Information Technology
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UL offers consumers a one-stop for safety issues, recallsJan 06, 2015 12:01 am - Northbrook-based UL, a safety science company, has launched SafeBee.com, a website that warehouses countless product recalls, alerts, reports on various topics and other...
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The tech controversies of 2014 (and what we learned from them)Jan 03, 2015 6:45 am - WASHINGTON - It was a year of controversy, missteps and interesting debates in the tech world. Here are some of the biggest tech controversies that tech companies faced ...
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Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace.Jan 03, 2015 6:35 am - NEW YORK - A year ago, my boss announced that our large New York ad agency would be moving to an open office. After nine years as a senior writer, I was forced to trade ...
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TV makers design for streaming video to stay relevantJan 03, 2015 6:34 am - LAS VEGAS - Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video...
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Review: IPhone user tries to go back to BlackBerryJan 03, 2015 6:17 am - NEW YORK - The BlackBerry's blinking red light used to haunt me. Just when I thought I could relax, enjoy a nice dinner or go for a run, my BlackBerry would start blinki...
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Why 2015 will be the year of India's next technology revolutionJan 03, 2015 6:09 am - The multibillion-dollar valuations of India's new tech stars, Flipkart and Snapdeal, are no pricing bubble, but a signal that the country's technology boom has begun. Th...
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Connected cars overtake video games at Vegas electronics showJan 03, 2015 6:00 am - DEARBORN, Mich. — Mark Fields remembers being treated like a Neanderthal when he joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates onstage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las V...
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App reviews: How to Cook Everything Essentials, The WalkJan 03, 2015 5:59 am - Even for the novice, cooking made easier If cooking more is your goal in the new year, you can consult an expert with "How to Cook Everything Essentials," an app th...
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NASA explores inflatable spacecraft technologyJan 03, 2015 12:01 am - NORFOLK, Va. - Devising a way to one day land astronauts on Mars is a complex problem and NASA scientists think something as simple as a child's toy design may help solv...
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Wisconsin schools offer alerts via applicationsJan 02, 2015 12:01 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Two eastern Wisconsin school districts are offering smartphone applications to keep parents updated about important information and events relevant t...