Information Technology
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Technology Summit planned in SchaumburgNov 13, 2017 5:00 am - The Schaumburg Business Association is holding a Technology Summit from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The event takes place at the American Society of ...
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Inside the secret site where driverless cars undergo 20,000 tests
Nov 11, 2017 6:21 am - ATWATER, Calif. - There is a man in a straw hat who earns a paycheck here by crossing the street over and over again. Sometimes he stares down at his cellphone, often he...
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Walmart Pay could surpass Apple in U.S. mobile payments
Nov 11, 2017 6:19 am - Wal-Mart Stores's app is close to surpassing Apple Pay in usage for mobile payments in the U.S., giving the world's largest retailer even more clout as a growing number ...
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Like it or not, major Snapchat overhaul coming
Nov 11, 2017 6:18 am - Snapchat used to be proud of its confusing design - the look made sense to its users, and that's the only audience Snap wanted. But now, after a disastrous earnings repo...
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Sean Parker on Facebook's 'unintended consequences'
Nov 11, 2017 6:16 am - The Facebook founders purposefully created something addictive, the social network's first president told Axios in an interview. "God only knows what it's doing to our c...
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What Instagram's #RoadRage posts tell you
Nov 11, 2017 6:15 am - A recent examination of U.S. road rage postings on Instagram offers a look at when people are perhaps most likely to vent their anger while driving, an insurance industr...
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How new technology could alter manga publishing
Nov 11, 2017 6:15 am - Leading manga publishers are trying to make the most of digital tools by offering high-tech drawing apps for free and providing new platforms for posting work, in an eff...
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Apple ramping up work on augmented reality headset
Nov 11, 2017 6:15 am - Seeking a breakthrough product to succeed the iPhone, Apple aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2...
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Facebook says it needs your explicit photos for your own protection
Nov 11, 2017 6:00 am - Would you voluntarily send Facebook nude photos of yourself? The company is insisting it needs them — for your own protection. Let's say you have a spiteful ex who decid...
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130-foot-tall cell tower coming to Naperville golf courseNov 08, 2017 4:00 am - Cellphone coverage for Verizon and T-Mobile is set to improve, and the Naperville Park District is in line to receive $1.5 million over the next 30 years after the Naper...