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TECHi Innovations tracks the breakthroughs reshaping industries — from AI model releases and semiconductor advances to quantum computing milestones. This is where we cover the technology that Wall Street watches: new chip architectures, AI infrastructure buildouts, and the R&D bets that create tomorrow market leaders.

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

13% of all opened emails are read on iPhones and iPads

Many believe that email is dying. Apparently, it isn't. We're communicating more through other means such as SMS, social media,...

If you completely understand this watch, you’re a geek

If you completely understand this watch, you’re a geek

There are memes out there that make fun of people who pretend to be geeks because "geek is chic" in...

Netflix app now works on Froyo/Gingerbread

Netflix app now works on Froyo/Gingerbread

The Netflix Android app was updated to support mobile devices running Android 2.2 Froyo and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Users who...

From cattle-trading to digital-implants: the evolution of the transaction

From cattle-trading to digital-implants: the evolution of the transaction

The art of the transaction is one of the first things that made us truly human. We started with bartering,...

Traditional book readers vs e-reader users

Traditional book readers vs e-reader users

The digital age has been upon us for a while, but there are certain things that people simply prefer to...

Mobile commerce is finally hitting stride as apps invade our daily lives

Mobile commerce is finally hitting stride as apps invade our daily lives

It's no secret that mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have exploded in popularity over the last 3 years. Apple...

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Will Microsoft hit the tablet market too late?

Bill Gates and Microsoft had the right idea a decade ago when they first started releasing tablet PCs to the...

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

ATT responds to Sprint’s suit

One might think that AT&T was expecting Sprint to file suit against their plan to buy T-Mobile based upon the...

“The Circular Economy” makes sense, hits home in the tech world

“The Circular Economy” makes sense, hits home in the tech world

There are very few environmental perspectives that grab our attention. In 2011, we know we need to recycle, to not...

Sprint follows DoJ, Sues to Halt T-Mobile Purchase

Sprint follows DoJ, Sues to Halt T-Mobile Purchase

Just in case the United States Department of Justice is unsuccessful in their bid to stop AT&Ts attempt to purchase...

How businesses are using apps

How businesses are using apps

You don't have to be a tech geek to know about apps. Just about anyone with a smartphone or a...

Backpacks: what was in them before versus today?

Backpacks: what was in them before versus today?

Everyone knows that technology is advancing. What we use today is so different from what we used a year ago,...

The mobile malware menace

The mobile malware menace

As mobile technology continues to become more prevalent in use and present in our hands, so too do the "bad...

Could you survive a weekend at the gadget-free hotel?

Could you survive a weekend at the gadget-free hotel?

For many in western society, being connected has become a constant state of being. We carry our smartphones everywhere. We...

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

Android, iOS approach 70% combined smartphone market share

The drive towards domination of the smartphone market continues for Apple and Google as they approach a combined 70% choke...

The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011

The smartphone effect: 1991 vs 2011

There is little doubt that technology has changed things completely for western society in the last two decades. Computers are...

NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star

NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star

In late March 2011, NASA's Swift satellite alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from a new source in...

Voice calls are still the biggest complaint of cell users

Voice calls are still the biggest complaint of cell users

J.D. Power and Associates is reporting in their U.S. 2011 Wireless Network Quality Performance Study that performance levels for networks...

Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter

Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter

If the statistic is true (and there's no reason to believe otherwise - heck, it's on the internet!), then there...

The Sprint iPhone

The Sprint iPhone

Whether it's a reality or simply another example of the fast-turning iPhone 5 rumor mill, it's news either way: Sprint...