Business Stories from March 29, 2014 (Change date)
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Intel buys fitness tracker maker BasisMar 29, 2014 6:44 pm - NEW YORK - Chipmaker Intel has bought Basis Science, the startup behind the popular fitness tracker by the same name, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, announced Tuesday...
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HTC updates One phone, aims to raise awarenessMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - HTC is updating its flagship HTC One smartphone by giving it a larger screen, better software and a camera that's easier to use. The original HTC One received...
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Facebook launches lab to bring Internet everywhereMar 29, 2014 8:05 am - NEW YORK - Facebook is giving more details about its effort to connect remote parts of the world to the Internet - and it involves drones, lasers and satellites. CEO Ma...
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In YouTube era, public access TV still on the air in suburbsMar 30, 2014 8:26 am - Vincent LoCascio is no technophobe. He appreciates the power of the Internet and sites like YouTube and Facebook, where anyone can create and post a show, a thought, a p...
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Suburban entrepreneurs build tea business from the leaf upMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - Patrick Tannous and Dan Klein spent their last $7 on a Philly cheesesteak to share for dinner. It was 2011, and they had been to more than 500 stores and three trade sho...
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Your secret is not safe onlineMar 29, 2014 6:44 pm - NEW YORK - There's a lot of news about Whisper, Secret and other anonymous social networks lately. Whisper has been around in various forms since March 2012 but started ...
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Whispers, secrets and lies? Anonymity apps riseMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - NEW YORK - At a time when Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are pushing people to put forward their most polished, put-together selves, a new class of mobile applications a...
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Study: Smartphone app helps alcoholics stay soberMar 30, 2014 10:24 am - A smartphone app for recovering alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns helped keep some on the wagon, researchers...
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Review: Updated HTC One phone worth consideringMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - NEW YORK - The HTC One might be the best smartphone you never heard of. The phone won critical acclaim last year, yet it barely made a dent in the marketplace. It's over...
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Buffett skwered for doubting bitcoinMar 29, 2014 2:47 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen is mocking Warren Buffett for the stock market sage's criticisms of bitcoin, a virtual currency. Buffe...
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