Information Technology
-
Review: Colors come to life in new Samsung tabletJun 28, 2014 8:12 am - NEW YORK - Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S tablet looks different. As soon as I turned on the screen, I noticed that the colors are stunning and vivid. Red looks redder, and ...
-
Google's Nest to buy security startup DropcamJun 28, 2014 8:12 am - Google Inc.'s Nest Labs is acquiring Dropcam Inc. for $555 million to boost its offerings for the connected home. The deal will be in cash and subject to adjustments, Ne...
-
Apple's larger iPhones said to start mass output next monthJun 28, 2014 8:12 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Apple suppliers in China will begin mass production of its largest iPhones ever next month, according to people familiar with the plans, as the smartpho...
-
Oculus plans to make virtual reality a realityJun 28, 2014 8:12 am - Oculus VR Inc. has a plan for making virtual reality mainstream: Replicate Google Inc.'s success with Android. Facebook Inc. agreed in March to acquire Oculus for about ...
-
Apple, Amazon obsessed with gadget du jourJun 28, 2014 8:12 am - Apple has a new smartwatch coming in the fall and Amazon has a new Fire smartphone coming in July. That should be good news for consumer technology fans, but the reality...
-
Text-messaging isn't destroying our grammar, research showsJun 28, 2014 8:00 am - If you think that young people seem to be spending more of their time “face-to-screen” than “face-to-face,” you're probably right. And a lot of that screen time seems to...
-
Beach parties in Cannes help Yahoo, GoogleJun 28, 2014 8:00 am - CANNES, France — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marissa Mayer landed on the French Riviera last week with a posse of space adventurers. Her goal: Convince advertiser...
-
NSA fears prompt Germany to end Verizon contractJun 28, 2014 6:22 am - BERLIN - The German government is ending a contract with Verizon over fears the company could be letting U.S. intelligence agencies eavesdrop on sensitive communications...
-
Aereo suspends service after Supreme Court rulingJun 28, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Online-streaming service Aereo Inc. is temporarily closing down its operation, three days after it was dealt an unfavorable ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
-
Bloomingdale embraces digital library streamingJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Bits and bytes are increasingly replacing paper and plastic at area public libraries. While tablets and streaming services have dominated the entertainment and media ma...