June 24, 2014 Nest Labs Joins Race to Define Platform for the Internet of Things by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Nest Labs, the Google-owned maker of smart thermostats, will tap a venture capital fund to encourage developers to work with its…
June 24, 2014 An Activity Tracker With More Than a Hint of Style by ALBERT SUN By ALBERT SUN The Activité from Withings looks like a stylish analog wristwatch with a plain white face, no buttons or dials, and a…
June 24, 2014 Microsoft Makes Bet Quantum Computing Will Be Next Big Leap by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF The venture is aimed at designing fast computers that can solve a variety of problems. Published: June 24, 2014 at 12:00AM…
June 23, 2014 Google’s European Antitrust Woes Are Far From Over by JAMES KANTER By JAMES KANTER Despite a provisional accord in a four-year-old antitrust case, the technology giant faces scrutiny on a number of other issues, a…
June 23, 2014 Smile! A Drone Is About to Take Your Picture by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON New products and social media services have arisen to help people take better pictures of themselves with the aid of flying…
June 23, 2014 Quirky to Create a Smart-Home Products Company by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Quirky, a start-up, is setting up a separate company, Wink, whose main technology is software intended to help seamlessly connect all…
June 22, 2014 RadioShack’s Struggles Push Share Price Below $1 by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stock closed below $1 a share on Friday for the first time in its history, reflecting investors’ concern over what…
June 22, 2014 Workplace Surveillance and the ‘Transparency Paradox’ by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Software, sensors and data make it possible to monitor and measure work as never before. But research suggests that privacy can…
June 21, 2014 Yahoo Wants You to Linger (on the Ads, Too) by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL With a huge audience but declining ad revenue, the company is pinning its revival on a constellation of sites, where news…
June 21, 2014 Unblinking Eyes Track Employees by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Abundant data, smart software and cheap sensors are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor employees as never before….