Computers

New Samsung tablets mimic galaxy phones

The electronics company is hoping to take a bite out of Apple's market share

Associated Press Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:32 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Samsung, Tablet

Encrypt your emails, evade the NSA

Concerned about mass surveillance? Here's a guide to making your Internet communications more private

ProPublica Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 8:16 PM UTC
Social ProPublica, Privacy, Surveillance

Microsoft cleans up its Windows

The software company hopes that version 8.1, set for release later this year, will be easier to navigate

Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:45 PM UTC
Technology Microsoft, Windows, IBM, Apple

Apple selling record amount in bonds

The computer company is making its first debt issue since the 1990s

Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:04 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Apple

Apple to dish out $100 billion to shareholders

Investors have been clamoring for the computer giant to give them access to its cash board

Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:33 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Apple

Investors dump Microsoft, PC stocks following bleak report

Wall Street reacts to new evidence laptop and desktop machines are becoming obsolete

Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 10:01 PM UTC 10
4 From the Wires, Bill Gates

Dell to go private in $24.4 billion deal

The complex agreement will allow management for the slumping computer company to attempt a turnaround

Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 5:34 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Dell, Computers

The Mad Men of Silicon Valley

A new PBS documentary shows us how the future was invented, one chip at a time

Andrew Leonard Tuesday, Feb 5, 2013 5:32 PM UTC
Technology Silicon Valley, PBS

Is it impossible to trust one another in the information age?

Computer security specialist Bruce Schneier examines the biggest threats to our privacy -- and society at large

Alec Ash, The Browser Monday, Jan 21, 2013 12:45 PM UTC
Life The Browser

A great color printer you can afford

Looking for a color inkjet printer that’s reasonably priced and fast and cheap to use? Look no further

Seamus Bellamy, The Wirecutter Sunday, Sep 23, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Life Ink, Lasers, Color Inkjet

DMX freaks out over using Google

Watch DMX Google himself for the first time VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 2:46 PM UTC
News rapper, dmx, The Internet

A great cheap laptop

If you're shopping on a tight budget, the HP G6t-2000 is the computer for you

Wes Fenlon, The Wirecutter Sunday, Aug 26, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 16
Life The Wirecutter, Computers

An adventure for the iPad

"Yesterday" revives a long dormant game genre

Laura Miller, The Chimerist Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 7:27 PM UTC
Life The Chimerist, technology

What’s the best cheap tablet?

The Wirecutter says it's the Google Nexus 7 8GB

Terrence Russell, The Wirecutter Sunday, Jul 15, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 10
Life The Wirecutter, technology, Music

SF agencies boycott Apple

The San Francisco city government plans to retaliate against Apple with a Mac boycott

Amy Silverstein, GlobalPost Wednesday, Jul 11, 2012 2:56 PM UTC 18
Life GlobalPost, Apple, Government

Will you have Internet tomorrow?

DNS-Changer malware could potentially kick thousands off the Web on Monday

Faine Greenwood, GlobalPost Sunday, Jul 8, 2012 12:00 PM UTC 14
Life GlobalPost, technology, Internet

The best portable hard drive

It's the Silicon Power Armor A80

mhzhao, The Wirecutter Sunday, Jul 1, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 15
Life The Wirecutter, Gadgets

Email can ruin your life

We're hooked on email. And it's driving us crazy. Here are five ways that email can ruin your life

Lynn Parramore, Alternet Sunday, Jun 24, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 23
Life AlterNet, technology

Dennis Ritchie: The geek Prometheus

The co-creator of Unix and the C programming language created the tools that built our modern digital world

Andrew Leonard Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 10:05 PM UTC 42
News Computers

When mourning goes viral

The 2.5 million tweets after Steve Jobs' death prove just how profoundly social media have transformed mourning

Sarah Murray Friday, Oct 7, 2011 3:08 PM UTC 13
Life Social Media, Computers

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