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Games Review: If reality's too trying, try the latest games
Given what's happening on Wall Street, this is no time to play games. Well, actually, it is. (Page B7, 987 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 27, 2008
Mass. Economy | Part 2 - Technology: Despite downsizing Mass. tech firms are on the upswing
Tech firms on upswing even while downsizing It’s been a long, hard recession, but for Massachusetts technology companies, the end may be in sight. (Page B7, 913 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 27, 2009
Akamai launching own inquiry
In his first public comments on the insider trading investigation involving Akamai Technologies Inc. in Cambridge, chief executive Paul Sagan said the scandal had taken the company by surprise. (Page B7, 356 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 29, 2009
MIT alumnus gets Nobel for economics research
MIT alumnus gets Nobel in economics Oliver E. Williamson, a 1955 graduate of MIT’s Sloan School of Management who went on to do pioneering research on the internal organization of businesses, was one of two recipients of the Nobel Prize for economics yesterday. (Page B9, 563 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 13, 2009
Cisco to pay $2.9b for Starent Networks
The giant data networking company Cisco Systems Inc. will pay $2.9 billion to acquire Starent Networks Corp. of Tewksbury, a fast-growing maker of equipment that lets cellphone companies handle massive amounts of e-mail, music, and video traffic. (Page B7, 817 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 14, 2009
Cambridge high tech firm swept up in insider trading case
Entangled in one of the biggest hedge fund insider trading cases in US history is a leading Massachusetts high technology company: Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge. (Page B6, 770 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 18, 2009
Pimp your toilet?
Housekeeping - and hygiene - on the cutting edge.By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 1, 2009
JetBlue expanding at Logan
One day after US Airways said it will reduce service at Logan International Airport and close its Boston crew base, rival JetBlue Airways announced plans to boost flights out of Boston by 30 percent. (Page B5, 532 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 30, 2009
Akamai insider still a mystery
It only took a few brief phone calls to link an executive at Akamai Technologies Inc. of Cambridge to a massive hedge fund insider trading case. But which executive? His name has not been revealed by legal authorities, and it’s possible that even Akamai officials don’t yet know who he is. (Page B7, 973 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 21, 2009
Polaroid film is coming back
Eighteen months after Polaroid Corp. said it was halting sales of its instant film, one of Massachusetts’ most famous products may be coming back to life. (Page B9, 156 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 14, 2009
A puzzling play by Sony
What was Sony thinking? That’s what I wondered while testing the new PSP Go handheld video game device from Sony Corp. Like most Sony gadgets, it’s well-engineered and attractive, but not quite right. (Page B7, 760 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 15, 2009
Comcast cutting 64 jobs at advertising division
Comcast Corp. is eliminating 64 jobs at its Spotlight television advertising operation in Wellesley, according to a layoff notice filed with the state. (Page B5, 85 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 17, 2009
Ballmer: IT can reboot economy
Microsoft Corp. chief executive Steve Ballmer believes the digital technology industry will lead America’s economic rebirth but the process is likely to take a while. (Page B5, 463 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 17, 2009
Firm's Web tools a hit in Hollywood - and at FBI
In the new film "Untraceable," FBI agents are desperate to track down a maniac who tortures people to death and broadcasts his crimes live over the Internet. To find the villain, the agents use the same Internet tools used by real-world cops and security experts - tools from DNSstuff LLC, a network security firm in Newburyport. (Page C1, 762 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Feb 6, 2008
Sharing simplified
It's time I put a few more operas on my iPod. It has 20 gigabytes of storage, but I've long kept a few gigs in reserve, to copy large data files and tote them between home and office. We're talking about files that are far too big to travel as e-mail attachments, so I've been slipping them in a shirt ... (Page E1, 852 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 18, 2008
Simple services let you keep Web passwords safe
We've never met, but I already know you're a lot like Sarah Palin. You're not the Republican vice presidential candidate and the governor of Alaska, but you've almost certainly got a free Web-based e-mail address, one of the millions doled out by Yahoo Inc. , Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. , and many Internet companies. (Page E1, 957 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Sep 25, 2008
Downloads transform iPhone into handy tool
It seems a shame to run down the battery of an iPhone by making phone calls. There are so many more interesting things to do with it since July, when Apple Inc. opened up the popular smartphone to outside software developers. (Page E1, 845 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 9, 2008
Comcast raising rates on cable TV
Comcast Corp. is raising its cable TV rates in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Customers in those areas will see a 3.6 percent increase in their monthly bills effective Dec. 1. (Page B9, 219 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 25, 2008
Comcast doubles speed of Net service
Bay State users of Comcast Corp.'s broadband Internet service will soon be able to download files a lot quicker. Comcast has introduced a new technology that could make the service run twice as fast for most customers, while offering even faster speeds for those willing to pay extra. (Page D1, 584 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 23, 2008
Scrounge up cash with used gadgets
Last week, we looked at ways to save money during tough times by refurbishing old computers. Since then, unemployment claims have spiked, companies have announced thousands of layoffs, and consumer confidence fell to its lowest level on record. Still worried about money? I thought so. (Page B9, 844 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Oct 30, 2008
One Laptop Per Child Foundation sued by Lagos Analysis Corp. over keyboard
Laptops for kids group sued over keyboard design A Nigerian entrepreneur based in Natick says the One Laptop Per Child Foundation of Cambridge stole his company's design for a multilingual keyboard. (Page C3, 601 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 28, 2007
Are Hub TV sets ready, or not?
On Dec. 9, major Boston TV stations will interrupt their programs with a warning to thousands of viewers: Convert to digital TV soon, or you may get no TV at all. (Page B7, 695 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 14, 2008
Downturn lashes into high tech
The high tech industry, which until now had avoided the full force of the economic downturn, is starting to shed thousands of jobs at an increasing rate. (Page B9, 791 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Nov 15, 2008
VMware's CEO quit after rejecting a job switch, chairman says
VMware Inc.'s board chairman, Joe Tucci, said he wanted company cofounder Diane Greene to stay on - but no longer as VMware's chief executive. (Page C1, 714 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jul 9, 2008
Weighing in on three large laptops
Laptop computers don't run on gasoline. This might explain why our cars are getting smaller, while our computers are getting bigger. (Page E1, 829 words)By: Hiawatha Bray|Date: Jul 10, 2008
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