The new Maps app consumes one-fifth as much data as does its Google rival, says analytics firm Onavo, a bonus for subscribers on a strict data plan. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

Headlines have reiterated that investments in big data have continued to increase, and the big data story they’re selling us on just keeps getting bigger. But it’s time to burst that bubble. For the ...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday it has been collecting less data for its crucial consumer price index, the primary gauge of U.S. inflation, citing insufficient "resources." In an ...