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This section honors the most innovative technological innovations, ranging from robots and drones to ground-breaking devices. It keeps readers motivated by the limitless possibilities of human creativity by showcasing future ideas and visionary concepts that push the envelope of what is possible.

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Netbook sales down 34% year over year. Can we call them dead, yet?

Less-useful than a laptop, less-awesome than a tablet, the netbook market has suffered the most in the past two years...

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Foursquare makes things easier for businesses… at a cost

Merchant tools on Foursquare are free and the company claims to want to always keep them that way. It's challenging...

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Move over, Apple. Samsung is shipping more smartphones.

Samsung is knocking off the top players in mobile. First, they ousted Nokia to become the top mobile phone vendor...

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

Email isn’t dead and mobile devices are to blame

There was a time not too long ago when technology bloggers and pundits (myself included) believed that email was going...

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

Microsoft joins forces with with Barnes and Noble against Amazon, Apple

There are certain brick and mortar outlets that simply refuse to go down without a fight. Barnes & Noble is...

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

An iPhone with a keyboard was considered for original Apple smartphone

Those of us who have owned an iPhone are familiar with the multitouch keyboard and overall interface of Apple's smartphone....

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

Social networking ties gaming as #1 mobile activity

For the first time in 40 months, gaming has a partner at the top of the charts for time spent...

Can we connect 7 billion people?

Can we connect 7 billion people?

The technology is in place. Now it's time to get it out to the people of the world. As personal...

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

Your smartphone is busier than you think when it’s doing “nothing”

It's just sitting there in your pocket. No noise. No vibration. The smartphone that's doing "nothing" is probably a whole...

Apps, software, and productivity from a PC user’s perspective

Apps, software, and productivity from a PC user’s perspective

One of the primary goals of software (at least in theory) is to make things easier. It's a simple, almost...

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

An iOS app designer’s guide to making developers hate them less

Since the dawn of graphic interfaces on computers, designers and developers have faced off over the proper ways to present...

Sprint will keep unlimited data plan on next iPhone, even 4G LTE

Sprint will keep unlimited data plan on next iPhone, even 4G LTE

The iPhone world has been getting more crowded over the last year and Sprint has been on the tail end...

Are we ready for enterprise tablets?

Are we ready for enterprise tablets?

Small kids can use them just fine. They are more portable than a laptop, more powerful than a smartphone, and...

Smartphones and smart ads: Microsoft ups their game

Smartphones and smart ads: Microsoft ups their game

Essentially everyone has a smartphone now. If you don’t, don’t feel badly – my phone is intelligent enough to function...

Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

Space Shuttle Discover travels to its final resting place in style

It isn't often that aircraft fly over the National Mall in Washington DC at low altitudes. Any aircraft that attempts...

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

T-Mobile’s Carly to dump pink dress in favor of leather and a Ducati motorcycle

The best mobile spokesperson for the worst mobile carrier is dropping the pink dress that helped to make her so...

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Path may be the next startup to go huge after $30 million round of funding

Everyone has startup fever again after Facebook's huge purchase of Instagram last week, perfect timing for Path to announce a...

The World of Lost Smartphones

The World of Lost Smartphones

If you're like most people, you've lost a phone or two in your life. It's not as simple as the...

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

As startup success stories go, few can compare to Instagram. When they were purchased by Facebook earlier this week, there...

The amazing manipulating power of the “accidental” leak

The amazing manipulating power of the “accidental” leak

Every professional field has a set of hot buttons that allows those in it to be manipulated. For politicians, it's...