April 5, 2016 Adding Links to the Windows 10 Start Menu by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you miss some of the handy shortcuts from earlier versions of Windows, you can easily add them. Published: April…
April 4, 2016 Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to View and Understand by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Data USA, a project by the M.I.T. Media Lab and Deloitte, is free to use and its software code is open…
April 4, 2016 Drones Marshaled to Drop Lifesaving Supplies Over Rwandan Terrain by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Zipline, based in California, raises $18 million and partners with the small African country to shuttle packages of blood and emergency…
April 4, 2016 Another Social Media Giant Embraces Algorithms by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER Instagram plans to begin testing a move away from reverse chronological order in its news feeds. But will ardent users approve?…
April 4, 2016 China’s Companies Poised to Take Leap in Developing a Driverless Car by JOHN MARKOFF and PAUL MOZUR By JOHN MARKOFF and PAUL MOZUR Conditions for the technology may actually be more favorable in China than in the United States because of…
April 4, 2016 Outshone by Smaller Screens, PCs Aim to Be Seen as Cool Again by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY With the onslaught of smartphones and tablets, even people who depend on PCs now lack passion for these onetime miracle products….
April 2, 2016 Moving CD-Ripped Music From the Computer to the iPad by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Even if you did not download the music to your iOS device from the iTunes store, you can still take…
April 2, 2016 Apple Still Strong at 40, but Are Best Years Behind It? by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple turned 40 on Friday, and it’s a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve…
April 2, 2016 Easy Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Data Usage by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you think you may be getting close to the monthly limits on your mobile phone plan, your carrier probably…
April 2, 2016 Facebook Live, Annoying and Intrusive, Seems to Be Paying Off by JOHN HERRMAN By JOHN HERRMAN The service’s new live video notifications are suddenly outstripping the regular news feed and zapping maybe millions of extra pockets. Published:…