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This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart

This is what Google Glass looks like when you take it apart

It's not that it's disappointing or anything. In many ways, it's anticlimactic to see what the little device that's causing...

The current (and future) status of driverless cars

The current (and future) status of driverless cars

We've seen them in movies for half a century. The concept cars have been popping up for decades. Some of...

The Joy of Tech takes an unpopular but sadly realistic take on the NSA Verizon controversy

The Joy of Tech takes an unpopular but sadly realistic take on the NSA Verizon controversy

With Verizon vans rolling down the road being called "NSA Surveillance Vehicles" and every tech and political blog on the...

Which Big Brother do you prefer?

Which Big Brother do you prefer?

The hot news item this week is that the National Security Agency is perusing millions of U.S. customer phone records...

Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook

Comparing the coveted internships of Google and Facebook

In a world where people are often having trouble getting full-time jobs, there are a few internships in the tech...

Could “Seinfeld” live in today’s digital world?

Could “Seinfeld” live in today’s digital world?

One of the most popular TV shows of the 90s was the hilariously eccentric “Seinfeld.” The characters always seemed to...

Visualizing the giant piles of cash the tech giants are sitting on

Visualizing the giant piles of cash the tech giants are sitting on

If you had a quarter for every time someone said, "If I had a quarter for every time...," how much...

YouTube’s 8-year anniversary: the evolution into a major media giant

YouTube’s 8-year anniversary: the evolution into a major media giant

Since 2005, YouTube has transformed itself from a small website where the average person could share home videos to the...

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

Why Google decided to give everyone 15GB

When Google debuted its Gmail e-mail service in 2004, the Internet community thought it was a joke. Not just because...

If you want attention on Google+, go large and horizontal with your images

If you want attention on Google+, go large and horizontal with your images

When Google+ first rolled out their change, we called it "Twitteresque". After exploring it further for the last couple of...

6 things you didn’t know Google Chrome could do

6 things you didn’t know Google Chrome could do

After five years of constant upgrades and improvements, Google's Chrome is now used by about 40% of those wired to...

Google I/O 2013 in a nutshell

Google I/O 2013 in a nutshell

Not everyone gets to go to the Google I/O conference. Thankfully, there is plenty of coverage and tons of blog...

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

Has the sleeping giant awoken or is this a last ditch effort to remain relevant? After buying Tumblr last week,...

After nearly 2 years of lingering, Google Buzz is officially shutting down

After nearly 2 years of lingering, Google Buzz is officially shutting down

Remember Google Buzz, the attempt prior to Google+ for the company to get social? It was shut down in October,...

Argentinian isolationism and socialism force Google to flee from developers

Argentinian isolationism and socialism force Google to flee from developers

The good part about comprehensive socialism is that it's excellent for buying votes and winning elections as the masses in...

Driving with Google glass

Driving with Google glass

Drivers are constantly distracted, visually, manually and cognitively. They text, they call, and they adjust their GPS devices, all while...

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

Yahoo is finally tossing its hat into the social media ring. Recently, Yahoo announced that it would be incorporating tweets...

10 small business web design mistakes to avoid

10 small business web design mistakes to avoid

Small businesses need websites. But not just any old website will work.Try to avoid these 10 Web design mistakes so...

Should PayPal or anyone else worry about Google Wallet integration with Gmail?

Should PayPal or anyone else worry about Google Wallet integration with Gmail?

No.Go ahead and mark this one down as one of those nifty features that Google puts out there without telling...

Content Flow from Creation to Tweet

Content Flow from Creation to Tweet

If there's one major flaw with the way that many businesses use automation tools, it's that they're not able to...