Technology Trends
In this section we include any trending topics. Currently there is a lot of buzz around cloud computing and mobile computing.
Why Cookies Are Getting Stale
Cookies are likely to disappear over the next few years as advertisers and tech companies find more effective ways to track users online.
Big Data, Bigfoot, UFOs and the Loch Ness Monster
Can legends like Bigfoot survive in a world with so much data? This author doesn't think so.
INFOGRAPHIC: The Data Backup Costs Behind Big Data
With big data, backup has become big business. This infographic claims that the problem is how much companies are paying to recover it.
INFOGRAPHIC: The Benefits of Big Data Marketing
Seventy-one percent of marketers plan to implement a big data analytics solution within the next three years. What that means is that we...
Computer Programming for the People?
This movement has its critics, but it's looking to empower a new generation of computer users. Hear more from both sides of the debate.
A 3-D Printer Isn't a Replicator Yet, But These People Are Using It Anyway
3-D printing may be new, but it has already been put to work by businesses, consumers, thieves and law enforcement agencies.
Data Corrupts - Big Data Corrupts Absolutely
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...
5 Real-World Problems Big Data Can Solve
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...
5 Reasons Why Companies Love Cloud - and Why They Don't
Here's what companies love about the cloud - and what's holding others back.
There's an App for That - In Your Car
While some view the idea of transforming cars into smartphones with wheels as frivolous or downright dangerous, the potential for enhancing...
Say Goodbye to Today's Technology
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...
Do I Know You? Social Networking Vs. Social Discovery
Social discovery is breaking the pattern of repetitive, mundane updates from the same people we talk to every day and bringing a little...
Can Online Education Really Make the Cut?
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,...
5 Cool Things Google's Quantum Computer Could Do
While Google has claimed that this technology can potentially improve the firm’s search engine and Web processes, a computer this...
INFOGRAPHIC: 50 Years of Visionary Sci-Fi Computer Interface Design
Science fiction imagines the future. This amazing infographic brings together 50 years of science fiction and shows us how our imagination...
Reboot: How to Adapt to a New Tech Environment
We don't know what the future will bring, but the key to adapting is embracing the changes as they come.
Video: Vijay Kumar on Agile Aerial Robots, Artificial Intelligence
In a February 2012 TED talk in Long Beach, California, University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar talks about agile aerial robots and...
5 Best Practices for Server Virtualization
Virtual technologies have become an integral part of IT, but they don't ensure efficiency all on their own. Find out which best practices...
Video: George Dyson on Big Data's Birth and Where It's Headed
This video from the London 2012 Strata Conference provides a rich history of data storage and data handling and a look at the challenges...