March 24, 2014 Quantum Computing Research May Back Controversial Company by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY D-Wave Systems has generated skepticism with its quantum computing technology. Now a new paper may lend credibility to work done by…
March 24, 2014 Web Fiction Serialized and Social by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD With Wattpad, a storytelling app, the once-solitary writing process has become informal, intimate and highly interactive. Published: March 24, 2014 at…
March 24, 2014 Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks. Published: November…
March 24, 2014 Name-Calling in the Virtual Playground by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Secret is the latest social media platform to confront the tendency of anonymous chat to provide cover for bad behavior. Published:…
March 23, 2014 Pilot of Missing Plane Shared His Flight Simulator Passion Online by REUTERS By REUTERS Some trace of the passion that Zaharie Ahmad Shah had for flying can be found in the trail of e-mail exchanges and…
March 23, 2014 A Conversation With Danah Boyd Author of ‘It’s Complicated’ About Teenagers Online by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON An interview with Danah Boyd, an expert on teens and the Internet and author of the book, “It’s Complicated: The Social…
March 23, 2014 Just Dont Call Them Hearing Aids by ANNE EISENBERG By ANNE EISENBERG Sound amplifiers, sold over the counter, have high-tech features. But audiologists suggest a doctor’s visit before using them. Published: March 23,…
March 22, 2014 Narcissists Dream: Selfie-Friendly Phone by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Many smartphones have superb primary cameras, but the front-facing cameras that we (well, some of us) use to take pictures of…
March 22, 2014 Not the Best Way to Sell a Smartphone by DAVID SEGAL By DAVID SEGAL In a brutal global business, marketing missteps inflict much pain. Just ask HTC. Published: March 23, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT…
March 22, 2014 Malaysia Jet Saga Highlights Doubts Over Air Traffic Radar by REUTERS By REUTERS The ease with which a big jetliner melted into the ether after vanishing from Malaysian radar illustrates an uncomfortable paradox about modern…