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Our lives are led by, organized by, and drenched in, technology. But for a person with no major disabilities it’s easy to forget the needs of those who can’t…

PAY BACK We tap away on our mobile devices all day long. Isn’t it about time they tapped us back? Human-computer interaction researcher Marc Teyssier clearly…

Main image: Anki’s Vector robot The advent of cheaper processors and some clever software flourishes has meant that we’re seeing a huge rise in connected toys…

JET SETTER In a ranking of cool space phenomenon, radio jets have to take a spot near the top. They’re near-light-speed blasts of material from black holes…

JOB THIEF First came the factories. Between 1993 and 2007, as U.S. factories became highly automated, every new robot eliminated 5.6 human jobs, an economic…

PHONE HOME Are we alone in the universe? Hunting for biological signatures of life on moons and exoplanets is just one way we might find an answer. Another…

Everyone’s seen ‘E-FITs’ of criminal suspects on the news and in the papers. Grainy and greyscale, or leering unsettlingly with improbable features, it’s…

If you talk to any process management or BPM vendor, they are likely to tell you that one of their biggest challenges is access to the C-Suite.  This is…

Is technology always the answer to questions of sustainability? Yes, in parts: as a society we are looking to live more sustainable lives and technology will…

Latest Apps and Software NewsSnapchat is adding a new feature to its photo and video sharing platform to make it easier for you to shop inside the app.…