technology

Tobii’s Eye-Tracking Tech Knows What You’re Eyeing on Dating Sites

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 6 at 8:00 am PT

Men like pictures; women like text. You don’t say.

Are You Ready for Some Football? A Techie Guide to the Super Bowl.

Ina Fried in Media on February 4 at 2:24 pm PT

For those looking for a side of tech to go with their Super Bowl, AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers a guide to all the apps, streaming and more, designed to make the most of NFL’s championship Sunday.

Microsoft Beefing Up CeBit Presence Even as It Pulls Back on CES

Ina Fried in News on January 11 at 9:30 pm PT

The software giant may have made its last big presence in Vegas, but it is actually increasing its investment in Germany’s big technology show.

At CES, Control Your Computer Screen With Your “Gaze”

Lauren Goode in News on January 5 at 5:15 am PT

Mouse? Trackpad? Touchscreen? Who needs them? Just use your eyeballs!

IBM Predicts Home Electricity From Your Bike, Mind-Reading Computers

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 19, 2011 at 12:29 pm PT

Big Blue marks the end of the year by rolling out its crystal ball.

Are You a Media Company or a Technology Company?

Ben Elowitz, CEO, Wetpaint in Voices on September 1, 2011 at 5:01 pm PT

Let’s start with two truths. First, publishers need cutting-edge technology to hook an audience through today’s digital media channels of the Web, mobile, social, and search.

Jumping the Corporate Ship

Emily Glazer, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 23, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A growing number of middle managers are stepping out of their corporate nests to join start-ups, as the new technology boom continues to gather steam.

Magnum P.I. Can See the Future, and We’re Living in It Right Now

Peter Kafka in Media on August 12, 2011 at 6:27 am PT

A nearly 100 percent accurate view of the present tense, forecast back in 1993.

News Byte

Yahoo Search Exec Chang Lands at Mobile Ad Start-Up

Kara Swisher in Mobile on July 25, 2011 at 10:01 am PT

Longtime Yahoo search veteran Chi-Chao Chang, who left the Internet giant recently, has landed at xAD, a San Francisco-based mobile local search advertising network. He’ll be its president of product and technology and said, in an interview, he made the move to focus on an emerging digital arena. Chang, a key exec in Yahoo’s troubled search alliance with Microsoft, was VP and GM of the global search business at Yahoo and had been at the company since 1999.

Coachella: Music, Culture and…Phones

Marc Ruxin, EVP, Chief Innovation Officer, Universal McCann in Voices on May 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

The resurgence of American music festivals over the past decade seems inversely correlated to the fate of the global music business. It is, however, the best possible microscope through which to observe the technologically-enabled metamorphosis occurring in modern culture.