December 4, 2013 A Winning Tablet, and From Microsoft, No Less by BOB TEDESCHI By BOB TEDESCHI The company tries again with the Surface, a device that can double as a laptop, and this time gets it right….
December 4, 2013 A Gaming Headset for Players on the Go by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Turtle Beach, which has made a name for itself in the video game arena, has released the Ear Force i30, a…
December 4, 2013 Extra FaceTime IDs, and Reordering Email by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Tips on creating additional FaceTime addresses under one Apple ID, and how to turn off message threading. Published: December 5,…
December 4, 2013 Solid-State Drives and the iTunes MiniPlayer by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Solid-state drives are sturdy and fast, but not as capacious as hard drives. Plus, how to resize the MiniPlayer. Published:…
December 4, 2013 Tech Titans Form Biotechnology Company by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ANDREW POLLACK By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and ANDREW POLLACK Calico, a new start-up focusing on aging and illness, is run by Arthur D. Levinson, the former…
December 4, 2013 Russian Double-Sided Smartphone Has Global Ambitions by REUTERS By REUTERS Russian modem developer Yota Devices has launched its first smartphone on Wednesday, hoping its novel double-sided screen will allow it to break…
December 4, 2013 A Traditional Audio Company Enters the Wireless Realm by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT The Gig, a wireless speaker from Klipsch, shows that high-end audio companies know how to fit a lot of sound into…
December 4, 2013 Google Puts Money on Robots, Using the Man Behind Android by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF The company has acquired seven companies in hopes of automating electronics assembly and maybe even taking on Amazon in retail delivery….
December 3, 2013 Salesforce Picks Second Winner for Criticized Hackathon by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Salesforce.com said its $1 million prize for a recent contest for outside developers was a record, but following an outcry about…
December 3, 2013 New F.C.C. Chief Promises He Will Protect Competition by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT Tom Wheeler, the new chairman of the F.C.C., also reiterated the agency’s commitment to net neutrality, which forbids Internet service providers…