November 17, 2014 Luxe Valet Eliminates the Headache of Finding a Parking Spot by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO While at first blush Luxe Valet, an on-demand parking service, may seem bourgeois and inefficient, it and other similar services could…
November 17, 2014 F.C.C. Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT Tom Wheeler, the F.C.C. chairman, is expected to propose raising the annual cap on school Internet spending by $1.5 billion, to…
November 17, 2014 Google to Quadruple Computer Science Prize Winnings to $1 Million by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The increase in prize money for the A.M. Turing Award is intended to elevate the prominence and recognition of computer science….
November 17, 2014 Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Amazon Web Services already has the largest share of the worldwide cloud-computing market, and is looking for ways to expand the…
November 17, 2014 Privacy Concerns for ClassDojo and Other Tracking Apps for Schoolchildren by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Many teachers say the ClassDojo app helps them automate the task of recording classroom conduct, but some critics say such apps…
November 16, 2014 Buying the Bricks for Your Online Storefront by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM E-commerce services help mom-and-pop shops achieve a more polished web presence. Published: November 14, 2014 at 07:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1sQLWVt…
November 15, 2014 No. 1 With a Bullet: ‘Nadeshot’ Becomes a Call of Duty Star by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Three years ago, Matt Haag was flipping burgers at McDonald’s. Today he makes his living playing video games and has 1.5…
November 15, 2014 Apple Pay Gives Glimpse of Mainstream Appeal for Mobile Payments by MIKE ISAAC and BRIAN X. CHEN By MIKE ISAAC and BRIAN X. CHEN While still far from a dominant payment system, Apple’s product has provided faint signs that mobile payment…
November 15, 2014 Uber Said to Announce Music Partnership With Spotify by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The two buzzy start-ups will work together to offer personalized music to Uber passengers. Published: November 13, 2014 at 07:00PM from…
November 15, 2014 F.C.C. Asks AT&T for Details on Plans to Halt Fiber Expansion by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT After AT&T’s chairman said the company would pause fiber expansion plans until the F.C.C. decided how to regulate broadband internet, the…