All Technology
- New start-up Honor brings Silicon Valley spirit to elderly care
Honor helps find in-home care for an older generation – closing a market gap ignored by many other tech ventures.
- Microsoft releases scanning app Office Lens to rivals iOS, Android
Continuing with its plans to extend its customer base through open access, Microsoft announced on Thursday that it will now make its document scanning app, Office Lens, available to iOS and Android devices.
- Comcast sprints past Google Fiber with 2-gigabit Internet service
Comcast announced it will offer two-gigabit-per-second residential Internet service in Atlanta next month, and will expand it to 18 million homes by the end of the year.
- Volkswagen celebrates 60 (technically 77) years of the Beetle
At this year's New York Auto Show, Volkswagen celebrated the Beetle's 60th anniversary with four concept cars.
- Should we pack everybody into a giant skyscraper?
At this year's eVolo Skyscraper Competition, a concept for a re-imagined Time Square – entirely contained within a mile-high tower – has gotten a lot of attention. Would it be feasible to pack whole city neighborhoods into skyscrapers?
- Why investors love Tidal, even if customers aren't too sure yet
Tidal, an artist-owned streaming music service, aims to restore some of the inherent value of music that's been chipped away by free streaming services such as Spotify. Investors are optimistic about Tidal, but will it catch on with customers?
- How 3-D printing has helped countless amputees
Faith Lennox is a 7-year-old who now has a prosthetic hand thanks to 3-D printing. Her story is becoming one of many as the technology advances.
- Obama signs order creating new cyber sanctions program
The order is the latest attempt by the Obama administration to come up with options short of direct retaliation to deal with a growing cyber threat coming from both nations and criminal groups.
- Stop China’s plan to weaken American innovation
Opinion: China launched a systematic plan to replace all American technology companies with Chinese equivalents. US needs to tell China enough is enough.
- Twitter's Curator aims to identify news as it breaks
On the heels of Facebook's reported partnership with news publications, Twitter officially launched Curator, a social media filter designed to help break the news.
- When did the Eiffel Tower open? Shortly before the fall of the British version.
The Eiffel Tower has inspired countries across the world to build their own miniature designs, but none compare to the what the British attempted immediately after its erection in the 1900s.
- How smarter stoplights offer a smoother commute
A pair of researchers have calculated more efficient traffic-light patterns that can curb congestion, as well as reduce emissions.
- Amazon’s Dash Button: Does convenience come with a price?
The retail giant’s latest product, a small plastic button that eliminates the need to log on to an app or website, is part of the company's push to draw consumers away from brick-and-mortar stores and onto their site.