Tech Corner

Bionic suit enables paraplegic woman to walk

By Misha DiBono
A war veteran who lost her ability to walk and stand two years ago, took multiple steps again thanks to an advance exoskeleton technology.

With BlackBerry 10, struggling phone maker hopes for a comeback

By Heather Kelly
The makers of BlackBerry devices, Research in Motion, are gearing up for a fight they can't afford to lose.

Netflix shares surge on surprise profit

By Julianne Pepitone
Netflix shocked Wall Street with a surprise profit of 13 cents per share on Wednesday, as analysts were expecting a loss of the same amount for the fourth quarter.

Google sales soar, but mobile is a challenge

By David Goldman
Google's got a mobile dilemma.

Microsoft's Surface Pro set for February 9 release

By Adrain Covert
Three months after the release of the Surface RT, Microsoft is ready to deliver the pricier and more powerful Surface Pro to consumers on February 9.

Microsoft buying a chunk of Dell would be smart (for Microsoft)

By David Goldman
Dell has been a Microsoft customer for decades. Soon, Microsoft may be calling the shots.

PayPal: 'Aggressive changes' coming to frozen funds policy

By Julianne Pepitone
PayPal's overzealous fraud filters have frustrated customers for years, with an inscrutable verification process that leaves some battling for months to get access to their money.

Atari U.S. files for bankruptcy, but plays on

By Julianne Pepitone
The U.S. arm of Atari, the iconic video game company that created "Pong," filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

Cellphone carriers brace for a nasty quarter

By David Goldman
It sounds backwards, but the more smartphones carriers sell, the worse their profit margins get. The new phone you buy for $199 costs your carrier two or three times as much when they buy it from the manufacturer.

Eric Schmidt's daughter details North Korea visit

By By Emily Jane Fox
More details about Google chairman Eric Schmidt's surreptitious trip to North Korea emerged this weekend in a blog post by Schmidt's daughter and traveling companion, Sophie.

Ortiz: Prosecutors sought only 6-month term for Aaron Swartz

By Laura Smith-Spark
A federal prosecutor is pushing back against the claim by the grieving family of Internet activist Aaron Swartz that "prosecutorial overreach" was a factor in his suicide, saying her office acted "fairly and responsibly."

Instagram: 'People are leaving? We've still got 90 million monthly active users'

By Rosa Golijan - Reporter
Despite users threatening to leave Instagram after the image-sharing service proposed changes to its terms of service, it appears overall user numbers haven't suffered much. In fact, that number may be growing ... slowly.

Intel profits sink 27 percent on dreadful PC sales

By David Goldman
Intel's attempt to reinvent the PC hasn't worked yet. The world's largest chipmaker reported a quarterly profit on Thursday that fell 27 percent from year-ago results, dragged down by slumping PC chip sales.

Review: Facebook's Graph Search is not very useful

By Heather Kelly
According to Facebook's new search feature, only two of my 526 friends like cats. Judging by the number of cat photos filling my feed every day, this is obviously not accurate.

Local student gains state tech-savvy award for outstanding computer aptitude

By East Baton Rouge Parish Schools
Baton Rouge Magnet High School senior Jasmin Chriss is the state recipient of National Center for Women & Information Technology (Louisiana Awards Committee) 2012-2013 Award for Aspirations in Computing Louisiana Affiliate.