May 19, 2011,
7:06 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Our smartphones seem pretty smart these days, but the next generation of mobile devices will make today’s gadgets look dumb, due in part to sensor technology.
May 18, 2011,
5:12 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Social Flights taps into people’s social networks to help them organize flights on private jets, which can sometimes be less expensive than commercial airliners.
May 18, 2011,
3:48 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Is Twitter making you stupid? It depends entirely on how you use it.
May 17, 2011,
6:26 pm
By
NICK BILTON
A House subcommittee sent a second letter to Sony asking the company to answer questions about a data breach.
May 17, 2011,
12:37 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive, argued that Sony had responded to the attack in a timely manner and regularly shared information with customers.
May 17, 2011,
8:00 am
By
NICK BILTON
Blip.tv, a video site that specializes in Web-created shows, introduced a newly designed site on Tuesday that hopes to highlight its best video content.
May 14, 2011,
8:16 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Sony said in a press release that it was relaunching the PlayStation Network and its other online products with increased security following cyberattacks.
May 13, 2011,
4:58 pm
By
NICK BILTON
It has been nearly a year since Amazon announced a new Kindle product, but Jeff Bezos, the company’s chief executive, dropped a hint that a “multipurpose tablet device” could be on the way.
May 12, 2011,
4:07 pm
By
NICK BILTON
A number of lawmakers have promised that new federal online privacy legislation is on the way, but privacy experts believe politics and a lack of understanding in government will curb new laws.
May 12, 2011,
10:52 am
By
NICK BILTON
Shapeways, a 3-D printing company, announced Thursday that it will now allow its customers to print objects in a food-safe ceramic material.
May 11, 2011,
3:14 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Researchers at the Queens University Human Media Lab in Canada recently showcased a new flexible display that looks like paper while offering a fully interactive touch screen.
May 10, 2011,
3:50 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype will make it a serious contender for the future of global communications, adding serious pressure on Google, Apple and telecommunications companies.
May 9, 2011,
2:37 pm
By
NICK BILTON
A game developer has created a replica of Osama bin Laden’s compound for a new level of the first-person shooter video game Counter-Strike.
May 5, 2011,
9:54 pm
By
NICK BILTON
Sony posted a series of announcements on its PlayStation blog on Thursday, answering customer questions about a cyberattack that brought down the PlayStation Network and other services last month.
May 5, 2011,
11:00 am
By
NICK BILTON
The New York Times Company’s Research and Development Lab released a free Web-based tool that creates an research database of anonymized location data from iPhones and iPads.