Information Technology
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App reviews: Lifeline, Maps.meDec 12, 2015 6:17 am - From the moment you boot it up, you should realize that Lifeline isn't a run-of-the-mill mobile game. There's no animation and no real action. But by the time you get i...
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Apple Maps, once a laughingstock, now dominates iPhones
Dec 12, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Apple Maps quickly became the butt of jokes when it debuted in 2012. It overlooked many towns and businesses and misplaced famous landmarks. It marked New Yor...
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Apple may be dropping Live TV plans
Dec 12, 2015 6:00 am - Apple Inc. has suspended plans to offer a live Internet-based television service and is instead focusing on being a platform for media companies to sell directly to cust...
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Hello (hackable) Barbie: New toys vulnerable
Dec 12, 2015 5:55 am - Toys that talk back are some of the hottest holiday gifts this year. And they may soon be hot items for hackers. Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a number of major se...
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Why dictionaries have started sanctioning even the dumbest Internet slangDec 12, 2015 5:45 am - Long before Oxford Dictionaries named the tears-of-joy emoji 2015's "word" of the year, the language grumps were grumbling about the downfall of the written word. Dicti...
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Twitter's list of the most popular tweets of 2015
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Cop grooving to Taylor Swift among top videos
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Analysis: Mozilla's newest app perfectly captures the ethical dilemma of ad-blocking
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Twitter to put ads where folks without accounts can see themDec 12, 2015 5:04 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter is finding ways to advertise to people who view tweets on its website without having an account, seeking to prove to Wall Street that its busines...
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Verizon to start offering 'sponsored data'Dec 12, 2015 4:33 am - If you're a customer on Verizon's wireless network, you'll soon be able to take advantage of certain online services without having it count against your data cap. The ...