November 14, 2013 Opening Statements in Damages Phase of Patent Trial by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple’s and Samsung’s lawyers gave their opening statements in a trial to determine the remaining damages that Samsung will have…
November 14, 2013 With Apps, Children Can Play the Game of Math by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps in the form of games can help instill basic and complex math skills in children without them realizing they are…
November 14, 2013 Good Eggs, a Virtual Farmer’s Market, Delivers Real Food by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The website and delivery service lets you order products online from local farmers and artisanal food producers. Published: November 14, 2013…
November 14, 2013 IBM to Announce More Powerful Watson via the Internet by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Companies, academics and individual software developers will be able to use Watson at a small fraction of the previous cost. Published:…
November 14, 2013 A Rugged Tablet, but Not for Consumers by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER NEC’s “ruggedized” tablet computer is one more example of a shift by second-tier electronics companies away from the very competitive consumer…
November 14, 2013 Rejecting Billions, Snapchat Expects a Better Offer by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Snapchat, a social media service based in Venice Beach, Calif., has become one of the most sought-after businesses in the technology…
November 14, 2013 Home Wireless Network Keeps the Snoops Away by KATE MURPHY By KATE MURPHY Community wireless mesh networks are gaining popularity because they are cheap to build and under the users’ control. Published: November 14,…
November 13, 2013 Which iPad? 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…
November 13, 2013 Motorola to Offer Smartphone Aimed at Emerging Markets by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The company, now owned by Google, will begin selling a $180 smartphone called the Moto G in markets like Brazil,…
November 13, 2013 Microsoft Abolishes Employee Evaluation System by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft is ending a longstanding practice for evaluating employee performance called “stack ranking.” In its place, Microsoft says it will use…