Big Tech Archive
Archives for October 2014
Re/code writers appeared on TV and online to discuss this week’s headlines.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere launches one-man Twitter storm to discuss the intricacies of the new Apple SIM -- and take a few shots at rival wireless carriers (natch).
Two of the nation’s biggest drugstore chains pull the plug on their informal support of Apple Pay as they work with a consortium of retailers to create a competing mobile wallet.
Apple’s decision to offer its OS X Yosemite computer operating system as a public Beta helped accelerate initial adoption, according to research from Chitika Insights.
With the keys to the fast car of tech, who the heck is this guy?
Sources said the company co-founder has told staff that he wants to focus on the “bigger picture” at the tech giant.
Ma Bell confirms that customers who use the latest iPad on AT&T’s network will need a separate SIM card to switch to another carrier.
Whether or not people are buying smart-home hubs, there seems to be a market for the companies.
“Hatred and all kinds of prejudice is nothing we as a collective industry support.”
Plus, Microsoft’s piddling Surface sales, the problem with Apple’s porn policy, The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made and “The Shining,” Starring Willy Wonka.
Apple Pay worked smoothly and quickly in all but a very few instances. But the number of physical and online stores that accept it at launch is still very small.
The lives of social media content moderators, the story of gentrification in San Francisco as told by a soccer field and more.
It’s now Microsoft Lumia devices, not Nokia Lumia devices, that represent a fragment of the market dominated by Android and iOS.