December 18, 2015 Getting Gmail Verification Codes Without a Smartphone, or a Phone at All by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Google has devised several ways besides text messaging to provide its 2-step security codes. Published: December 17, 2015 at 07:00PM…
December 17, 2015 Apple Makes Shifts in Senior Management by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER One executive, Jeff Williams, was promoted to the job of chief operating officer, a position that had gone unfilled since 2011….
December 17, 2015 Video Feature: Some Favorite Apps of 2015 by KIT EATON By KIT EATON A reviewer continues to use a few of the many apps that go through his hands. Here are some that stood…
December 17, 2015 Redecorating Android’s Quick Settings Box by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Unlike Apple’s iOS, Android 6.0 lets users edit its set of shortcuts, but the feature is not readily visible and…
December 17, 2015 How to Track Data Use, and Choose the Right Smartphone Plan by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Most smartphone plans either charge for overages or constrict data flow when limits are reached. So knowing how much one…
December 17, 2015 At U.N., China Tries to Influence Fight Over Internet Control by DAN LEVIN By DAN LEVIN Many Western governments oppose use of the word “multilateral,” which is considered code for nations making the rules on how people…
December 17, 2015 Daily Report: The Radio Star Lives by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK The Internet hasn’t killed the radio star. Published: December 15, 2015 at 07:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1k2rp1T via IFTTT
December 17, 2015 Facebook and Uber Follow Asian Rivals in Plan to Enhance Messenger App by MIKE ISAAC and VINDU GOEL By MIKE ISAAC and VINDU GOEL For Facebook, the collaboration represents a step in the development of an all-purpose communications app, while Uber stands…
December 17, 2015 Women Who Play Games Shun ‘Gamer’ Label by MIKE McPHATE By MIKE McPHATE About half of both sexes play the games, but men more readily adopt the identity, a Pew survey found. Published: December…
December 17, 2015 California D.M.V. Stops Short of Fully Embracing Driverless Cars by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Draft regulations would require licensed drivers, who would be responsible for traffic violations, to operate the cars, as well as safety…