Information Technology
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Survey: Many teens sleep with their phones, just like their parents
Jun 01, 2019 6:25 am - Four out of five teenagers with mobile devices keep them in their rooms overnight - and nearly a third of those bring them into their beds while sleeping - according to ...
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Analysis: Bing's not the laughingstock of technology anymore
Jun 01, 2019 6:15 am - I'd like to share birthday wishes for one of the most ridiculed technology products ever. This week in 2009, Microsoft Corp. rebooted and renamed its failed effort to co...
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Microsoft unveils personal computer game subscription service
Jun 01, 2019 6:14 am - Microsoft Corp. will begin selling a subscription service for personal computer video games, two years after unveiling a similar offering for the Xbox console. Xbox Game...
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Laptop with some of the world's most destructive malware sold for $1.3M
Jun 01, 2019 6:00 am - An art patron has paid $1.3 million for the tech equivalent of a dormant land mine: a 2008 Samsung laptop containing some of the world's mot destructive malware. "The Pe...
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Mario Kart Tour shows promise of mobile hit for Nintendo
Jun 01, 2019 6:00 am - Nintendo Co. remains bereft of a monster smartphone hit more than four years after a much-ballyhooed entry into mobile gaming. The wait may finally be over. Mario Kart T...
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Digital assistant - The one job in banking that needs more men
May 31, 2019 6:00 am - Finance is a male-dominated realm. But there's one corner where women are everywhere: the virtual world of digital assistants. Bank of America customers can ask for Eric...
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Uber reports $1B loss in first quarterly earnings after IPO
May 31, 2019 1:00 am - Uber lost more than $1 billion when it reported its first quarterly earnings as a public company Thursday. But executives said a ride-hail price war may be cooling, some...
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How Riddell is chasing the goal of making the perfect helmet in Des PlainesMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - There probably never will be a perfect football helmet. That doesn't mean manufacturers won't chase that goal. A tour of the Riddell headquarters makes that absolutely c...
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How tech giant is wading into fight over Second Amendment
May 30, 2019 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - On its website, Salesforce.com touts retailer Camping World as a leading customer of its business software, highlighting its use of products to help sale...
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Amazon to let Alexa users delete voice commands in privacy push
May 30, 2019 1:00 am - Amazon.com is updating its Alexa voice software to let users delete recordings of their voice using a spoken command, a move that follows criticism of the company's priv...