By MOLLY WOOD
Google’s operating system for wearable devices has some promising features, but they’re not ready yet.
Published: July 24, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Circle the Skies, From Your Smartphone or Tablet by KIT EATON
By KIT EATON
Mobile apps can offer realistic graphics and sophisticated controls that simulate many aspects of flying real aircraft.
Published: July 24, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Twitter, Like Other Big Tech Companies, Comes Up Short on Diversity by MIKE ISAAC
By MIKE ISAAC
The social media company’s report on employees’ gender and ethnic backgrounds is the latest in a string of reports indicating that when it comes to diversity, the tech industry has “a lot of work to do.”
Published: July 23, 2014 at 12:00AM
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Six Indicted on Hacking Charges Related to Hot StubHub Tickets by NICOLE PERLROTH
By NICOLE PERLROTH
What do tickets to Jay-Z, the Yankees and “The Book of Mormon” have in common? Authorities say a criminal ring used stolen credit-card information to buy those hard-to-get tickets and pocketed the money when they resold them.
Published: July 23, 2014 at 12:00AM
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The Rise Of Sleep-Tracking Technology
The Rise Of Sleep-Tracking Technology
Sleep tracking is gaining steam in the tech world. Meet the newest entry.
July 23, 2014 at 10:48PM
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90% of Twitter’s Tech Employees are Male
90% of Twitter’s Tech Employees are Male
Twitter released its long-awaited diversity report Wednesday, and the skewed demographics are no surprise.
July 23, 2014 at 8:35PM
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Better Traffic-Light Timing Will Get You There Faster
Better Traffic-Light Timing Will Get You There Faster
New algorithms from MIT researchers keep gridlock at bay by predicting traffic before it starts.
July 23, 2014 at 8:24PM
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Facebook’s Profit Soars Past Expectations, Fueled by Mobile Ads by VINDU GOEL
By VINDU GOEL
Mobile devices accounted for nearly two-thirds of the social networking company’s revenue, which rose 61 percent over the same quarter last year.
Published: July 24, 2014 at 12:00AM
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This Box Can Hold an Entire Netflix
This Box Can Hold an Entire Netflix
You’ve probably heard about Netflix peering issues recently, the pissing contest between Netflix and ISPs arguing over who should pay who for what, with us poor binge-watchers caught in the crossfire. But at the heart of all the arguments is mundane yet spectacular piece of hardware. An unassuming box that holds approximately one (1) Netflix.
July 23, 2014 at 4:58PM
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Microsoft’s Marketing Department Needs To Be Stopped
Microsoft’s Marketing Department Needs To Be Stopped
This “parody” of LMFAO’s now-three-year-old “Sexy And I Know It” is “celebrating [OneNote’s] new integration with Surface Pro 3.” If they’re trying to sell tablets it just might work, because we threw all of our laptops out the window in abject horror after watching this.
July 23, 2014 at 3:57PM
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