Next time you pull out your smartphone to use a popular application—whether it's to price check items in a store, to tweet or to check your cloud-based calendar—you...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | December 3, 2012
On vacation in China earlier this month, I stopped by Shanghai's seven-story downtown "Book City," bustling with activity on a weekday afternoon that, as a publisher...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | November 28, 2012
I haven't been shy about expressing my belief that tablets represent the reinvention of the personal computer.Time From ACM Opinion | November 26, 2012
When it comes to the human brain, many scientists believe that we are incapable of understanding how it works because we lack the tools and intelligence to measure...New Scientist From ACM News | November 16, 2012
Digital eye glasses like Google’s Project Glass, and my earlier Digital Eye Glass, will transform society because they introduce a two-sided surveillance and sousveillance...Time From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
Monday afternoon, just half a day before the polls opened, Prof. Mark Crispin Miller was feeling pessimistic about the electoral process.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 8, 2012
In late spring, the backroom number crunchers who powered Barack Obama's campaign to victory noticed that George Clooney had an almost gravitational tug on West...Time From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2012
Congratulations, Barack Obama: You have prevailed in the nerdiest election in the history of the American Republic.Wired From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2012
For decades scientists have backed the idea of sending robots to collect Martian rocks and return them to Earth, a project that should be possible well before humans...NBC News From ACM Opinion | November 5, 2012
Last week Apple fired Scott Forstall, the architect of its iOS platform, and handed his duties over to the company's chief industrial designer, Jonathan Ive. Ive...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | November 4, 2012
This week, Apple fired Scott Forstall, its longtime chief of mobile software. In the wake of the shake-up—which reportedly had to do with Forstall's refusal to for...Slate From ACM Opinion | November 2, 2012
"It’s really a little computer." You remember the first time you said it, a few years ago, when you grasped just how much a smartphone can do.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | November 2, 2012
We've been looking at how technology has totally changed what it means to watch television or a movie. One of the biggest changes has been in demand—people want...NPR From ACM Opinion | October 26, 2012
On Monday, the research firm laid out "10 critical tech trends for the next five years." Tuesday, it took a look at a little closer in, providing a list of the...Forbes From ACM Careers | October 25, 2012
Last week, a congressional report claimed that using Chinese telecommunications companies’ goods and services in the United States could threaten national security...Slate From ACM Opinion | October 24, 2012