Information Technology
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New FCC policy could mean a lot more transparency
Feb 04, 2017 6:18 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's top telecom and cable regulator wants to give Americans a better view into the workings of their government. So, in a first-ever pilot project,...
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Slack's Enterprise Grid offers a more grown-up option for businesses
Feb 04, 2017 6:17 am - Slack crept its way into thousands of companies with a fun app to exchange office gossip, animated Gifs and the occasional productive discussion with colleagues. The cha...
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App reviews: Rolling Sky, Firefox Focus
Feb 04, 2017 6:16 am - Rolling Sky Can you keep the ball rolling? That's the main challenge of Rolling Sky, which puts you in charge of steering a ball through a winding path without once...
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Goodbye cable box? Comcast to offer cable TV via Roku
Feb 04, 2017 6:16 am - Comcast Corp. is making its Xfinity TV service available to subscribers with Roku Inc. set-top players via a new app, paving the way for customers of the nation's larges...
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Essay: It takes more than social media to make a social movement
Feb 04, 2017 6:15 am - President Donald Trump may have used the power of social media to make his way into the White House, but now social media networks are showing that muscle can work for h...
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Yes, people still love the iPhone
Feb 04, 2017 6:14 am - In case you had started to doubt it: People still love the iPhone. Apple announced Tuesday that it sold 78.2 million iPhones in its first fiscal quarter - a record for a...
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Analysis: What Trump's FCC chairman thinks about net neutrality
Feb 04, 2017 6:14 am - You may have heard that President Donald Trump's new FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, is a critic of the government's net neutrality rules - the regulations barring Internet prov...
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Technology venture capitalists have a $1B obsession with car startups
Feb 04, 2017 6:14 am - In Silicon Valley's eagerness to invest in all things automotive, venture capitalists put $100 million into a Boston startup that makes an alternative to shock absorbers...
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New Viber CEO has plan to beat WhatsApp
Feb 04, 2017 6:13 am - The newly named chief of Japanese retailer Rakuten Inc.'s messaging app Viber plans to quickly introduce new products to better compete with Facebook's WhatsApp and Mess...
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Is the White House website secure?
Feb 04, 2017 6:13 am - Some visitors to the White House website have reported seeing messages that carry some scary warnings. A message from Google Chrome warns: "Attackers might be trying to ...