Google Introduces Nexus One, Its Rival to the iPhone
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Google stepped up its attack on the wireless industry, unveiling a touchscreen phone that does not lock a consumer into one carrier.
author By MIGUEL HELFT, source www.nytimes.com
Asian Computer Makers Move Into Riskier Ventures
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Companies that once built devices to Silicon Valley’s specifications are now investing in start-ups so they can compete with their former customers.
author By ASHLEE VANCE, source www.nytimes.com
Driven to Distraction: Despite Risks, Internet Creeps Onto Car Dashboards
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Even as concerns rise about technology distractions for drivers, automakers are rapidly bringing PC features to the dashboard.
author By ASHLEE VANCE and MATT RICHTEL, source www.nytimes.com
Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009A contest with a $1 million prize for improving on Netflix’s movie recommendations ended in a dead heat, but has already produced an impressive legacy.
author By STEVE LOHR, source www.nytimes.com
I.B.M. Will Buy a Maker of Data Analysis Software
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009SPSS makes software to help businesses and governments organize and analyze data to make better decisions, useful tools in a downturn.
author By STEVE LOHR, source www.nytimes.com
Has Wikipedia Created a Rorschach Cheat Sheet?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Psychologists and Wikipedia users are at loggerheads over whether images used for Hermann Rorschach’s inkblot test should be available online.
author By NOAM COHEN, source www.nytimes.com
EBay Expands PayPal Protections
Friday, June 20th, 2008EBay hopes to attract more online traders by expanding the protections available to people who use its PayPal payment service for transactions on eBay’s Internet marketplaces.
author By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: For Olympics, Lenovo Steps Up to World Stage
Friday, June 20th, 2008Lenovo, the only Chinese company sponsoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics worldwide, is using its campaign as a launching pad for its brand.
author By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD, source www.nytimes.com
Demand for Data Puts Engineers in Spotlight
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Engineers who run data centers are in high demand as the growth in such facilities struggles to keep up with the increasing demands of Internet-era computing.
author By STEVE LOHR, source www.nytimes.com
Kaiser Backs Microsoft Patient-Data Plan
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Kaiser Permanente is endorsing the drive toward consumer-controlled personal health records in a partnership with Microsoft.
author By STEVE LOHR, source www.nytimes.com
Advertising: A Venerable Sports Paper Plays Catch-Up
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Now a new owner is hoping to revive the Sporting News, once nicknamed the bible of baseball, by bringing it into the digital age.
author By DOUGLAS QUENQUA, source www.nytimes.com
E.U. Snubs Microsoft on Office Systems
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008In a snub to Microsoft, the European Union’s competition commissioner recommended that businesses and governments use software based on open standards.
author By JAMES KANTER, source www.nytimes.com
MSN Looks to Hollywood for New Site
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008MSN said that it had signed an agreement with BermanBraun, a Los Angeles production company, to develop and maintain an entertainment-focused Web site.
author By BROOKS BARNES, source www.nytimes.com
A.M.D. Set to Introduce a New Chip for Laptops
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008A.M.D. plans to announce that it will start selling new power-conserving notebook chips with strong graphics and video abilities.
author By LAURIE J. FLYNN, source www.nytimes.com
Icahn Wants New Chief for Yahoo
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn vowed to remove Jerry Yang, Yahoo’s chief executive, if he succeeds in replacing the company’s board with his own slate of directors.
author By MIGUEL HELFT and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, source www.nytimes.com
H.P. to Put Microsoft’s Live Search in PCs
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008The agreement, which takes effect next January for new PCs in the United States and Canada, displaces a similar one Hewlett-Packard has with Yahoo.
author By REUTERS, source www.nytimes.com
Saturday Interview: The Old Family Tea Business Gets a New-Media Spin
Saturday, May 31st, 2008R. C. Bigelow, a family-owned company in Fairfield, Conn., is one of the country’s biggest tea producers. Cindi Bigelow is the third generation of the family to take the reins.
author By PATRICIA R. OLSEN, source www.nytimes.com
Notebook Sales Help Dell to Surpass Forecasts
Friday, May 30th, 2008The computer maker said that first-quarter profit rose 4 percent to $784 million driven by strong sales of notebook computers, topping analysts’ forecasts.
author By LAURIE J. FLYNN, source www.nytimes.com
Tool Kit: Small-Business Books That Break the Mold
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Here are some books on small business that offer more than platitudes and unreachable goals.
author By PAUL B. BROWN, source www.nytimes.com
Suits: A C.E.O. Hits ‘Reply,’ and Now It’s Regret
Sunday, May 25th, 2008A tale of how the chief executive of Countrywide Financial mishandled an e-mail message from a customer, and other items.
author By MARCI ALBOHER, source www.nytimes.com