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IBM’s vision of the technology world in the next 5 years

IBM’s vision of the technology world in the next 5 years

Every year, IBM takes a stab at telling the future by examining what they're working on in their 5in5 series....

Samsung unveils the smartest window you’ve ever seen at CES

Samsung unveils the smartest window you’ve ever seen at CES

"Quite frankly, I feel like I'm in Minority Report and that's really awesome," said Ashley Esqueda from Mobile Nations. If...

Website owners, here’s how to protest SOPA on January 18th

Website owners, here’s how to protest SOPA on January 18th

Social news aggregator Reddit.com took the lead and announced that they were "going black" on January 18th to protest SOPA...

Ericsson’s vision of a “Networked Society” is beautiful, terrifying

Ericsson’s vision of a “Networked Society” is beautiful, terrifying

There's a fine line between technology that enables a better world and technology that makes us head in the wrong...

Fighting America’s “Brain Drain”

Fighting America’s “Brain Drain”

The new global economy isn’t defined by the battle for the newest machines or precious ore, but a battle of...

Flying robots that build things open doors to automated architecture

Flying robots that build things open doors to automated architecture

In the movies, it always start innocently. They are designed to help humans, to do the mundane or difficult tasks...

Apps are rising on Windows Phones. Should they be taken more seriously?

Apps are rising on Windows Phones. Should they be taken more seriously?

I'll never forget when my boss at the time showed me his shiny new Windows Phone. I liked the interface,...

Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012

Google+ predicts that it will have 400 million users by end of 2012

They just passed 62 million users by adding 625,000 new users per day. Now, Google+ is predicting that they will...

What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012)

What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012)

Tech exploded this year. There's little to argue that gadgets and gizmos, social media and apps all had huge years...

Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels

Taliban on Twitter: How congressional attempts to block them is asinine on 2 levels

Twitter is used by different people for different things. It's a communication tool for some, a news aggregator for others,...

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

Social Media 2011: The bullseyes and blunders that dominated chatter

In the past, the best way to review the year was to look back through newspaper headlines and pick out...

GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.

GoDaddy lost 72,354 domains this week. It’s not enough.

Despite a massive Twitter campaign and a blog post that claims "Go Daddy no longer supports SOPA legislation" the company...

The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)

The social media disruption of advertising (is a good thing)

The internet took us by storm and changed the way we live our lives. Social media came along and had...

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

Who will buy T-Mobile now?

The unraveling of the AT&T merger with T-Mobile was not entirely bad for the fourth largest mobile carrier in the...

Technology use on American college campuses

Technology use on American college campuses

Colleges have always been a venue for the latest and greatest in technology to not only be used, but often...

Could Amazon have saved RIM?

Could Amazon have saved RIM?

First and foremost, RIM is dying. Anyone with knowledge of their situation knows that they have already lost the war...

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...

Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter

Saudi Prince pumps $300 million into Twitter

Twitter's latest major chunk of backing comes from the Arab world as Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invested $300 million...

Germany captures 43% of the world’s solar power

Germany captures 43% of the world’s solar power

Few developments, notions, or facts relating to green technology surprise us anymore. Alternative energy continues to expand while oil consumption...

SOPA vote delayed

SOPA vote delayed

The House Judiciary Committee has ceased without a vote to try to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) out...