A new app has launched in the Philadelphia region with guides to sustainable businesses in 20 categories.

Shared mobile health app will allow doctors to monitor a patient's health in real-time — and intervene before a hospital visit is needed.

BARTRENDr app helps drinkers share favorite cocktails and settings — but only with other drinkers.

Major music festivals join museums, sporting venues and religious sites in banning the devices.

Transit use is going up as people prefer using their smartphones to driving.

Rob Schmitz, Marketplace Shanghai bureau chief, is only the second reporter to gain access to the factory floor at Apple's Chinese manufacturer. See highlights

Orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures or sounds. Now, trainers at Jungle Island in Miami are using technology to help the

Accessory manufacturers have confirmed rumors about Apple's new 7 inch iPad Mini, which is set to be unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at a press conference.

This all-article, no-recipe magazine about food and cooking packs a lot into its first free issue.

This is one fun way to learn a language and play with your food.

Apple's app store hasMark Bittman’s go-to book on the basics of how to cook just about anything you can imagine for free.

The store is offering a valuable way to get rid of your old — but fully functional and scratch-free, of course — iPad models in exchange for store credit.

A free app for Apple and Android devices scans your unwanted mail and puts in unsubscribe requests for you.

To celebrate the 30th birthday of Macintosh, Apple filmed an ad entirely on an iPhone and aired it during the Super Bowl.

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.

What started out as a free, legal music website (with optional tipping), has added free downloadable books to its offerings, including cookbooks.

Massachusetts-based dirty coal company LoraxAg reached deep into the well of greenwash when they picked their name. Too bad it'll probably get them sued.

Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF, Sierra Club -- are the biggest environmental NGO's losing credibility by receiving funds from major corpora

Network's "EcoAd" campaign misleads consumers, say four environmental organizations.

Many of the same Boston-area workers who spent hours sitting in snow-snarled traffic during the season's first storm last month took a decidedly different tack

Is it possible to reduce your carbon footprint if you're a commuter? Find out how to cut back on the waste of commuting by considering carpooling, public trans

What really makes people happier: A home in the city or a Mcmansion in the suburbs?

Launched on national Bike to Work Day, MyCommuteSucks.org touches a mad-as-hell exposed nerve.

A new iPhone app lets drivers report traffic conditions to each other in real time.

How can I make my 50-mile daily commute more eco-friendly? Use the cruise control, properly inflate your tires and don't use your air-conditioning.

Chanie Kirschner wonders whether all that paper and gas saved are worth going to college online.

Here's a status report on the nation's commuters.

Learn how telecommuting can work for you with some advice from people who do it.

Chinese government offers high-speed rail expertise to U.S. projects.

The thing is, I’ve never done a bike commute before and don’t really bike that often in general. I’m a style-conscious guy so of course my first concern i

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los

For apartment hunters who are just as concerned about a gridlock-free commute as they are about the presence of a washer and dryer set, Walk Score releases a ne

The nine lives of an auto journalist. I was nearly a goner on several continents. Believe me, these stories weren't as amusing then as they are now.

Half the world now lives in cities, and by midcentury 75 percent of us will be urbanites. To make our cities sustainable, look to the 2012 TED Prize and a fasci

A lunchbox and a thermos may be the best tools for saving money during the work week.

It's important to go into telework knowing what to expect, and that includes these common pitfalls that can derail your success.

Want a cool way to combat expensive gas? Take your bicycle at least part of the way. (We can't all live in Portland, where bicycle commuting has become a religi

Study debunks the myth that telecommuters are disconnected and thus less productive. Results from the study were published in the June issue of Communication Mo

A trio works from anywhere in the world, teleworking during the Olympics and a mandatory work from home day. If you’re preparing for the Friday night commute

A California man buys a live/work townhome next to his ex-wife and cuts a hole through the wall to ease his family's carbon-intensive joint custody situation.

The self-driving car won't just change the way we get around; it could also change the way we live and design our cities.

A new report hints at the growing economic clout of renewable energy.

It could be yours if you're a serious chocoholic and willing to relocate.

One San Francisco-based tech company is offering a $10K option to those who move away from the city.

Fair Isle, with a population of 60, is looking for someone with a sense of adventure — and a nursing certificate.

The idea of staying in the same job for decades doesn't apply for for of us — but the real question is are you learning?

A Norwegian company offers paid time off to give people time to bond with their new pets.

92 countries lack a national policy that grants fathers paid paternity leave, including the United States.

Finland's vocational education and training (VET) programs cover a range of occupations, and training is available to just about everyone.

Virginia school system celebrates the students who are heading for careers instead of going to college.