Modernization
The Future of Wearable Technology Sounds Kind of Awful
A new report out from the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers concludes that sooner or later wearable technology will catch on.
Modernization
Will This Google App Really Reinvent Email?
Google’s Inbox is not an email app. It is a personal assistant, a tool for reminders, and a way to quickly scan incoming information all in one.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Increasingly the Gatekeeper of Your Online Identity
The notion that the world outside its homepage remains anonymous is increasingly untrue.
Modernization
Five Reasons Why the Internet of Things May Already be Broken
There are some big obstacles before the internet of things can become a viable business.
Emerging Tech
The Internet Is Getting Too Big for Just One Kind of Wi-Fi
The Wi-Fi Alliance is working on two new specifications—one with much more range and one with much less.
Emerging Tech
The 'Internet of Things' May Not Always Need an Internet Connection
'Smart' objects only need to be so smart.
Digital Government
Inside the Hidden World of Offline Auctions for Online Property
You might expect internet domain names—the basis of any website address you visit—to be sold on, well, the internet.
Modernization
Google’s Latest Empire-Building Tactic: Cheap Phones
The company announced its AndroidOne initiative that will allow makers of cheap smartphones produce them more quickly.
Digital Government
London’s Pervasive Surveillance Can Now Help You Find a Bus Seat
The local transit authority, is testing a system that will inform passengers before they climb the treacherous stairs whether the effort is worthwhile.
Cybersecurity
An Innocent Bot May Have Unwittingly Spread a Virus Around Twitter
A Twitter service may have helped take down the tweet reader Tweetdeck.
Modernization
A Tiny Technical Change in iOS 8 Could Stop Marketers Spying on You
Whenever you walk around a major Western city with your phone’s Wi-Fi turned on, you are broadcasting your location to government agencies, marketing companies and location analytics firms.
Modernization
The Future of Mobile Phones Doesn’t Include Phone Calls
Voice traffic on mobile networks will peak in 2015, then revert back to around 2011 levels by 2019.
Digital Government
What Exactly Those Data Brokers Know About You
At least nine companies know more about you than Google or Facebook.
Modernization
Connected Cars Face One Big Problem: Staying Connected
As anyone who has ever driven through a mountainous region or remote stretch will know, it can be hard catching a signal strong enough to even make a phone call.
Digital Government
What Somalia’s New Internet Looks Like From Silicon Valley
Internet providers rolled out fiber optic connections in nation’s capitol, Mogadishu.
Digital Government
Why Nobody Can Tell Whether the World’s Biggest Quantum Computer Is a Quantum Computer
Scientists have been arguing for years about whether D-Wave’s device is really a quantum computer or not.
Digital Government
Turkey's Increasingly Troubling Efforts to Control the Internet
The country is intercepting popular DNS services, Google and others report.
Digital Government
These Companies Are Mining the World’s Data by Selling Street Lights and Farm Drones
The drones collect data on crops from hundreds of feet above.
Modernization
Commentary: I Spent a Week Using Only Mobile Internet, and So Should You
Anybody who cares about the Internet should understand how the vast majority of the world uses it.
Emerging Tech
Here’s What the Future of Car Navigation Looks Like
Carmakers have been experimenting with head-up displays in cars since the late 1990s
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