January 21, 2014 A Popular Chinese Social Networking App Blazes Its Own Path by DAVID BARBOZA By DAVID BARBOZA Weixin, a fast-growing app from the Chinese Internet company Tencent, is no mere copy of any existing service, and its success…
January 20, 2014 3-D Printing Moves Closer to the Mainstream by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Yes, 3-D printers are quickly adding the features that could take them past the bleeding edge of tech buyers. Published: January…
January 20, 2014 Key U.S. Senator Objects to Part of Obama Spy Data Plan by REUTERS By REUTERS The head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee objected on Sunday to President Barack Obama’s proposal for the government to give up…
January 20, 2014 Nintendo Slides by Almost a Fifth After Loss Warning by REUTERS By REUTERS Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd tumbled by nearly a fifth on Monday after it warned of a third straight year of operating…
January 20, 2014 China Decries U.S. Spending Bill by REUTERS By REUTERS China’s Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1-trillion spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress last week over clauses that limit technological purchases…
January 20, 2014 Swindlers Use Telephones, With Internet’s Tactics by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD New technology has led to an onslaught of Internet-inspired fraud tactics that try to use telephone calls to dupe millions of…
January 20, 2014 Building Toward the Home of Tomorrow by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The announcement last week that Google was paying $3 billion to acquire Nest, a maker of Internet-connected home products, put a…
January 19, 2014 Disruptions: Looking for Relief From a Flood of Email by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Email is probably one of the most invasive forms of communication yet devised. For those who can’t seem to handle the…
January 19, 2014 China Decries U.S. Spending Bill by REUTERS By REUTERS China’s Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1-trillion spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress last week over clauses that limit technological purchases…
January 18, 2014 Yahoo’s Asian Lifeline by JEFF SOMMER By JEFF SOMMER Despite the company’s recent shake-up, Wall Street still likes its valuable holdings in China and Japan. Published: January 19, 2014 at…