September 24, 2014 Under New Leadership, BlackBerry Unveils Its Newest Smartphone by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN The company, whose chief executive, John S. Chen, arrived in November, is hoping that the new Passport phone will put BlackBerry…
September 24, 2014 Where Profit Margins Are Hefty, Online Upstarts Muscle In by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC E-commerce companies see opportunities in selling products as varied as mattresses and eyeglasses, where established companies are accustomed to plump profit…
September 24, 2014 With Apple’s iOS 8, Your Fingerprint Can Become the Master Password by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple only recently unlocked the true potential of its fingerprint sensor, called Touch ID, with iOS 8, which now can…
September 24, 2014 How to Flip Scanned Images by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, what a Windows Phone 8 owner can do to prevent children from accessing certain apps. Published: September 25, 2014…
September 24, 2014 For High School Football Coaches and Fans, a New Digital Blitz by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Several websites and apps are transforming the way that players and coaches practice, scout other teams and analyze their own performance….
September 24, 2014 To Gather Drug Data, a Health Start-Up Turns to Consumers by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Iodine has used online surveys to compile data on Americans’ experiences while taking prescription medications, intending to help other prospective users…
September 23, 2014 Keeping Old iPhones Out of the Sock Drawer by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen Last weekend, Apple sold millions of shiny new iPhones to people who already had cellphones. Now, thanks to a growing…
September 23, 2014 Months After Buying Beats, Apple’s Plans for Its Music Service Remain Unclear by BEN SISARIO and BRIAN X. CHEN By BEN SISARIO and BRIAN X. CHEN Apple paid $3 billion for Beats, which makes headphones and also offers streaming music — a service…
September 23, 2014 Hit by Rivals, Hewlett-Packard Will Cut Jobs by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The chief executive said she would lay off 11,000 to 16,000 employees, as quarterly results released on Thursday underlined that a…
September 23, 2014 Messaging App Seeks to Bring Voices Back to Phones by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones. Published: September 23,…