November 13, 2013 In Europe, Thousands of Requests for Facebook Data by JAMES KANTER By JAMES KANTER Richard Allan, the director for public policy for Facebook in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the company received 8,500…
November 13, 2013 Adobe Breach Inadvertently Tied to Other Accounts by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON As researchers sift through data from a security breach at Adobe, they are discovering that people have may have inadvertently shown…
November 13, 2013 An iPhone Case Hemingway Would Love by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Pad and Quill makes handcrafted cases that resemble bound notebooks for Kindle e-readers and Apple iPhones and iPads. Published: November 14,…
November 12, 2013 Reconciling 2 Worlds With Windows 8.1 by DAVID POGUE By DAVID POGUE After a year of tinkering with the much-criticized Windows 8, Microsoft unveils (drumroll) Windows 8.1. The changes are many and useful….
November 12, 2013 A Quiet Release for the iPad Mini by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN It has been evident that Apple was struggling to make enough iPad Mini tablets for the coming holiday season. Published:…
November 12, 2013 Getting Less Touchy on Windows 8, and Adjusting the iOS Mail App by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Turning off Windows 8 multitouch gestures and turning off unused mailboxes in iOS 7’s mail app. Published: November 14, 2013…
November 12, 2013 Jury to Decide How Much More Samsung Must Pay Apple in Patent Case by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN A new trial expected to start this week will determine how much Samsung has to pay for an important suit…
November 12, 2013 In College Admissions, Social Media Can Be a Double-Edged Sword by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER As more colleges find and judge applicants’ social media posts, parents wonder whether their high-school-aged children should censor their online activities…
November 12, 2013 New Consoles on the Way, but Gaming Isn’t the Same by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Sales of a new generation of consoles could be dented by tablets, smartphones and Facebook, which offer games at lower prices….
November 11, 2013 Online Shopping Marathon Zooms Off the Blocks by SHANSHAN WANG and ERIC PFANNER By SHANSHAN WANG and ERIC PFANNER Chinese consumers were taking to the Internet in record numbers for an annual 24-hour online sale that has…