October 2, 2014 After Outrage, Facebook Promises More Checks on User Studies by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social media company said it would subject research to greater scrutiny, but it didn’t offer many details for how it…
October 2, 2014 Netflix’s Chief Executive Pushes Net Neutrality in Europe by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT With net neutrality a hot-button topic on both sides of the Atlantic, Reed Hastings of Netflix explained at a conference in…
October 2, 2014 PayPal Taps an Outsider to Push It Into a New Era by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Dan Schulman, who will become chief executive of PayPal after its split from eBay next year, takes over a company viewed…
October 2, 2014 Daily Report: Apple Pay Promises Big Changes at the Cash Register by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The swift reaction by companies in the weeks since Apple Pay was announced makes clear that how we normally…
October 2, 2014 The Mystery of Apple Watch’s Battery Life by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen Apple had plenty to brag about at its event earlier this week. So it was particularly noticeable when Apple left…
October 2, 2014 Smartphone Photography Evolves With Camera Apps and Related Tools by KIT EATON By KIT EATON There are plenty of apps that help you take better pictures with your phone, or even with your regular camera. Published:…
October 2, 2014 Facebook Agrees to Ease Rules on Real Names by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Protests from San Francisco’s drag queens prompted Facebook to say it will relax its insistence that its users go by their…
October 2, 2014 Mobile Malware: Small Numbers, but Growing by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD A soaring percentage increase in phone infections is tempered by the fact that some basic tech hygiene will usually protect you….
October 2, 2014 How to Get More Room in the Sock Drawer: Sell Your Cellphone by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Mailing your phone to a reseller, handing it to a cellphone store or putting it up for sale online can…
October 1, 2014 German Regulator Warns Google Over Collecting Users’ Data by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The city of Hamburg’s data protection commissioner said the tech giant’s aggregation of data across its services risked creating “meaningful and…