Information Technology
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Small privacy change for Google leads to big disruptions for startups
Oct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Google's move to cut developers off from scanning people's Gmail for ad targeting might go unnoticed by most users - but it could upend a whole segment of apps, highligh...
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Palm plans comeback with tiny phone, Stephen Curry endorsement
Oct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Now that phones are half a foot long and sell for more than $1,000, a San Francisco-based upstart says it's time for a smaller companion phone with a throwback name: Pal...
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Apple to unveil iPad, MacBook laptop overhauls Oct. 30
Oct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Apple said it will hold a product announcement Oct. 30 in the New York borough of Brooklyn, likely to unveil new iPads and Mac computers. The invitation to media reads, ...
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Adobe Photoshop is coming to Apple's iPad
Oct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Adobe Inc. unveiled a new generation of Photoshop that will be available on Apple Inc.'s iPad for the first time, signaling an acceleration in the software maker's drive...
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How Otto Engineering in Carpentersville is making NASA's Mars mission possibleOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - When Navy Capt. Scott Altman joined NASA in 1995, he thought he would eventually be the first human on Mars. Though he never made it that far, the former astronaut compl...
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Hotel apps expand to give guest more control over their stayOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Hotel loyalty apps are expanding and giving guests more control over their stays
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First look: Google promises its Pixel 3 phone is sexier on the inside than the outside
Oct 13, 2018 1:17 am - In a year of same-old smartphones, Google is pitching one that's sexy on the inside. The $800 Pixel 3 and $900 Pixel 3 XL, which I had a chance to try at Google's New Yo...
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How Google's new Waze carpooling service works
Oct 13, 2018 1:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will begin offering its pay-to-carpool service throughout the U.S., an effort to reduce the commute-time congestion that its popular Waze nav...
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Analysis: The Google+ bug is more than just a punchline
Oct 13, 2018 1:07 am - A vulnerability in Google's software has led to the potential exposure of information belonging to half a million accounts on its social network, Google+, the company ac...
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For his latest trick, Atlas the headless humanoid robot does parkour
Oct 13, 2018 1:06 am - You've seen him hop on boxes, run across a field and execute back flips with the precision of a professional gymnast. Perhaps it seems only natural that Atlas - the huma...