Big Tech Archive
Archives for April 2014




Chromebooks are the Rodney Dangerfield of laptops -- they get no respect.


The video network has lots of suitors, and it has hired Allen & Co.


The bug may be present in computers used to regulate machinery in industrial settings.


Geeks rule the business school over the last quarter century.


It’s not about money changing hands, it’s about market share.


Also: Jeffrey Katzenberg wants you to pay by the inch, Apple and Samsung slug it out, a non-update on Twitter commerce and how to make a thin hamster.


Instead of pointing fingers at potential villains, let’s look at who is actually investing in solutions.


A driver for both UberX and Lyft says he’s fed up with his part in the venture-backed sharing economy.


A new effort to sell stripped-down servers by the thousands to “hyperscale” companies Google, Amazon and Facebook.


The ban on video game consoles in China will be lifted.


It’s-a-me! Modern technology!


The leader of the premium online video service is not shy -- which is why we are thrilled to have him onstage.


An anonymous post describes an elaborate scheme to flag, audit and ban sites that were earning substantial amounts from AdSense.


For starters, smartphone owners are far more tech-savvy than they were a few years ago.