December 16, 2015 Qualcomm Concludes a Split Would Be Detrimental by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The chip maker has released the results of a monthslong review that it undertook to evaluate whether it should divide into…
December 16, 2015 How to Download a Batch of Photos on Flickr by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER It’s possible to download photos in batches from a Flickr account’s Camera Roll page, instead of one by one. Published:…
December 16, 2015 Man Arrested in VTech Breach of Children’s Data by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Police in Great Britain made a rare arrest in the hack of VTech, a Hong Kong electronic toymaker. The breach, which…
December 16, 2015 Daily Report: Rules for Registering Your Drone by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK If you are an owner of one of these high-flying machines — or might be come Christmas — here is what…
December 15, 2015 Dividing the Screen in Mac OS X by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER The Split View feature lets you work in two apps at once without having to fuss with windows sizes or…
December 15, 2015 E.U. Expected to Approve Tough New Data Protection Rules by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The changes under review, which include penalties of up to 4 percent of a company’s global revenue, are likely to go…
December 15, 2015 Samsung’s Patent Loss to Apple Is Appealed to Supreme Court by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Samsung has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court, arguing that the legal framework for design patents is an issue larger…
December 15, 2015 Stephen Wolfram Aims to Democratize His Software by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Stephen Wolfram, a computer scientist and entrepreneur, is offering the Wolfram Language as a free cloud service. He hopes to broaden…
December 15, 2015 Seattle Will Allow Uber and Lyft Drivers to Form Unions by NICK WINGFIELD and MIKE ISAAC By NICK WINGFIELD and MIKE ISAAC The city ordinance, approved unanimously, drew cheers from supporters, but it is a new headache for the ride-hailing…
December 14, 2015 Hoverboard Safety Fears Continue to Grow by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS After fires, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating, and online retailers are removing some of the powered boards from their…