E-Wallets and Digicash Need to Happen Now
Current e-cash systems resemble the early days of computers, with their proprietary standards, walled-off systems and scores of upstarts battling for control.
Mobility
Friday, April 19, 2013 13:50 PM
Friday, April 05, 2013 07:05 AM
How Far Can Crowdsourcing Go?
Today's technology makes it increasingly easy to use crowdsourcing. Now, however, some organizations are attempting to take the approach one step beyond.
Monday, December 10, 2012 12:10 PM
Calling Dr. Siri
Many health care organizations are offering apps that let patients view their medical records, order prescriptions and make appointments via a mobile device.
Monday, November 12, 2012 06:15 AM
We Are All Addicted
We're morphing into a society that avoids contact with people in a physical space, but connects to strangers through social media and other electronic tools.
Monday, November 05, 2012 09:20 AM
Tech Solutions Create Other Problems
I'm guessing that, ultimately, we'll just keep engineering new technology solutions to solve all the new problems technology created in the first place. At least it's good for the economy.
Monday, October 29, 2012 05:30 AM
Smartphones Control the World
Smartphones and tablets could make many expensive industrial control systems obsolete. They're already making conventional PCs look dumb and antiquated.
Friday, October 26, 2012 10:15 AM
Changing Channels on Customer Interactions
Today, mobile technology is changing everything. Brands and reputations soar or stumble in a matter of minutes in a world where consumers suddenly wield as much power as corporations.
Friday, October 12, 2012 14:00 PM
Rethinking Loyalty
A growing number of businesses are turning to information technology to amp up their customer loyalty programs and create greater value.
Thursday, October 11, 2012 14:54 PM
Hearing Voices ... Everywhere
We will eventually have speech recognition embedded in a dizzying array of devices, and it's likely that these systems will use biometric technology to customize responses.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 08:15 AM
Nomophobia, Another Modern Malady
Researchers suggest that the constant use of today's technologies—mobile and otherwise—can have a profound effect on developing brains, brains that "can become more easily habituated than adult....
Monday, October 01, 2012 08:15 AM
Money Squared: The Digital Wallet
Once consumers and merchants realize that mobile payments could spell the end of POS lines and could also transform marketing, expect a stampede to the digital wallet.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 09:40 AM
You Say You Want a Revolution?
Over the past few years, the way we communicate and interact has changed more than it did over the past few thousand years.
Friday, September 07, 2012 07:05 AM
Monkeying Around With Tablets
A conservation organization has created the “Apps for Apes” project, which gives orangutans iPads to provide them with “unlimited enrichment opportunities.”
Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:00 AM
Mobile Changes Everything
The Holy Grail of mobility is to be able to move a computing state from one device to another, and to start, stop and resume work without even thinking about exchanging files and syncing. We're nearly there.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 08:10 AM
A Senior Phone Moment
As baby boomers age, the market is ready: There are some new cell phones designed specifically for “mature audiences,” who don’t see or hear as well as they used to.
