Lifelogging is dead (for now)
A funny thing happened on the road to capturing everything: Hardware failed to keep up, and social media made it redundant.
Stories by Mike Elgan
Why Cuba could be the next Silicon Valley (eventually)
Cuba is an Internet backwater, but I think its next revolution could be digital.
Goodbye, America. I'm becoming a nomad (again)!
You should, too. There's never been a better time to live everywhere. Here's why -- and how.
Surprising tips from a super-hacker
Virtually everyone in technology knows about Kevin Mitnick, the one-time fugitive hacker who is now a security consultant. Mitnick has a wealth of security advice for the public.
The surprising truth about Facebook's Internet.org
You might think Internet.org is a nonprofit organization launched by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and dedicated to bringing Internet access to people who can't access it, or can't afford it. But that's not the case.
This is why Amazon will open physical bookstores
Opening physical bookstores is the best idea Amazon has had since the creation of Amazon Prime.
Virtual assistants: They're made out of people
The responses from virtual assistants are far more human than most of us assume. In fact, every response is carefully crafted by a person or a team of people.
Photographic memory made easy
Lifelogging used to be an obscure area of geek research. Now you're doing it every day. Here's how to lifelog even better.
How Google's Project Tango will change your life
Project Tango is a Google platform for giving phones and tablets a sense of space, and it's going to radically change how people use their mobile devices.
Here comes 'Desktopgeddon'
The public believes the desktop Internet is better, but in reality the opposite is now true.
Social media addiction is a bigger problem than you think
Social networks are massively addictive -- by design -- which makes it really hard for users to break their online habits.
This is why tech toys are dangerous
Toys are dangerous. I'm not talking about toys with sharp edges, toxic materials or parts that constitute a choking hazard. I'm talking about hacking -- a new threat to the safety of children. Last week, the risk got real.
6 nerd words everybody gets wrong
The language of technology is a moving target. As the technology changes, so do the usage models, business models and behaviors associated with it. So do the words.
Google+ gets the pivot of the year
Google transforms its everything-for-everyone social network into a site that does one thing really well -- connecting supernerds.
Facebook turned your lock screen into the new Twitter
Facebook's new app uses notifications on your lock screen as a 'newspaper.' And so the war over lock screen real estate begins.