January 16, 2014 Carpet Bombing: How One Business Is Trying to Get Rid of Bad Reviews by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Anonymous reviews are protected by the First Amendment. But if they are anonymous, how can they be determined to be fake?…
January 16, 2014 Norwegian Students Blow U.S. Algebra Record Away With 5 Million Equations by REUTERS By REUTERS Norwegian students solved nearly 5 million algebra equations in a week long challenge, using an app aimed at popularizing mathematics among children…
January 16, 2014 Three Microphones to Filter Out Ambient Noise by ROY FURCHGOTT By ROY FURCHGOTT Sennheiser is offering three headsets the company says better pick out voice from background sounds. Published: January 16, 2014 at 12:00AM…
January 16, 2014 How to Make Smart Televisions a Little Less Dumb by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Television makers still don’t understand that consumers don’t want a larger, thinner TV, but rather better software to help them manage…
January 16, 2014 F.C.C. Chairman Adds More Ambiguity to His Position on Network Neutrality by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT In a blog post on the Federal Communication Commission’s website, Tom Wheeler sought to calm the nerves of both backers of…
January 16, 2014 Take 2014 a Day at a Time, Chronicling Each One by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps let a user create an electronic journal, or just capture a highlight for each day. Published: January 16, 2014 at…
January 16, 2014 Yahoo Parts Ways With Its No. 2 Executive by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Yahoo, which has lost ground to competitors in recent years, tersely announced that Henrique de Castro would step down as chief…
January 16, 2014 Digital Coach Perched Right in Your Pocket by JOSH DEAN By JOSH DEAN Companies have started to introduce some intriguing sports devices that analyze movement using sensors. Published: January 16, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
January 15, 2014 Handybook Buys Exec in a Deal for the On-Demand World by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Handybook’s acquisition of Exec, a San Francisco house cleaner-booking service, reinforces the advent of the on-demand world, where anything you want…
January 15, 2014 Government and Apple Settle Children’s App Purchase Inquiry by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT An in-app feature that let children buy items without parental permission was at the heart of the $32.5 million settlement. Published:…