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The app gap, in disasters like Hurricane Sandy
David Brancaccio Mar 12, 2013
Twitter and Facebook were used by millions in the New York area to stay connected during Superstorm Sandy. But online disaster communication and preparedness isn't limited to social networking sites. Many entrepreneurs are trying to build platforms to stay informed during crises -- platforms that could be used outside of a disaster to market products.
Military tuition cuts: A tangible sequester impact
David Gura Mar 11, 2013
The U.S. Army is freezing all new applications for its tuition assistance program because of the sequester. As David Gura reports, the elimination of the much relied-upon program is among the first tangible repercussions of the automatic budget cuts.
Augmented reality is... virtually here
Eric Molinsky Mar 8, 2013
Google’s computer eyeglasses are just one device in a fast-growing field called augmented reality. This kind of technology has been around for a while, but it hasn’t really caught on. Until now.
Taking smartphones out of sleepovers
Janell Burley Hofmann Mar 4, 2013
How do you host a sleepover for your kids without smartphones getting in the way?
Meet Tizen, Samsung's new mobile operating system
David Brancaccio Feb 27, 2013
Samsung's new phone operating system is called Tizen, and there are other rivals coming soon, including one from the browser maker, Firefox.
No app for that: Apple to settle iTunes lawsuit
Stacey Vanek Smith Feb 27, 2013
Apple has agreed to pay some $100 million to settle charges it improperly charged children for iTunes purchases. The payment: mostly iTunes gift cards.
Sequestration: How China sees the prospect of U.S. military cuts
Rob Schmitz Feb 27, 2013
China is a rising military power in the Pacific and the U.S. is partly a counterbalance, but U.S. military sequester spending cuts may turn out to be a mixed blessing for China.
PODCAST: Caterpillar and the economy and unlocking your iPhone is now breaking the law
Mark Garrison Jan 28, 2013
What a construction giant tells us about the larger economy, and what happens now that unlocking your phone is illegal.
Are investors souring on Apple?
Mark Garrison Jan 28, 2013
Apple shares fell 12 percent after record iPhone sales in December failed to meet forecasts.
Market for desktops on decline
Queena Kim Jan 24, 2013
Smartphones and tablets are changing the equation for desktop computers. And an entire industry is feeling the pain.
