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Crunching the numbers: iPads vs texbooks

Crunching the numbers: iPads vs texbooks

Some day in the (very) near future, we may no longer need a traditional backpack at school. Rather than carrying...

Ericsson’s vision of a networked society expands with “Thinking Cities”

Ericsson’s vision of a networked society expands with “Thinking Cities”

When we first covered Ericsson's Networked Society Project, we called it beautiful and terrifying. Their latest video shows that beauty...

iGEM makes science cool for students

iGEM makes science cool for students

For nearly a decade, the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition has put the sharpest minds in high school and undergraduate...

Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft

Why Windows web browsing market share drop means very little to Microsoft

If you torture numbers long enough, you can make them say anything. In this case, it's Chitika, Techcrunch, and others...

A comprehensive comparison of online video players

A comprehensive comparison of online video players

The online video world is dominated by YouTube with others such as Vimeo and Metacafe picking up the scraps. They...

Tim Cook is the Michael Corleone of Apple

Tim Cook is the Michael Corleone of Apple

It has been just over 4 months since Steve Jobs died. Since then, Apple continues to head in the right...

Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?

Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?

The over-$500 tablet war was, for all intents and purposes, over once the iPad 2 came out with a front-...

Pinterest may be changing the social commerce game, but why?

Pinterest may be changing the social commerce game, but why?

Pinterest is starting to enter into the social media in ways that most sites only dream about. Other than Google+,...

Is online banking as safe as people think?

Is online banking as safe as people think?

More US adults bank online than use social networks (for now, at least). It has become such a common activity...

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

If this is the future of retail, I'll be shopping online more often. Takashimaya, a department store in Tokyo, is...

Tesla’s electric Model X adds sexy to the minivan

Tesla’s electric Model X adds sexy to the minivan

When one thinks of Tesla, they think of high-end electric vehicle performance. The company is known for putting out some...

As the workforce goes mobile, security concerns rise

As the workforce goes mobile, security concerns rise

As more offices become virtual and more employees work from home or on the go, the logistics of keeping devices...