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The insight section is the hub for deep analysis and commentary, it will keep you updated with the in-depth reviews. It provides clarity on complex trends, topics and innovations into easier form to make it convenient for the reader to understand. The section offers an ease on the evolving tech world to everyone, be it a professional, casual observer or an enthusiast.

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...

UN subdomain for Swaziland hacked

UN subdomain for Swaziland hacked

In their biggest hack to date, the hacker group known as Cocain TeaM continues to replace websites with an ominous...

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,...

Folding car could make intra-city travel easier, cleaner

Folding car could make intra-city travel easier, cleaner

As populations grow and continue to migrate into cities, transportation has become an issue within congested cities. Less than half...

TechCrunch founder starts venture fund

TechCrunch founder starts venture fund

Michael Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch, will be stepping down as managing editor of the popular the technology blog. However,...

Standing behind your product, one bullet at a time

Standing behind your product, one bullet at a time

With wars and battle zones popping up across the world, the security and defense industries have been booming over the...

Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund dreams takes Techcrunch off the “credible source” list

Michael Arrington’s CrunchFund dreams takes Techcrunch off the “credible source” list

Update: According to Business Insider, Arrington is no longer employed by AOL. This changes the stance of this article a...

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...

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

Google Chrome extension lets you +1 anything on the internet

When the Google +1 button first rolled out earlier this year, it made a little bit of a splash from...

Twitterpalooza

Twitterpalooza

With much of the social media focus lately being on Facebook and Google+, Twitter has not received as much buzz...

Cleverbot, squared

Cleverbot, squared

Cleverbot is a novelty AI program designed to mimic human interaction and allow people to "talk" to it conversationally. It...

Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer

Inkling sends freehand sketches to your computer

Wacom is the undisputed leader in making tools that allow freehand art to become digital graphics. However, Wacom tablets don’t...

TMI: Why sharing too much on social media is worse than we even thought

TMI: Why sharing too much on social media is worse than we even thought

It's a trap. Yes, here comes a conspiracy theory. Get your tinfoil hats on, quickly. Social media sites such as...

The social media litmus test for hiring

The social media litmus test for hiring

Social media is often a paradox. For many, it's the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny....

Microsoft gets aggressive in cloud CRM market against Oracle, Salesforce

Microsoft gets aggressive in cloud CRM market against Oracle, Salesforce

Microsoft really wants more cloud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) clients and now they're willing to pay for them. Medium-sized companies...

Walmart creates its own social media startup

Walmart creates its own social media startup

Evernote, LinkedIn, Mint….Walmart? The retail giant is now among Mountain View’s leading startup companies following its purchase of Kosmix, the...

Google vs Apple: Who’s winning the tech industry land grab?

Google vs Apple: Who’s winning the tech industry land grab?

In the news, people are well aware of the iOS vs Android war. Both operating systems and the companies behind...

The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled

The toughest tech shoes to ever be filled

Never has a single man had a greater impact on a tech company than Steve Jobs. Many would say that...

Using technology for magic tricks

Using technology for magic tricks

Every day, new uses are thought up surrounding current technologies. The gadgets and gizmos that populate western culture have begun...

Google makes changes to their search algorithm an average of once every 17.5 hours

Google makes changes to their search algorithm an average of once every 17.5 hours

With several hundred signals that are read and processed by their search algorithm, we've always known that Google puts a...