Information Technology
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Americans talk, surf more than Europeans on cellsJun 01, 2013 7:42 am - NEW YORK — A global wireless industry trade group says that although Americans pay more for their cell service than Europeans, they’re getting a lot more use out of thei...
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Texas plant to make first US-assembled Moto X smartphonesJun 01, 2013 7:37 am - AUSTIN, Texas — Cellphone pioneer Motorola announced Wednesday that it’s opening a Texas manufacturing facility that will create 2,000 jobs and produce its new flagship ...
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Here’s how to fix the school yearbook businessJun 01, 2013 7:32 am - By Farhad Manjoo PALO ALTO, Calif. — You wouldn’t know it to look at the products, but the school yearbook business is kind of shady. There’s a good chance you and your ...
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Tel Aviv woos technology entrepreneurs with startup visasJun 01, 2013 7:09 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Tel Aviv is becoming a premier destination for technology companies, and government is working to attract more foreign entrepreneurs and reinforce the...
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Wisconsin farmers, firefighters partner on hazards mapsJun 01, 2013 6:55 am - MILWAUKEE — Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family’s dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of gas, cl...
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Review: High-tech gifts to update the low-tech dadJun 01, 2013 6:48 am - ATLANTA — Father’s Day gifts have morphed over the years. It used to be a tie, a golf hat or a jazz CD. But dads are more tech-savvy these days. There are plenty of new ...
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Boeing announces changes for jet design centersMay 31, 2013 3:26 pm - EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing Co. said Friday it will create new aircraft-design centers in Washington state, South Carolina and California. The company portrayed the new cent...
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Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1May 30, 2013 2:03 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It’s making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users...
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Google helps suburban business owners get web readyMay 30, 2013 10:00 am - Allison Thurman didn't know what to expect when she walked into a website workshop billed as a totally free event in Schaumburg. She came armed with a list of questions....
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$40,000 could buy small house, new Mercedes or this TVMay 30, 2013 5:15 am - Back in the days before I had a wife, kids, mortgage, 401(k), PPO, lawn mower, colonoscopy results and other trappings of a severe case of adulthood, I owned a $700 VCR....