State of the Art: The Pogie Awards for the Year’s Best Tech Ideas
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
The great, clever features of the year that somehow made it past the obstacles of cost, engineering and lawyers.
YouTube’s Quest to Suggest More
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Engineers are fine-tuning the site to get visitors to stay longer and treat it more like regular old television.
Internet Radio Stations Are the New Wave
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Internet radio stations can be heard virtually anywhere (copyright restrictions aside), as long as you have a device that can go on the Web.
Holiday E-Commerce Sales Increased Five Percent
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
E-commerce sites stole market share from their offline counterparts. Shoppers spent $27 billion on the Web, an increase of 5 percent over last year.
Evernote Passes 2 Million Users
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Evernote, the memory collection and note-taking platform, passes 2 million users and talks about some plans for 2010.
The Y2K That (Thankfully) Never Happened
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Fears of Y2K devastation didn’t come to fruition. Looking back through The New York Times’s archives a decade later helps illustrate some of the public fears.
Multitouch Screens Could Enliven New Devices
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Touchco is a company with new multitouch screen technology that is emerging from New York University’s Media Research Lab.
Phone Smart: A Weight-Loss Resolution That’s Light on the Wallet
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Free and nearly free cellphone applications for dieters and fitness fans pack a lot of punch.
Critic’s Notebook: Why So Stodgy, Prada.com?
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Though late to the party, some luxury labels have joined the digital conversation.
Debate Over Full-Body Scans vs. Invasion of Privacy Flares Anew After Incident
Dec 31, 2009 Technology
Technology exists to reveal objects hidden under clothes at airport checkpoints, but privacy advocates say it is too intrusive.