Big Tech Archive
Archives for December 2014


The new app Hotel My Phone lets you create a virtual copy of your forgotten or dead phone on a borrowed phone.


No. 2 on Amazon’s list? A show whose last episode aired in 2008.


A drop in profits at Samsung, plus losses from Motorola and Sony, forced overall Android hardware profits down by half in 2014.


The top Re/code Reviews of 2014.


Apple sold three iPhones for every one smartphone that Samsung did, while Microsoft’s Nokia Lumia line finished third.


No, the Adult Entertainment Expo no longer overlaps with the International CES.


Plus a bunch of honorable mentions.


Large numbers of addresses were cut off Friday, and users reported the service was still down Monday.


Even camera film lost less in value than bitcoin.


And Ginger.io raised a bunch of money, too.


Sony generated $15 million in online sales before Apple signed on.


There was news while you were out holiday-making. Here’s your chance to catch up.


Re/coders shared their thoughts on the latest tech headlines with TV audiences this week.


Nearly 35 percent of Christmas day online sales occurred over phones and tablets.


What is a “denial of service” attack, and what’s the point?