July 17, 2014 Daily Report: Apple and IBM Form ‘Landmark Partnership’ on Business Software by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The two companies have been working on more than 100 software programs developed for Apple’s iOS operating system, tailoring…
July 17, 2014 Apple Could Pay $400 Million in E-Books Price-Fixing Case by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The number is in for how much Apple might have to pay to consumers to settle charges that it conspired…
July 17, 2014 Easier Ways to Protect Email From Unwanted Prying Eyes by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Security experts say email is a lot more like a postcard than a letter inside an envelope, and almost anyone can…
July 17, 2014 A Smartphone for Consumers Who Want Privacy by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Blackphone is impressive for the level of privacy that it offers, but do consumers need that amount of security from their…
July 17, 2014 Your Time in the Sun, Measured to the Minute by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps can time a user’s exposure to the summer sun, and recommend protective clothing and sunscreen factors. Published: July 17, 2014…
July 17, 2014 Despite Security Breach, eBay Posts Profit and Sees Steady Growth by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The company came close to analysts’ expectations despite dealing with a security breach that compromised the information of nearly 150 million…
July 17, 2014 Criminal Software, Government-Grade Protection by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Security researchers say they have found malware for corporate extortion, wrapped inside government-grade intelligence software, that will go undetected by conventional…
July 17, 2014 Large Round of Layoffs Expected at Microsoft by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft is planning to announce layoffs that will substantially exceed the largest layoffs in the company’s history, according to several people…
July 16, 2014 With DC59 Motorhead, Dyson Looks to Create the iPad of Vacuums by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO In a software-obsessed world, the company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in high-tech motors as it tries to build…
July 16, 2014 A Robot With a Little Humanity by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Cynthia Breazeal, an M.I.T. scientist, is working on a robotic companion intended to make human interactions with computers more like the…