2017-03-22 14:05
LinkedIn's Trending Storylines aims to broaden users' news horizons
In an effort to become to be its users’ professional news feed, LinkedIn has launched a new feature aimed at providing a broad set of perspectives on relevant business news.
2017-03-22 14:00
Trello connects to HipChat, BitBucket, Jira and Confluence
Trello is getting hooked into the entire Atlassian ecosystem with a series of integrations unveiled Wednesday. The new “power-ups†for the project management software connect it with BitBucket, Jira, HipChat and Confluence, to help customers get th
2017-03-22 11:00
Rust, React, JavaScript, Python top Stack Overflow survey
There may be a perception in some circles that software developers have been busy coding since childhood. But online programming community Stack Overflow in its recent developer survey found many coders have been coming aboard much later.
2017-03-22 08:17
Airbnb adopts new brand name Aibiying in China
Airbnb will rebrand its short-term home rental service in China as “Aibiying†and triple the size of its workforce in the country as it tries to woo a large but complex market for foreign tech companies.
2017-03-22 05:02
L.A. and NYC still rank behind smaller cities in wireless performance
The two biggest cities in the U.S. -- New York City and Los Angeles -- continue to rank well below many smaller U.S. cities in overall wireless performance, according to millions of field tests performed by RootMetrics in the second half of 2016.
2017-03-21 22:39
How much can a fiber carry? Facebook and Nokia are pushing it
Facebook and Nokia have found a way to push a lot more data through a submarine cable across the Atlantic, which could help the social network keep up with the growth of video and virtual reality.
2017-03-21 22:09
Inventor of new lithium-ion battery responds to skepticism
The inventor of a new lithium-ion (Li-on) technology that is purported to be safer, faster-charging, and longer-lasting than today's rechargeable batteries responded to experts wary of his claim, saying new discoveries invite strong skepticism.
2017-03-21 21:46
The Pixel C tablet gets some love from Google with a new launcher and multitasking interface
It’s easy to forget that the Pixel brand includes more than phones. Back before the name was synonymous with Google’s handsets, the Pixel C was the best Android tablet money could buy, but it hasn’t done a whole lot to live up to the Pixel name.
2017-03-21 21:39
3D web content may get a lift from DirectX, Apple's Metal, and Vulkan
One of the big problems in gaming is incompatibility. A game written for Windows and DirectX won't work on Macs or Android devices. Vulkan games work on Android, but not on Apple devices, which has its own Metal API.
2017-03-21 20:52
NASA tests foldable, robotic scout for Mars
The next NASA rover to head to another planet might take a little robotic scout along with it.