data

AT&T Shuffles Resources in New York in Push for Faster Data, Fewer Dropped Calls

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 23 at 9:31 am PT

The company is shifting bandwidth away from its older 2G network and toward its newer networks. Ma Bell is aiming to convince customers on the older network to upgrade their phones.

Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.

Bing and You’re Modeling Every Object on the Planet

We’re literally no longer indexing text. We’re trying to associate data that exists on the web in all forms with the physical object that spawned it in the first place.

– Bing director Stefan Weitz, in an interview with Fast Company’s E.B. Boyd

Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT

There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.

Yahoo Should Expect Incoming Lawsuit Lobbed by Loeb Tomorrow on CEO Hiring

Kara Swisher in News on May 6 at 9:01 am PT

Add another log to the wildfire.

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FitBit Now Tracks Heart-Rate Data, Through Digifit App

Lauren Goode in News on May 3 at 12:22 pm PT

Fitbit, the popular fitness device that clips on to clothing and measures the wearer’s activity levels, is adding heart rate to the list of metrics it will support, through a partnership with the Digifit heart-rate app. When users are wearing the Fitbit and using Digifit’s app, they can now pull their cardio info into Fitbit’s online dashboard, and can merge it with data from Fitbit’s new Aria scale, as well.

Mission Impossibly Funny: Siri Will Self-Destruct in Five Seconds (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on April 29 at 12:38 am PT

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to laugh.

Man, Smartphones Just Don’t Shut Up

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 26 at 9:50 am PT

It’s not just that modern smartphones are gobbling up tons of data. Another part of their challenge to wireless networks is that they are constantly pinging the network.

Voices

Say It Loud: ATD Relaunches the “Voices” Section

Kara Swisher in News on April 23 at 6:04 am PT

Today, we relaunch a fresh, new “Voices” section to bring you even more writing and information from outside sources. Offering six regular features, Voices will be run by senior editor Beth Callaghan.

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FitBit’s New (Non-Wearable) Device: The Wi-Fi Smart Scale

Lauren Goode in News on April 23 at 3:00 am PT

Fitbit, maker of the popular fitness device that clips onto clothing and tracks activity and sleep patterns, is attempting to set itself apart in the increasingly crowded fitness-tech market with the introduction of a new, Wi-Fi-equipped scale. The Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale measures weight, body-fat percentage and body-mass index, and wirelessly transfers the data to users’ FitBit accounts; information from the scale is also accessible through FitBit’s iPhone and Android apps. First announced at CES earlier this year, the $129.95 scale goes on sale today on Fitbit’s Web site.