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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.

Security: The final piece to the digital wallet puzzle

Security: The final piece to the digital wallet puzzle

We have everything we need. The technology has been around for over a decade. The adoption of smartphones and other...

Android Developer Relations introduces training to help build better apps

Android Developer Relations introduces training to help build better apps

The Android Developers blog announced that they are launching a beta of Android Training, "a collection of classes that we...

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

Xbox and iPad soar, others plummet as desired gifts for kids

The trends of sales during the holidays often relies on the wants of children and teens. It isn't just in...

Google has a Siri competitor around the corner

Google has a Siri competitor around the corner

Google's competitor for Apple's Siri is codenamed "Majel" and could be launched before the end of the year according to...

Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world

Where business intelligence stands in the mobile world

The concept of business intelligence has been around for decades, but only in the last dozen or so years has...

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

Toyota Fun-Vii concept car is like a “smartphone on 4 wheels”

It's been a long time since a concept car has really sparked the imagination of tech geeks and car enthusiasts...

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Going Digital: The rise of e-receipts and paperless storage

Technology has been accused of ruining many things in the world and in society, but there are times when it...

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Why I just bought 4 more Kindle Fires

Few devices have come along that have truly made me say, "Wow". Perhaps the last one was the first iPhone....

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Amido Releases Laugh Synth App for iOS

Laugh synth for iOS has just been released, compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Laugh Synth makes it possible create...

The Facebook Phone (Comic)

The Facebook Phone (Comic)

In Mark Zuckerberg's response to the FTC, we learned that Facebook is being forced to be more transparent, more privacy-oriented,...

Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones

Amazon wages all-out war on Apple with penny smartphones

The Kindle Fire was just the start of Jeff Bezos' and Amazon's "Holiday Gadget War 2011" against Apple (and everyone...

Buffy the Facebook Phone will Fail

Buffy the Facebook Phone will Fail

In the next year or two (anyone's guess is valid at this point) Facebook will be releasing a smartphone by...

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

There's a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called "dumbing-down" of America. We don't read, we can't write except in and...

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

At first glance, it doesn't seem real. This video of time lapse sequences from the International Space Station crews of...

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

In so many things, understanding comes by following the money. It works in many criminal cases, political decisions, and societal...

Samsung takes over as biggest smartphone seller, Apple #2

Samsung takes over as biggest smartphone seller, Apple #2

Anyone who questioned why Apple has been focusing so much on trumping Samsung in the courts around the world can...

Sony declares the death of feature phones

Sony declares the death of feature phones

It may not have been their intention, but it's definitely a clear indicator. By purchasing Ericsson's half of the phone...

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

ATT wins the iPhone 4S battle according to ATT

In the world of public relations, you sometimes have to toot your own horn when others won't. That seems to...

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

Did Samsung make a 3-megapixel mistake with the Galaxy Nexus?

As the buzz surrounding the iPhone 4S fades a little (it's been a week, after all), Samsung unveiled the most...

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

At 7.1mm-thick, Motorola Droid Razr is world’s thinnest smartphone

Smartphone season unofficially started last week with the release of the iPhone 4S. As Android phone makers try to capture...