Technology

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The use of mobile technology in and out of the workplace is making a positive impact on the productivity and job satisfaction of healthcare employees, according to research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. The findings suggest that nearly six in ten (59%) of workers ...

  Bloomberg Every year at its annual I/O conference, Google gives away stuff. Last May, the trinkets included a tiny pamphlet with a code that let attendees follow the company on Snapchat. At one point earlier that year, a much bigger alliance was in the works. The companies discussed a feature that would have let a Snapchat user point the ...

  Bloomberg The timeline of the Apple universe can be measured as BC and AC: That is, before its popular MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops had only USB-C ports, and after, when it became your only choice. The decision to ditch the traditional USB port was announced October 27, and the Apple congregation quickly split into two camps. Some fantasized ...

  TOKYO / AP Nintendo Co. President Tatsumi Kimishima said the company is committed to delivering more content for smartphones, noting that the success of “Pokemon Go,” a smartphone augmented-reality game, boosted sales of other Pokemon games and of 3DS machines. That helped Kyoto-based Nintendo, which creates Super Mario games, report a better-than-expected October-December profit of 64.7 billion yen ($569 ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. is designing a new chip for future Mac laptops that would take on more of the functionality currently handled by Intel Corp. processors, according to people familiar with the matter. The chip, which went into development last year, is similar to one already used in the latest MacBook Pro to power the keyboard’s Touch Bar feature, ...

  NEW YORK / AP From billboards to TV ads to endless notifications, Facebook is furiously promoting its live video feature as it tries to get more users to shoot and watch such videos. But will it be a big business for the social network? The prospects for advertisers are uncertain, and even when users do “go live” — broadcasting ...

  Bloomberg Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public by California transportation regulators. The data reflect safety-related incidents reported by 11 companies that have been testing more than 100 vehicles on public roads, primarily in the Silicon Valley neighborhoods where the technology ...

  SAN FRANCISCO / AP Slack Technologies, a fast-growing startup trying to wean businesses off email by hooking employees on its more informal messaging service, is now hoping to snare the world’s biggest companies as customers. The company unveiled a new feature intended to let workers in different departments communicate more easily with each other. The new option, called “Enterprise ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. attracted a swathe of new iPhone customers over the holiday period, auguring well for a more significant upgrade to its flagship product this year — and the services revenue that these devices are increasingly generating. Existing iPhone users upgraded to the latest iPhone 7 models at about the same rate as the iPhone 6S a year ...

  Bloomberg Nintendo Co. shares slipped to a five-month low after a cut in the company’s operating profit forecast indicated sales of its upcoming Switch console may not make up for weak demand for mobile games and the 3DS gaming device. The stock declined 2.1 percent to close at 22,625 yen, the lowest since Aug. 30. The Kyoto-based company cut ...