Innovations

816 Stories

Games, weather, and social media top mobile app downloads

Games, weather, and social media top mobile app downloads

Our mobile devices have many uses to us, well beyond the talk and text functionality of the past. Millions of...

South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015

South Korean schools to be paper-free by 2015

There are two potential winners in South Korea's recent announcement that they would be moving to a completely-digital curriculum model...

For all of those games that you didn’t finish on the NES

For all of those games that you didn’t finish on the NES

Have you ever been tempted to pull out the old Nintendo Entertainment System from the attic just to finish that...

GPS tech turns on a light for the blind

GPS tech turns on a light for the blind

The visually impaired don't get a lot of help when it comes to next-gen tech to help them better live...

Phone phishing. It’s the new funky.

Phone phishing. It’s the new funky.

With nearly 70% of the US adult population accessing the internet via their mobile devices, it has become a strong...

96% of small businesses rely on mobile technology

96% of small businesses rely on mobile technology

Mobile devices have become an integral part of every day life for millions of people. Small businesses are following this...

Where ‘toy’ ends, and ‘badass’ begins

Where ‘toy’ ends, and ‘badass’ begins

Add to your personal list of things that don't need to exist (everyone keeps one of those, right?) this remote-controlled...

Big names top list for insecure data storage on apps

Big names top list for insecure data storage on apps

App watchdog group ViaForensics has been running popular Android and iPhone apps through their system to see who is encrypting...

Solar powered laptop concept could have us cutting the cord

Solar powered laptop concept could have us cutting the cord

The needs to go green, be mobile, and be productive collide in Andrea Ponti's concept design for solar powered laptop,...

Who cares about privacy on smartphones?

Who cares about privacy on smartphones?

It's been a hot topic lately, but does anyone really care? We now know that Apple, Google, and Microsoft are...

Personal jetpack breaks 3000 feet

Personal jetpack breaks 3000 feet

Despite dozens of designs and millions of dollars spent over the decades on engineering a true, usable personal jetpack that...

Oh, look, it’s another new e-reader!

Oh, look, it’s another new e-reader!

Barnes & Noble has something new up their sleeve, and it's in the form of a new six-inch Nook. This...