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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...

Microsoft attempts (and fails) to destroy Google Apps with “Googlighting”

Microsoft attempts (and fails) to destroy Google Apps with “Googlighting”

It may not be the first time Microsoft has tried to use humor and aggressive attacks to go after Google,...

Geek vs Hipster: The battle for the coolest of the uncool

Geek vs Hipster: The battle for the coolest of the uncool

As terms of classification of humans goes, hipsters and geeks have been battling for the title of the "coolest of...

Different shades of grey… or not

Different shades of grey… or not

Optical illusions are often fanciful diversions that keep us keen to the fact that our own minds can not only...

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...

F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably

F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably

When Facebook started rolling out their plan to put online stores on their platform in November, 2010, many believed that...

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+,...

Confused by what Verizon’s 4G LTE really means? Saturday Night Live is, too.

Confused by what Verizon’s 4G LTE really means? Saturday Night Live is, too.

Speed is relative. Internet speed is extremely relative, which is why Verizon has been touting the impressive speeds that their...

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...