Remember when tablets that were priced under $100 were big news? Now tablet makers are offering their products at prices even lower. The big question, though, is whether these budget-priced tablets are worth the money. Time Magazine recently looked at this question, evaluating the new Ubislate 7Ci tablet from Datawind. What’s interesting about this tablet? […]
Tired of long waits in the emergency room of your local hospital? Hate sitting in a bed all day waiting for a test that your hospital was supposed to conduct hours ago? Well, you might be in luck: A new international survey claims that a majority of people throughout the world believe that new technology […]
What technology trends will we see during the next five years? A good place to look is at tech innovator IBM. Forbes columnist Greg Satell recently looked at what’s coming up, highlighting IBM’s predictions for the next five years of technology change. Here’s a brief look at what Satell found. Schools get smarter Satell writes […]
Don’t like Windows 8? You’re far from alone. Computer users across the globe grumble that Windows 8 is too complicated. You may be receiving some good news soon. As per the tech press, there are several rumors that Microsoft may soon be trashing Windows 8. As InfoWorld writer Woody Leonhard publishes in a recent column, […]
New technology has made workplaces more efficient. It’s easy, for example, for workers to use video conferencing tech to hold meetings with their fellow workers across the globe. But new tech may also leave employees feeling isolated. After all, new communication technology has taken away much of the face-to-face aspect of the business world. But […]
Tablets have become hot sellers. Consumers seem to love these devices. As Forbes columnist Ethan Gach wrote in a recent column, consumer experts predict that tablet sales will outpace the sales of laptops and desktop computers combined by 2015. But tablets aren’t just a boon to the retailers selling them. They’re also delivering a boost […]
How much privacy can you expect when looking for a winter coat at your local outlet store? What about when you’re browsing the shops at the nearest indoor mall? Well, you shouldn’t expect much. New technology is rendering it ever easier for retailers to spy on the products you buy and the path you travel […]
Do we actually need a high-tech shower curtain? What about snow gloves that let you answer phone calls and listen to music while you’re shoveling your front walk? Thanks to new technology, we can now actually purchase these devices. High-tech in the shower The Huffington Post recently had a look at both products. The first, […]
No one could argue that Samsung isn’t a dominant force in the smartphone and tablet industry. Consumers are flocking to these devices. But the word “consumers” is the key one in that last sentence. In spite of Samsung’s successes in selling tablets and smartphones to consumers, it still has a lot of work to do […]
Why does the federal government struggle so much with technology? That is the big question following the disastrous rollout of the Healthcare.gov website. Even though this healthcare website was especially troubled, it’s not the first instance of the government falling when debuting new technology. A long history of failure The Los Angeles Times recently ran […]
InformationWeek columnist Kevin Coleman has some not so great news for us: The United States is slowly falling from its perch as the globe’s technology and science leader. Instead, Coleman writes, the country is gradually – but steadily – transforming into a technology laggard. Slipping Coleman comments that research-and-development, science and technology investments in the […]
The arrival of a new technology always comes with plenty of excitement. And why not? We always picture how new technology will change not only our lives but the world, too. Nevertheless, most new technology has a smaller impact on the world than we hope. That’s the unhappy truth about new technology: Regardless of how […]
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