November 5, 2013 A Force for Face-to-Face Communication by MATT RICHTEL By MATT RICHTEL Clifford I. Nass, a professor of communication at Stanford University who died over the weekend, did pioneering work on multitasking and…
November 5, 2013 Apple to Open Manufacturing Plant in Arizona by REUTERS By REUTERS Apple Inc will open a manufacturing facility in Arizona in partnership with mineral crystal specialist GT Advanced Technologies Inc to make sapphire…
November 5, 2013 Turning On iTunes Menus by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Windows 8 makes the iTunes menu bar optional, but a user can easily call it up. Plus, using voice commands…
November 5, 2013 Helpouts From Google Connects People With Experts Over Live Video by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Acknowledging that its search engine cannot answer everybody’s questions, particularly in the age of social networking, Google introduced Helpouts, for…
November 5, 2013 Education Life: The Disrupters by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Pioneering online upstarts are trying to transform higher education with things like programs intended to make college more affordable…
November 5, 2013 A Colorful and Attractive Speaker That’s a Bit Silly by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT The JBL Spark Bluetooth has mediocre sound quality, and needs to be plugged into the wall, but it is colorful. Published:…
November 5, 2013 Ads Scant When Twitter Crosses Borders by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Though three-quarters of its users are outside the United States, only a modest portion of its ad revenue is generated there….
November 5, 2013 Samsung Ready to Slowly Lift Veil to Investors by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER The technology giant, known for playing its cards close to the vest, is holding only its second meeting of management with…
November 5, 2013 Disruptions: Under a New Chief, Yahoo Still Seeks Its Voice by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON It is not at all clear that the interface decisions Marissa Mayer has made as chief of Yahoo are paying off….
November 5, 2013 If a Young Child Wanders, Technology Can Follow by ANNE EISENBERG By ANNE EISENBERG New devices for keeping tabs on small children use GPS, Wi-Fi and other location-tracking technology and can be linked to apps…