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Oakton receives grant to fund nanotechnology education May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Oakton Community College has received a $374,279 grant from the National Science Foundation to educate college and high school students in the emerging field of nanotechnology.
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price.
Apple’s Cook to face Senate questions on taxes May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Apple’s CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates. “We pay all the taxes we owe — every single dollar. We don’t depend on tax gimmicks,” Tim Cook testified at a hearing by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which released a damning report Monday on Apple’s tax practices.
Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackersMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Smartphones are increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with thieves who see the devices as another way to tap into bank accounts and other sensitive information, experts say.
Your social media initiatives should follow customers’ leadMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Still uncertain about social media and your business? Your next step may be to ask your customers which social media platforms they use. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall looks at the issue of social media.
Investor values Twitter at $10 billion; IPO expected May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Twitter was valued at almost $10 billion by one of its investors, up about 10 percent from a previous estimate, indicating shares are appreciating before a possible initial public offering for the microblogging service.
Applications reviews: Angry Birds Friends, Tempo May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Facebook’s like feature faces free-speech test in sheriff firing May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Danny Carter shocked colleagues when the Hampton, Virginia, jailer posted a picture of his boss's opponent in the sheriff's race on his Facebook page along with a link to the contender's website. The post, made almost four years ago because Carter clicked the "Like" button on the "Jim Adams for Hampton Sheriff" page, is now the subject of a federal appeals court argument over whether the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protects one-click, online endorsements of a person, idea or product.
Turning off iPhone essential to pilots reporting interference May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Public figures from Sen. Claire McCaskill to actor Alec Baldwin have bristled at what they say are excessive rules restricting use of tablets, smartphones, laptops and other devices during flights. More than a decade of pilot reports and scientific studies tell a different story. Government and airline reporting systems have logged dozens of cases in which passenger electronics were suspected of interfering with navigation, radios and other aviation equipment.
Mobile app loyalty programs gain ground May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Loyalty programs are moving out of wallets and into smartphones as a new generation of applications seeks to reward consumers for shopping, watching television or snapping photos. Walt Disney Co. and Target have signed up with Shopkick, which created a mobile app that gives points to shoppers for entering stores or buying products.
The end of the credit card? May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
This week Square announced a new product that took me by surprise: the Square Stand, an iPad holder and credit card reader that's meant to function as a point-of-sale system for high-volume small businesses like restaurants and cafes.
Google highlights: Music, maps, photo, other tools May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Google boosts photo offerings to rival Facebook May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online and on mobile gadgets is growing more popular. Many of the 41 new features being added to Google Plus beginning Wednesday will draw upon the computing power, machine learning, algorithms, semantics analysis and other innovations that established Google's search engine as the most influential force on the Internet.
Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. They're engineered not to develop ugly black bruises. McDonald's, which gets many of its fries from Simplot, rejects those.
Research In Motion unveils cheaper BlackBerry May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software. The lower-cost gadget, called the Q5, is the company's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system. It will have a physical keyboard, something that sets RIM's devices apart from Apple's iPhone and most Android phones.
A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Despite its disappointing stock market performance, the company has delivered strong financial results. Net income increased 7 percent to $219 million in the most recent quarter, compared with the previous year, and revenue was up 38 percent to $1.46 billion.
Hardware review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Like supermodel turned rapper, the Kirabook sounds bad but looks good. It's beautifully done in magnesium, a tougher metal than the aluminum found in MacBooks and some other laptops. Magnesium is rarely used in consumer electronics, but when it is, the results can be spectacular: I had a magnesium-bodied point-and-shoot camera that didn't show a scratch after 10 years of use.
Syrian hackers compromise Financial Times blogs, Twitter accounts May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
A clutch of blogs and Twitter accounts maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which often attacks media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels.
Tableau Software soars in trading debut May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering. Seattle-based Tableau Software Inc. provides software that helps businesses convert data into visual presentations.
Hackathon aims to solve traffic problems around region May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Typically, when you hear the term "hackathon," you picture computer geeks sitting in a large room, rifling through untold number of passwords or other avenues to break into secret websites or files during a competition. That's not exactly the case with the first Logistics Hackathon, an all-day technology-driven work session, on Saturday at the Merchandise Mart.