In Spike Jonze's Oscar-nominated, futuristic film 'Her,' computers compose music, carry on seamless conversations with humans, organize emails instantaneously,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | January 29, 2014
The end could be near for cookies, the tiny pieces of code that marketers deploy on Web browsers to track people's online movements, serve targeted advertising,...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 31, 2013
We spend a full five hours and 16 minutes a day in front of a screen, and that's without even turning on a television.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | October 9, 2013
In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 10, 2013
In 2011, Google Inc. Chief Executive and co-founder Larry Page asked executives to develop a new, simplified privacy tool that would act as a kind of sliding scale...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | August 1, 2013
To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | July 30, 2013
Replete with its own thriving news portals, social media, and gaming sites, the Chinese Internet could take a major step toward becoming fully Chinese by the end...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 12, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Nick D'Aloisio is taking some time off from school in London, where he lives with his parents. He will let mom and dad help manage his money.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Careers | March 27, 2013
Patterns of "Likes" posted by people on Facebook can unintentionally expose their political and religious views, drug use, divorce, and sexual orientation, researchers...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 19, 2013
In 2010, Apple Inc. AAPL co-founder Steve Jobs proclaimed, "Mobile advertising really sucks." Now, however, the rule book for what works in mobile advertising is...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | October 1, 2012
Someday, if the dreams of movie-technology designers come true, you'll flash your smartphone ticket, settle into your plush cinema seat and be greeted with a hyper...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 10, 2012
As companies increasingly allow workers to use personal smartphones and tablets on the job, they are confronting a potential new security threat: malicious software...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 9, 2012
A growing body of university research suggests that gaming improves creativity, decision-making and perception.The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | March 8, 2012
Days after buying his Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Nexus smartphone from Verizon Wireless, David Jacobs found himself switching off the fourth-generation broadband...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | February 7, 2012
New details emerged about Sony Corp.'s investigation into one of the biggest data breaches in history, as the company attempts to piece together who stole personal...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | May 4, 2011
In Apple's second quarter, iPhone sales in China surged nearly 250% year over year, making the country the iPhone's fastest growing market—a title it will retain...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 27, 2011
This year, magazine publisher Hearst Corp. intends to add five software engineers to its mobile development staff. Social-networking company Ning Inc. plans to...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | April 15, 2011