January 1, 2014 The Marriage of Wireless Speaker and Streaming Service by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Pure, a British electronics manufacturer, makes wireless speakers called Jongo for its streaming music service. Published: January 2, 2014 at 12:00AM…
January 1, 2014 Exercise Game Tracks Your Fitness All Day by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT New to the Wii Fit U game from Nintendo is a meter that clips on a belt or waistband and records…
January 1, 2014 QuizUp, a Social Trivia App, Tests Mobile Gamers by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Move over, Candy Crush. Could QuizUp, a social trivia app, be the next big thing? Published: December 31, 2013 at 12:00AM…
January 1, 2014 Apple Says It Is ‘Unaware’ of N.S.A. iPhone Hack Program by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Apple said it would continue to try to defend customers from security attacks “regardless of who’s behind them.” Published: December 31,…
December 31, 2013 Why Do Android Smartphones Guzzle the Most Data? by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Android smartphones are kind of like Hummers. Similar to the oversized, gas-guzzling SUVs, Android phones have the biggest screens and…
December 31, 2013 Be as Creative as a Kindergartner by AMY O’LEARY By AMY O’LEARY Tom and David Kelley of the design firm IDEO talk about their new book, “Creative Confidence,” which offers a range of…
December 30, 2013 U.S. Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT The United States is falling dangerously behind in offering high-speed, affordable broadband service, according to technology experts and recent studies. Published:…
December 30, 2013 Solving Problems for Real World, Using Design by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Formally the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, the D.school has made a global impact by encouraging students to…
December 30, 2013 Medical Billing Nears a New Era of Ultra-Specific Codes by ANDREW POLLACK By ANDREW POLLACK A new catalog of medical billing codes will have 68,000 for diagnoses alone, beginning Oct. 1. The medical informatics business is…
December 29, 2013 Disruptions: Coming in 2014: Extremely Smart Watches and Wearable TVs by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON The new year may bring vast improvements in a variety of gadgets, including smart watches and prototypes of flexible TV screens…