Online Learning and Upheavals in Social Networks
This year, the Web was dominated by online education, shifting social networks, and the continued march toward mobile.
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Flutter Adds Gestural Controls to Netflix, YouTube, and More
The free software now lets you control music and video on the Web through a webcam-equipped computer.
New Chromebook: Getting Better, but Its Internet Dependence Is Limiting
Google’s browser-based operating system is still shaky when offline, but Samsung’s Chromebook, priced at just $249, is a decent cheap laptop.
Why China’s Homemade Microchips Will Struggle to Displace Western Giants
Loongson is making steady progress toward a viable microprocessor, but its chosen architecture could keep it from supplanting its rivals.
How Obama's Team Used Big Data to Rally Voters
How President Obama’s campaign used big data to rally individual voters.
In a Strange Reversal of Fortunes, Microsoft Woos Apple Developers
The software giant makes a bid for more apps for its new Windows 8 operating system.
Akamai’s New CEO Aims to Speed Up Mobile Computing
Co-founder—and now CEO—Tom Leighton plans data-prioritization trials with Ericsson and massive use of distributed devices for transmitting video.
Obama's Data Techniques Will Rule Future Elections
Part 3: How President Obama’s campaign used big data to rally individual voters.
Amazon Is Undermining the E-Reader Market It Created
Sales of dedicated e-readers like Amazon’s Kindle are falling now that people are buying all-purpose tablets like the Kindle Fire instead.
Sliding Images Fool Spambots Without Driving You Mad
Startup Minteye says its sliding, image-based Captcha is simpler to use and a potential money maker.
