Facebook Sets Sights on Workplace
Menlo Park, Calif. — What’s taboo in some workplaces is just business for Stella & Dot employees, who use Facebook to connect with thousands of stylists selling the company’s jewelry and fashion accessories. So when Facebook approached the California company this year about testing a separate version of the social network, called “Facebook at Work,” Stella & Dot jumped on board, joining more than 100 other businesses. “There...
Tech Battle Drives PC Prices Down
San Francisco — Google is releasing its cheapest Chromebook laptops yet, two versions priced at $149 aimed at undercutting Microsoft’s Windows franchise and gaining ground in even more classrooms. Various PC manufacturers have been working with Google to design lightweight laptops running on the Chrome operating system since 2011. The newest versions are made by Hisense and Haier. Hisense’s Chromebook can be ordered beginning Tuesday...
