November 20, 2014 Florida and F.T.C. Accuse Firms of Deceptively Selling Tech Support by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida say the companies used software designed to trick consumers into thinking their…
November 20, 2014 Picking Your Car’s Computerized Brain by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD New smartphone-connected devices use a car’s diagnostic port to help drivers track fuel usage, troubleshoot mechanical problems, find parking and more….
November 20, 2014 Bringing Sous Vide to the Home Cook by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The cooking-in-a-bag technique that started in restaurants is poised to go mainstream as prices fall for the gadgetry involved. Published: November…
November 19, 2014 College Applicants Sanitizing Social Media Profiles as More Schools Pry by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Warned that colleges are increasingly investigating digital histories, high school students are cleaning up their public social media activity. Published: November…
November 19, 2014 Fidelity Makes a Virtual City of Stocks by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The financial services giant took a look at the virtual reality goggles from Oculus Rift, and saw a three-dimensional city made…
November 19, 2014 ClassDojo Adopts Deletion Policy for Student Data by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The maker of ClassDojo, a popular classroom app, said that starting in January it plans to keep students’ behavioral records for…
November 19, 2014 WhatsApp Adds Improved Encryption on Android Phones by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD The popular messaging platform is getting more secure with technology from Open Whisper Systems. Published: November 17, 2014 at 07:00PM from…
November 19, 2014 Vamo Start-Up Simplifies Booking of Complex Trips by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The start-up, whose name plays off of vámonos, Spanish for “let’s go,” is designed to be a marriage of the convenience…
November 19, 2014 AT&T and Starbucks Bring Wireless Phone Chargers to Some Coffee Shops by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Wireless power charging has been around for years, but most people do not use it. AT&T and Starbucks are teaming…
November 19, 2014 Viber Messages for the World to See by MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Viber built its name on private messaging and phone calls. But the four-year-old start-up now plans to try…