January 14, 2014 Feigning Deafness, Giving Your Dog’s Email and Other Reader Tips to Thwart Privacy Grubbers by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH To avoid handing over their personal information, some readers said they feign deafness, act crazy, or hand over a fake email…
January 14, 2014 Court Rejects Equal Access Rules for Internet Providers by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out Federal Communications Commission rules that require providers to give all traffic equal access…
January 14, 2014 Printing the Windows 8 Calendar by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER The Windows 8 Calendar app takes a little extra work to print because it cannot do so directly from options…
January 14, 2014 From Brooklyn, Barrel-Strength Headphones by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Grado Labs collaborated with Bushmills on limited-edition on-ear headphones made of wood from barrels used to age whiskey. Published: December 19,…
January 14, 2014 A Smart Smoke Alarm That Keeps Its Cool by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM The newest product offering from the company that came up with the smart thermostat combines smoke and carbon monoxide detection in…
January 14, 2014 Google and Nest: Two Companies in the Business of Understanding You by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY This is not the usual start-up acquisition: The founders had money, recognition and momentum. What they needed was a like-minded giant…
January 14, 2014 Shooting for the Moon, Google Hopes to Own the Future by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Google’s latest acquisitions have technologies that advance humanoid robotics, driverless cars and Internet-connected home devices, making the company look as if…
January 13, 2014 Google to Buy Nest Labs for $3.2 Billion by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The deal for the start-up, which is led by former Apple engineers, will expand the technology giant’s portfolio of consumer…
January 13, 2014 Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Job by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Collegefeed, a California startup, has developed a computerized job matching system that caters to the special needs of college students, recent…
January 13, 2014 Daily Report: Apple Makes Its Bid for Bigger Share of Indian Smartphone Market by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES To draw young buyers and increase its market share in India, Apple has offered promotions like monthly payments and…