December 29, 2013 Going Contract-Free: Finding a Phone and Plan That Fit by THOMAS J. FITZGERALD By THOMAS J. FITZGERALD No-contract cellphone plans are on the rise, with plenty of options available. Making the best choice means doing your research…
December 29, 2013 Apps to Protect Your Array of Passwords by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Five apps that allow a user to manage (and remember) passwords and keep other sensitive information safe. Published: October 17, 2013…
December 29, 2013 Reddit Reaches for Profits Through a Geek-Culture Bazaar by REUTERS By REUTERS Social news hub Reddit snagged an interview with Barack Obama last year. The big get for 2013 was reaching 90 million unique…
December 28, 2013 ‘Knockout Game’ Texan Denied Bail on Hate Crime Charge by REUTERS By REUTERS A federal judge denied bond on Friday to a white Texas man charged with punching an elderly black man in a suspected…
December 27, 2013 Illegal Video Downloads Continue Upward Trajectory by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON According to studies released this year, piracy of video content continued to rise during 2013. Published: December 27, 2013 at 12:00AM…
December 27, 2013 Today’s Scuttlebot: The Lost Year of Tech, and Inside Apple by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Thursday’s highlights from around the web include a retrospective of the year when wearables let down, M&A replaced innovation,…
December 27, 2013 Target’s Nightmare Goes On: Encrypted PIN Data Stolen by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH On Friday, Target confirmed that cybercriminals had managed to steal encrypted PIN data for its customers, in what is officially the…
December 27, 2013 An Interview With Liz Eswein, Instagram User-Turned-Entrepreneur by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Just a couple of years after she first opened an Instagram account, Liz Eswein has built a successful business on helping…
December 27, 2013 Overstock to Embrace Bitcoin, Giving the Currency a Lift by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Patrick Byrne, the chief executive of Overstock, said the company planned to let online shoppers pay for goods with Bitcoin by…
December 26, 2013 Amazon Reveals a New Hint About Prime Membership Rolls by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company has never said how many Prime members it has, leaving analysts guessing about the popularity of the service that…