Apple has a vision of a future in which the disembodied voice of Siri is your constant companion. It goes something like this: You arrive home at the end of a long day and plop down on the couch. A beer in one hand, your phone in the other, you say, “Siri, open Netflix and [...]
Black Girls Code, MOJO Media Works Uses SXSW to Expose Girls to Tech
March 15, 2013 | Posted by
It’s not every day that teens get a front row center view of one of the largest conferences and festivals in the United States. While some teens are reading up on South by Southwest (SXSW), which takes place annually in Austin, Texas, in the newspapers, online and, most likely, through their Facebook newsfeed, Twitter stream [...]
Will.i.am, Chris Bosh Want to Make Coding Education, Careers Cool
February 26, 2013 | Posted by
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey – it’s little surprise that those titans of tech want to encourage more wannabe coders. But in a short film released Tuesday by the nonprofit Code.org, it’s not just the usual suspects talking up all the reasons why the U.S. needs more computer scientists. Sure, Silicon Valley luminaries share [...]
Atlanta Hosts Hackathon Seeking Governing Solutions
February 23, 2013 | Posted by
The city of Atlanta will host its first hackathon this weekend. Local government hopes to harness the creativity of Atlanta’s tech talent to find solutions to infrastructure problems and improve Atlanta’s quality of living. Atlanta’s Govathon is a riff on the coding marathons — referred to as hackathons — made famous at Facebook, where techies [...]
HTC Expected to Announce M7 Later This Month
February 2, 2013 | Posted by
HTC (2498) is expected to announce its flagship M7 smartphone at a press conference in New York City later this month. According to Evleaks, an anonymous source known for leaking early images and information on upcoming devices, the company is reportedly preparing two additional smartphones, code-named M4 and G2, which will debut later this year. The M4 is [...]
Smartphone Connectivity Can Disconnect Live Relationships
January 10, 2013 | Posted by
Are you spending more time with your smartphone than with your partner — even during romantic dates? Technology allows us to be constantly connected to the world, but it can also make us even more disconnected from each other. In fact, two recent studies show that cell phones can have a negative impact on close relationships. [...]
Google’s ‘Global Impact Awards’ Having Big Impact on Africa
December 11, 2012 | Posted by
Google has launched the Global Impact Awards to support organizations using technology and innovative approaches to tackle some of the toughest human challenges. The Award will provide $23 million to seven organizations changing the world, of which four organisations will be working in Africa. Technology has dramatically improved our lives—from the speed at which we [...]
The Top Desktop Computer Monitors
December 10, 2012 | Posted by
Upgrading your computer’s hardware isn’t the only way to feel like you have a new machine. A new monitor can go a long way towards making your computer more fun to use and more functional. At the same time, there are hundreds of displays out there by dozens of companies at all different price points. [...]
Top Picks for Great Gadget Gifts for Guys
December 9, 2012 | Posted by
Looking for some cool new gear to capitalize on those manly urges? There’s a little something for every kind of guy on our list: The athletic type, the music junkie, the self-appointed beer connoisseur. Whoever you are, we got you covered. Here are our top picks for some of the best gadgets for men that [...]
Technology Can Create a Slippery Slope into Cheating
December 8, 2012 | Posted by
There’s a new kind of infidelity that’s destroying marriages and wreaking havoc among committed couples. It’s called emotional sex. We all know that infidelity is as old as civilization, but emotional sex is a new and more insidious kind of infidelity that was born out of the digital era of the 21st century. It used [...]
