Apple To Infinity: Mobile Payments, Touch ID And All That Sapphire


Forget Gorilla Glass. Apple has its own patented method of affixing a sapphire substrate to a touch screen. According to a report on the Chinese language Apple Daily blog (translated via Google and...

The Personal Web is the Next Big Thing


The modern world can be a dehumanizing place.  Long gone is the sweet little old lady at the drugstore counter, replaced by big box retailers, brand logos and barcodes.  We’re more often“...

Tomb Raider Runs At 1080p, 60 FPS On Sony PS4, Xbox One is Still A Question


The hardware wars continue. Tomb Raider: Definitive edition is almost out, and a live game stream from Games Radar confirms that the game runs at 1080p and an unlocked average of 60 FPS on Sony’s PS4...

Display Ads are as Compelling As TV Spots


In the lobby of Google’s Building 900 at its Mountain View headquarters, there’s a display of Google-colored squares and rectangles that looks like a bland abstract-art piece. It turns out these are...

How the Duolingo Founders Offered Free Education To Millions


As stars fill the night sky in Veracruz, Mexico, 23-year-old Uziel Alejandro López kicks back at home to play on his Android smartphone. His thumbs breeze over the brightly colored screen, but this...

Netflix Can Make The Public To Care About Net Neutrality


I’m not the first person to say that if you want to get Americans to care about an issue, hit them in their pocketbooks. Which is why Netflix—purveyor of fine streaming content to more than 40...

IBM Shares are Tempting, But Still Too Pricey


Earnings season is in full swing, providing new data points for investors to reassess positions.  After a careful review of IBM‘s latest report Tuesday afternoon, I see no reason to buy the...

IBM Shares are Tempting, But Still Too Pricey


Earnings season is in full swing, providing new data points for investors to reassess positions.  After a careful review of IBM‘s latest report Tuesday afternoon, I see no reason to buy the...