December 26, 2013 Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks. Published: November…
December 26, 2013 Using an iPad With Linux by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Apple does not offer a Linux version of its media-management software, but compatibility software gives access to many of its…
December 26, 2013 Unlocking Your Inner Movie Director (and Editor) by ERIK OLSEN By ERIK OLSEN A guide to apps for editing the video shot with your mobile device. Published: December 26, 2013 at 12:00AM from NYT…
December 26, 2013 Personal Tragedy, Tricorders and the Idea of Mapping One’s Body by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY A year inside a hospital gave a technologist an idea: Why can’t medical devices be more like software products, relying more…
December 25, 2013 A Video Chat App Called Spin Invites a Party by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT More fun than sterile video conferencing technology, Spin lets up to 10 people interact online. Published: December 26, 2013 at 12:00AM…
December 25, 2013 Daily Report: Resurgent Game Console Market Keeps Supplies Sparse by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The scarcity of Xbox One and Playstation 4 units bolsters the view that the console business is turning into…
December 25, 2013 Free Facebook, Common Globally, Finally Comes to American Mobile Phones by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network has struck a deal with GoSmart Mobile, a budget brand owned by T-Mobile US, to offer Facebook access…
December 25, 2013 One Media Player to Rule Them All by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Kaleidescape has created a novel device, the Cinema One server, that stores and plays Blu-ray, DVD and digital movies and TV…
December 25, 2013 As New Services Track Habits, the E-Books Are Reading You by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Several new e-book subscription services are analyzing the data of readers and providing it free. Published: December 25, 2013 at 12:00AM…
December 25, 2013 Who Is Selling Target’s Data? by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The security blogger Brian Krebs said he had identified a Ukrainian man who he believed is connected to a website that…