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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.

Android becomes America’s smartphone of choice in the first quarter of 2011

Android becomes America’s smartphone of choice in the first quarter of 2011

2010 was the year of the iPhone (again) as more Americans who planned on purchasing a smartphone intended to buy...

ATT releases ‘cell tower in a suitcase’ for disaster relief efforts

ATT releases ‘cell tower in a suitcase’ for disaster relief efforts

Communication is often the key to coordinating responses to disasters. From 9/11 to the Japan tsunami, keeping people on the...

The current state of mobile apps

The current state of mobile apps

Is your "app"etite getting quenched? Apparently not, as the growing world of mobile app development is creating a tremendous need...

T-Mobile iPhone 4 in the works

T-Mobile iPhone 4 in the works

It was bound to happen sooner or later, and it appears that Apple is making preparations for the eventual T-Mobile...

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Will Flipboard Do To Magazines What Napster Did To Music?

Flipboard is, on the surface, a pretty, user-friendly iPad app that creates a personalized magazine for you. But it's also...

Apple Suing Samsung, But…

Apple Suing Samsung, But…

With Apple in the process of suing Samsung for stealing the design used for iPhone and iPad, some interesting images...

All-out patent war between Apple and Samsung brewing

All-out patent war between Apple and Samsung brewing

Apple is suing Samsung for allegedly infringing on some of Apple's patents — you know, that whole iPhone idea? —...

The origami phone – because… well… why not?

The origami phone – because… well… why not?

It's still sort of interesting to ponder about the passing of the telephonic torch - that the shorthand 'phone' now...

Rocket Launcher Made of Bacon Proves We’re Not Using Our Time Well

Rocket Launcher Made of Bacon Proves We’re Not Using Our Time Well

Before today, I didn't know about Bacon Day, but henceforth, I will never forget. It turns out those celebrating this...

Lesson Learned from Android Trojan: Download from Official Venues

Lesson Learned from Android Trojan: Download from Official Venues

$1.54. That's how much people saved by downloading free Android app called Android.Walkinwat from unofficial venues rather than the real...

Everything You Know About Piracy is Wrong

Everything You Know About Piracy is Wrong

Piracy has become part and parcel of discussions about media and the internet. And everywhere in online discussion, from the...

Japanese Condiment Remover: Another Example of Amazing But Useless Technology

Japanese Condiment Remover: Another Example of Amazing But Useless Technology

Have you ever spilled ketchup on a table and wished there was a way to pick it up in its...

War Tech: Why Future Soldiers May Wear Master Chief Helmets

War Tech: Why Future Soldiers May Wear Master Chief Helmets

Anyone who enjoys the Halo series on XBox will probably recognize the design of these helmets. The similarities are striking,...

Verizon CEO “Not Concerned” About T-Mobile Merger

Verizon CEO “Not Concerned” About T-Mobile Merger

In what could be one of the largest shakeups in America's mobile industry for years, AT&T is seeking to acquire...

Potential iPad Killer, Blackberry Playbook, Will Cost $499

Potential iPad Killer, Blackberry Playbook, Will Cost $499

Most of the iPad's competition has been inferior and higher priced, which has resulted in numerous failures to create a...

ATT-Mobile: The $39 Billion Deal Will Face Roadblocks

ATT-Mobile: The $39 Billion Deal Will Face Roadblocks

AT&T intends to buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom. The deal, which is worth $39 billion in cash and stocks,...

HTC Thunderbolt Strikes March 17, Brings LTE To Verizon Customers

HTC Thunderbolt Strikes March 17, Brings LTE To Verizon Customers

The first LTE-enabled Verizon phone is official. The HTC Thunderbolt will strike Verizon Wireless stores on March 17 for $249.99...

Nokia and Windows Phone 7 To Miss 2011

Nokia and Windows Phone 7 To Miss 2011

Microsoft and Nokia have one thing in common: they like to do things extraordinarily slow. It appears that their newfound...

Future (Fake) Tech: The Google Helmet

Future (Fake) Tech: The Google Helmet

Have you ever wished you could simply put Google in your mind? You could search for whatever information was out...

Sixteen Uses For Your Wrist Now That Your Phone is Your Watch

Sixteen Uses For Your Wrist Now That Your Phone is Your Watch

In the age of the pervasion of mobile devices, it would seem traditional wrist-mounted chronometers have fallen by the wayside....