustrating users just days after…
February 23, 2014 Disruptions: The Holodeck Begins to Take Shape by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Hollywood and computer and video game companies are working to move immersive virtual entertainment closer to reality. Published: January 26, 2014…
February 23, 2014 Mediation Fails for Samsung and Apple by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The smartphone makers told a federal judge in California that their latest patent dispute remained unresolved, pointing them toward a…
February 22, 2014 Making an Android Tablet Easier to Read by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Also, how to change the name of a Wi-Fi network using a Mac. Published: February 21, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
February 22, 2014 Start-Up Disguises Wearable Tech as Jewelry by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Cuff, a new wearables start-up, unveiled a line of accessories this week that look more like the jewelry featured in an…
February 22, 2014 F.C.C. Wants Better 911 Location Tracking for Cellphones by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT The agency proposes requiring wireless phone companies to specify location for 911 calls to the correct floor in a multistory building…
February 22, 2014 WhatsApp Deal Bets on a Few Fewer ‘Friends’ by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Weary of social networks filled with mundane updates from the most remote acquaintances, millions of people have turned to their smartphone…
February 22, 2014 Fitbit Recalls Force Device After Complaints of Rashes by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON The company said it would also stop selling the wrist-worn fitness tracker immediately because some customers had reported red, itchy rashes….