April 1, 2015 With Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, Samsung Tries to Regain Its Footing by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The elegant new smartphones aim to answer many criticisms leveled at Samsung’s phones but are most likely not quite enough to…
April 1, 2015 Analyzing Your Twitter Life by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER How to use a variety of tools to get more information about your online audience. Published: April 1, 2015 at…
April 1, 2015 New Lawsuits Emerge in HP’s Long-Running Autonomy Dispute by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Hewlett-Packard announced it was suing Autonomy’s executives, and the executives are suing back. It is all related to an $11 billion…
April 1, 2015 Amazon Dash Aims to Be a Push-Button Substitute for the Supply Run by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The new program from Amazon allows customers to reorder household items like laundry detergent and paper towels with the push of…
April 1, 2015 Verizon Wireless Customers Can Now Opt Out of ‘Supercookies’ by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The move comes in response to criticism on Capitol Hill and elsewhere of the carrier’s user tracking program. Published: March…
April 1, 2015 Silicon Valley Leaders, New to Social Issues, Come Together Over Indiana Law by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD In an industry that avoids controversy, the heads of several prominent companies, including Apple and Salesforce.com, have chosen to pick a…
March 31, 2015 The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR There is evidence that letting patients see their medical files helps them take better care of themselves, but the medical establishment…
March 31, 2015 IBM Scores Weather Data Deal and Starts Internet of Things Unit by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM adds another big data source to its data analysis business in a partnership with the Weather Company. Published: March 30,…
March 31, 2015 The Path Toward Tomorrow’s Internet by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The role of government in nurturing new technology and the rising importance of the Internet of Things were themes of a…
March 30, 2015 China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR The attack on GitHub, a code library that includes code for viewing Internet sites blocked in China, comes as China has…