June 19, 2014 Facebook Makes Its Own Computer Networking Switch by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The social media giant announced that it had created a new kind of computer networking switch, potentially capable of shifting data…
June 19, 2014 Intel Introduces Custom Cloud Chip by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY As cloud computing gets bigger, some applications have to run on thousands of computer servers at once. Intel on Wednesday offered…
June 19, 2014 Fitness Devices That Do (Just) a Bit More by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD New wearable devices track activities, vital statistics and then some, in combination with apps. But is it enough to justify their…
June 19, 2014 Amazon Fire Phone’s Missed Opportunities by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The world needed a great, cheap smartphone, and Amazon seems uniquely capable of delivering such a device. But the Fire instead…
June 18, 2014 Amazon Introduces Fire Phone by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The introduction comes as the leading tech companies are increasingly trying to develop services and products to keep consumers on their…
June 18, 2014 Google Ready to Comply With ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Rules in Europe by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT By the end of June, a team, led by the search company’s legal department, will start removing web links in Europe…
June 18, 2014 Yahoo Reveals Work Force Data, Joining Tech’s Small Diversity Parade by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The Internet company joins Google, LinkedIn and a host of older tech companies in disclosing the gender and ethnic breakdown of…
June 18, 2014 The Non-Disappearing Web Reacts to Facebook’s Slingshot by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Facebook on Tuesday unveiled its latest social offering, Slingshot, which is designed to allow people to send ephemeral messages. The web…
June 18, 2014 Amazon’s Tactics Confirm Its Critics’ Worst Suspicions by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO For years, Amazon’s critics have warned that the bookseller may flex its power once it controls the market for books. Now…
June 18, 2014 Amazon Expected to Unveil 3D Smartphone to Court Mobile Shoppers by REUTERS By REUTERS Amazon.com Inc’s newest mobile device, a smartphone that may sport a 3D screen, is the retailer’s latest attempt to exert its influence…