Blog Profile / Bits
| URL : | http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Technology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 7150 | |
| Posts / Week: | 25.9 | |
| Archived Since: | March 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Google Puts Android and Chrome Under One Boss
Google replaced Andy Rubin, who co-founded and oversaw Android, with Sundar Pichai, senior vice president for Chrome and Apps. The change signals Google's evolving thinking about its two operating systems and two growing businesses, hardware and mobile.
Netflix Allows Americans to Share Viewing Choices with Facebook Friends
Netflix said Wednesday that it would begin offering United States customers the ability to share their video watching habits with their friends on Facebook.
Researchers Find 25 Countries Using Surveillance Software
A study traces government use of an off-the-shelf program called FinSpy to monitor the electronic activities of individuals, often in countries with a record of political repression.
Google Elbows Into the Cloud in Seattle Expansion
Google says it is doubling its office space near Seattle, just miles from the campuses of Amazon and Microsoft, and stepping up the hiring of engineers and others who work on cloud technology.
French Regulators Seek Inquiry Into Skype
French regulators have asked prosecutors to investigate Microsoft’s Skype unit over its failure to register as a telecommunications operator, raising the question of what constitutes a telephone company in the age of Internet-based communications.
France Proposes New Rules to Guarantee Equal Access to the Internet
The French government is calling for a law requiring Internet service providers to give all traffic on their networks equal priority, saying existing rules were insufficient.
Daily Report: Google Concedes That Drive-By Prying Violated Privacy
Google acknowledged on Tuesday that it had violated people’s privacy during its Street View mapping project when it casually scooped up passwords, e-mails and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users.
Today’s Scuttlebot: Bitcoin Problem and Tracking the Papacy
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Tuesday, selections include Pinterest's new tool for helping businesses track the number of visitors it sends them, more ideas about how to use voice mail and a prediction that Android tablets will overtake iPads this year.
Venture Capitalists Face Another Sexual Harassment Suit
Another lawsuit is raising the issue of sexual discrimination at Silicon Valley venture capital firms.
Predicting Commutes More Accurately for Would-Be Home Buyers
On its Web site, Windermere, a real estate firm, has begun using an online tool from Inrix, a company that does crowdsourced traffic estimates. It gives those looking for a home an hour-by-hour prediction of the drive times to their workplaces.
Daily Report: Dell Agrees to Show Financials to Icahn
Dell has agreed to open its books to the billionaire activist investor Carl C. Icahn, signaling a possible truce on one front in the battle over the computer maker’s proposed $24.4 billion buyout.
Eye-Tracking Tech Will Be Open to iPhones and Other Devices
A start-up company called uMoove says it will offer eye and head tracking to anyone, including device makers like Apple and developers who make mobile apps.
Google Shows Off Sample Apps for Glasses
At the South by Southwest Conference, Google gave a demonstration of its Project Glass and showed how some apps would work with the eyewear.
Today’s Scuttlebot: Online Etiquette in Flux, and Facebook Hacking Defense
The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web for important and peculiar items. For Monday, selections include revenue implications for a rush to mobile advertising, a new fight over domain names and an animated look at server problems with the new version of SimCity.
New BlackBerry Phone Nears U.S. Debut
BlackBerry is hoping to achieve a comeback with the arrival of its new phone in the United States later this month.
Disruptions: Thank You for Your ‘Thank You’ Comments
Readers respond to Nick Bilton's column, which discussed a new kind of digital etiquette in society where asking for directions, leaving a voice mail message and saying "Thank You" in an e-mail can be considered rude.
NELL Is a Computer That Reads the Web — With a Little Human Help
The Never-Ending Language Learner is a computer that reads the Web and seeks to understand the meaning of words and phrases in context. The project at Carnegie Mellon University, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Google, began as a purely automated endeavor, computer algorithms roaming the Web. But it now relies on human helpers as well as algorithms.
Click for Career Enhancement
CreativeLive and other online companies have tapped into an audience of customers who are motivated to hone skills that might enhance their careers.
Daily Report: Algorithms Get a Human Hand in Steering the Web
Computer algorithms are capable of trading stocks, arranging dates, winning “Jeopardy” and even choosing bra sizes. But increasingly, behind the curtain, there is a human helper.
Apps for Philips’s Hue Light Bulbs
Philips, the lighting giant, is announcing that it will create an official developer's kit to attract companies to make products that work with its Web-enabled Hue, an LED bulb customers can control from a smartphone. It's another step on the road to the so-called connected home.