July 16, 2014 Slump in Advertising Sales Dragged Quarterly Revenue Down at Yahoo by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Shares of the tech company fell on disappointing earnings, even though it closed a deal to hang onto more of its…
July 15, 2014 Apple and IBM in Broad Software Deal for Businesses by BRIAN X. CHEN and STEVE LOHR By BRIAN X. CHEN and STEVE LOHR The companies have been working on more than 100 software programs for use on iPhones and iPads,…
July 15, 2014 Restoring Internet Explorer 11 to Windows 8.1 App Tiles by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, planning ahead for iOS 8, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system. Published: July 17, 2014 at 12:00AM…
July 15, 2014 Digital Love, Consolidated: IAC Buys HowAboutWe Dating Site by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC IAC’s Match Group has acquired HowAboutWe, a Brooklyn-based dating site, adding to its already large portfolio. Published: July 14, 2014 at…
July 14, 2014 Secret Reaches Beyond Tech Set, and Raises $25 Million by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM On Monday, Secret will release a new version of the application that will allow people to sign up for the anonymous…
July 14, 2014 Certain Mobile Apps Covet New Real Estate: The Lock Screen by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Some start-ups focus on claiming space on the lock screen, the area in which you type in a passcode before gaining…
July 14, 2014 Samsung Considers Its Counterattack as Rivals Erode Cellphone Profit by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Analysts say the company, which is the world’s top cellphone maker, must cut prices or push innovation as low-cost Chinese…
July 13, 2014 No Getting Away From It All on the Appalachian Trail by REUTERS By REUTERS Maybe it was guilt over alarming her parents when she inadvertently dialed 911 from the Appalachian Trail, but Caitlin Belcher wishes she…
July 13, 2014 Tim Cook, Making Apple His Own by MATT RICHTEL and BRIAN X. CHEN By MATT RICHTEL and BRIAN X. CHEN While the company’s enthusiasts impatiently await new wizardry, the new chief executive is trying to make the…
July 13, 2014 Amazon, a Friendly Giant as Long as It’s Fed by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Is resistance to Amazon futile in the book publishing world? Its battle with Hachette has many on edge. Published: July 13,…