Industry

Apple hands out Beats headphones for back-to-school promo

Mac-only deal this year; iPads and iPhones ineligible

Apple back-to-school sale features free Beats headphones for Mac buyers

How hunting aliens can solve problems with crowdsensing

Gamification and micropayments can be used to incentivize people to participate in mobile crowdsensing and to help collect valuable data and ensure user consent.

Cell service at US airports varies from first class to middle-seat coach

New Apple Watch, iMac, and iPad models predicted later this year

Proposal to split up Qualcomm is patently absurd

Activist investor Jana Partners’ proposed Qualcomm breakup reveals that Jana knows finance but not engineering.

Biggest tech industry layoffs of 2015, so far

Microsoft, BlackBerry, NetApp among those trimming workforces

AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval with conditions

Nadella: Despite cloud push, on-premises products still matter to Microsoft

Apple, IBM release 10 new apps, incorporating analytics and iBeacons