Big Tech Archive
Archives for July 2014


Developers unveil new apps and programs to make life easier for first responders and residents after disasters.


A rebuttal to James Temple’s proposition that with health data, the default should be to look for safe ways to share.


Another executive departure at Qualcomm.


Chinese regulators paid sudden visits to four Microsoft offices.


Plus, BlackBerry’s slim chances of a buyout, Coinye takes a dirt nap and the plausibility of “Sharknado.”




A late entrant in a crowded market tries to stand out.


Crocery stores and restaurant chains are an area of huge opportunity for new challengers.


As part of the deal, the Swell app is to be shut down this week.


With health data, the default should be to look for safe ways to share.


The big bosses take a break from scoops and reviews to share insight into the week’s major stories.


“YouTube is a bunch of 13-year-olds who are like, ‘Look at me, I am unattended!’”


This week in tech, brought to you by Re/code.


“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” the company said in its telltale yes-we-bought-it and no-we-aren’t-saying-more statement.


Bose filed an International Trade Commission complaint and a federal patent infringement lawsuit.