Technology Trends

In this section we include any trending topics. Currently there is a lot of buzz around cloud computing and mobile computing.


3-D printing may be new, but it has already been put to work by businesses, consumers, thieves and law enforcement agencies.


Before the extent of mass surveillance in the U.S. was revealed, we could all claim we didn't know any better. Now the problem - and our...


Big data is being sought as a solution to all kinds of problems that extend well beyond the tech realm - even over the business realm. Here...


Here's what companies love about the cloud - and what's holding others back.


While some view the idea of transforming cars into smartphones with wheels as frivolous or downright dangerous, the potential for enhancing...


Just when you think you've got the hang of new technologies, they're gone. And that means major changes for consumers, companies and the...


Social discovery is breaking the pattern of repetitive, mundane updates from the same people we talk to every day and bringing a little...


A battle between technology and education isn't really the point here so much as how best to make use of technology to provide flexible,...


While Google has claimed that this technology can potentially improve the firm’s search engine and Web processes, a computer this...


Science fiction imagines the future. This amazing infographic brings together 50 years of science fiction and shows us how our imagination...


We don't know what the future will bring, but the key to adapting is embracing the changes as they come.


In a February 2012 TED talk in Long Beach, California, University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar talks about agile aerial robots and...


Virtual technologies have become an integral part of IT, but they don't ensure efficiency all on their own. Find out which best practices...


This video from the London 2012 Strata Conference provides a rich history of data storage and data handling and a look at the challenges...


Social media is becoming an increasingly common source of breaking news. But while it gets points for being fast and interactive, accuracy...


MOOCs are offering a brave new option at a time when traditional college degrees have lost a little of their shine. Learn more about them...


Dr. Sugata Mitra, an educational researcher and professor of educational technology at Newcastle University, took to the stage at TED2013...


This talk from the 2011 Strata Conference in New York looks at how big data can be used to solve big problems.


Principal researcher at Microsoft Research Kate Crawford makes the case that while big data is essential to many business applications,...