Tag: Computers
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Hope and anger as Apple rolls out new software
Apple has released a new version of the company’s ground-breaking mobile phone operating system, iOS. It is modern, fresh and easy to use. So why do some iPhone users hate it?
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‘Moral squalor’ of illegal downloads condemned
Have you ever downloaded a song without paying for it? Watched a film online for free? If so, the celebrated author Philip Pullman believes you are no better than a pickpocket. Is that fair?
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Survey and dictionary agree: geeks are chic
Comic book heroes smash box offices, memes rule the internet and a new survey suggests that many people now aspire to be geeks. Are we witnessing a revolution in popular culture?
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Mobile classic becomes casualty of phone wars
Microsoft’s takeover of Nokia marks the Nordic company’s final defeat in the battle to dominate the mobile phone market. Will relentless innovation mean even Apple will one day be overtaken?
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China takes lead as supercomputer race hots up
The great powers are racing against each other to build the world’s most advanced thinking machine. The latest rankings show China in pole position. Should the rest of us be worried?
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China takes lead as supercomputer race hots up
The great powers are racing against each other to build the world’s most advanced thinking machine. The latest rankings show China in pole position. Should the rest of us be worried?
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Global elites gather for festival of ideas
With its inspirational speakers, optimistic tone and slick production, TED – which has just held its global conference – is an internet sensation. But are its ideas really ‘worth spreading’?
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Debate rages on internet ‘snooping’ revelations
To the media, the IT worker who exposed mass US surveillance of overseas emails and phone calls is a hero. To CIA bosses he is a traitor. Is whistleblowing always an act of bravery?
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Giant internet surveillance project exposed
Leaked documents have blown the cover of a programme named Prism which allows the US government to spy on internet activity around the world. Should we fear for our freedom?
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Scientists use thought to pilot helicopter drone
Researchers have just announced the successful flight of a mini helicopter piloted using brainwaves. The breakthrough gives disabled people hope, but critics fear it will undermine humanity.
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Autistic? Come work for us! says software firm
Most people with autism are capable of work and keen to find it, yet prejudice stands in their way. Now a German technology company wants to tap this neglected talent.
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Google’s goggles spark fears of ‘end of privacy’
Imagine a computer that hovers above your eyebrow, interacting with your surroundings and responding to your voice. Google Glass is an impressive gadget – but how intrusive might it be?
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First 3D-printed gun spreads tremors of fear
Since a Texan anarchist printed and fired a homemade gun last week, the US government has been desperate to remove the online blueprints. Is this technology beyond control?
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Internet ideals at risk after 20 years of the web
Precisely 20 years ago this Friday the first web page was published – and in a blaze of idealism the world wide web was born. Today, have giant corporations such as Google soured the dream?
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Digital currency labelled ‘the new gold’
With conventional currencies like the Euro facing life-threatening crises, investors have turned to a radical alternative: the online currency ‘Bitcoin’. Is this the future of money?