Business Stories from November 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Why baby boomers will rule the future of technologyNov 08, 2014 1:31 pm - Steve Jobs was 52 when he announced the iPhone. That was in 2007. Years later, the Apple co-founder introduced the MacBook Air, App Store and iPad. Tim Cook, who was 51 ...
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Freezing eggs, or freezing moms out of high-tech?Nov 08, 2014 6:45 am - Last month Apple and Facebook announced they will pay up to $20,000 for female employees to stop the ticking of their biological clocks and freeze their eggs so they can...
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Google challenges Amazon with new price cuts for cloud toolsNov 09, 2014 6:37 am - Google Inc. unveiled price cuts for its cloud-based computing services, as the company seeks to attract business customers from Amazon.com Inc. and other rivals. The Mou...
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Fox eyes digital options to counter 'fraying' cable tv bundleNov 09, 2014 6:37 am - 21st Century Fox Inc., Rupert Murdoch's entertainment company, is considering new Web-based initiatives to attract younger viewers and consumers who don't subscribe to t...
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At Dublin web summit, tech world braces for startup hangoverNov 08, 2014 6:40 am - DUBLIN -- At the annual tech jamboree known as the Dublin Web Summit, budding entrepreneurs typically swap tips on building the next Internet superstar and celebrate eve...
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Digital world is being rocked by baby boomersNov 09, 2014 6:37 am - They were born before the Internet and grew up with rotary phones, but now baby boomers are the nation's most voracious purchasers of WiFi service and tech gadgets. The ...
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Emojis may expand skin color optionsNov 08, 2014 1:31 pm - A proposal to expand the skin color options for emojis may get the thumbs-up from those calling for more diversity in the icons. Emojis are cartoonlike pictograms - such...
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$50.4 million in suburbs' money could be lost to scamNov 09, 2014 1:02 pm - About $50.4 million in taxpayer money could be lost after suburban mayors and other local leaders learned this week that a potentially far-reaching scam hit an Oak Brook...
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How Apple Watch is killing wearable tech as a gift this ChristmasNov 09, 2014 6:37 am - This time last year, we all thought that 2014 would be the year of the wearable. Wearable devices seemed to be picking up steam everywhere you looked: Google Glass had m...
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Review: Adapting to new Google email is a choreNov 09, 2014 6:37 am - NEW YORK - My first reactions to Google's new email app, Inbox, boiled down to one part frustration, one part irritation. It's meant to make your life easier, but it's m...
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