November 5, 2013 If a Young Child Wanders, Technology Can Follow by ANNE EISENBERG By ANNE EISENBERG New devices for keeping tabs on small children use GPS, Wi-Fi and other location-tracking technology and can be linked to apps…
November 5, 2013 Are We Too Dependent on Apps? by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM A new academic book tries to understand how technology influences and affects the way younger people relate to each other and…
November 3, 2013 Riding the Hashtag in Social Media Marketing by DAVID SEGAL By DAVID SEGAL Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketer, pounces on any trend — tweeted or otherwise — in his quest to sell, sell,…
November 2, 2013 From North Korea With Love: A Tablet With No Internet Access by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER A tourist bought a North Korean tablet computing device and found it similar to other tablets, except for a lack of…
November 1, 2013 Checking on Android Updates for Older Phones by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER A new version of the operating system is due soon, but it may take extra time for it to reach…
November 1, 2013 Google Releases 1st Phone Powered by ‘Kit Kat’ by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Google is selling a new Android smartphone that it hopes will become more like a clairvoyant friend than a piece…
November 1, 2013 Social Network for Opinions Gets a Dose of New Money by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Knotch gives people an opportunity to express nothing but opinions, and to do it in a way that leaves little ambiguity…
November 1, 2013 Starting Windows 8.1 in Desktop Mode by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Start your computer in the familiar Windows desktop environment, and how to safely upgrade to OS X Mavericks. Published: November…
November 1, 2013 Angry Over U.S. Surveillance, Tech Giants Bolster Defenses by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER What began as a public relations predicament for American technology companies has evolved into a moral crisis that threatens the…
October 31, 2013 Google Announces New Phone and Updates Operating System by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON In an announcement at the company’s San Francisco headquarters Thursday, Google showed off an updated version of its latest mobile operating…