The word of the day is “autoamputation.” It means a limb—usually a toe—has decided to slowly amputate itself. The other word of the day is “idiopathic.” It means no one knows why it happens.
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By Stephen Shankland The Inbox service’s new “smart reply” feature offers three ready-made responses to emails. It looks simple but exemplifies deep-learning technology that’s getting more important at the Internet giant.
By Lance Whitney Device will let people tap into any Wi-Fi network to make and receive calls and to go online to avoid using cellular minutes and data.
By Andrew Krok Vehicle-location services can do more than help scatterbrained owners figure out where their cars are parked.
By Stephen Shankland The planned megamerger with EMC shows Dell’s willingness to make bold moves in an era when old-guard computing companies are scrambling to adapt.
By Stephen Shankland The planned megamerger with EMC shows Dell’s willingness to make bold moves in an era when old-guard computing companies are scrambling to adapt.
By Darren Orf
I’m a huge fan of weird phones that try to re-imagine the average pocket computer as something different than just a slab of metal and glass. That’s why I’ve come to respect …
By Roger Cheng CEO Marcelo Claure has changed up the service plans and upgraded the wireless network. That’s led to improving customer growth, but also financial losses.