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"The machines are coming for us, but after so many movies about robot uprisings the only surprising thing is the political aspect (in that there is one). We always assumed the computerised destruction of humanity would, at the very least, mean a lack of elected leaders, or at most a sort of "I have the most guns"-based meritocracy. But it turns out that human politicians are in cahoots with the robots. We always knew they weren't on the side of the common man, but at least assumed were at least in favour of the man part."

"How does one go about bringing Space Invaders, an established genre classic, but very much a product of its time, to a new generation of gamers? After all, however familiar the attacking aliens and their 'womp, womp, womp, womp' musical accompaniment may be, the incredibly primitive graphics and simple gameplay won't satiate many Uncharted or Gears of War fans."

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives today. It is very rare that you see a person who does not own a mobile phone.

"For some the phone bill is a more terrifying idea than an oxygen bill because (1) it actually exists and (2) because plants don't give out free wireless connections. While one group brace themselves for the final figure every month, others prefer to store up a single terrifying bill by pre-authorising payments. That way, the wireless expenses disappear into the endless mass of the credit card debt, which is the worst thing you can do, as examining your bill is the only way to avoid repeating mistakes, added fees, or companies who'll add a monthly subscription because you sent them a text message once."

"As promised in January, Research in Motion has finally let version 2.0 of its PlayBook operating system loose on the world. Despite the tablet going on sale in early 2011, the new, improved software has suffered delays, denying several key features to owners of the tablet."

Technology will always update no matter what happens. That is why, even if we just had the iPhone 4S, labeled as the best iPhone yet, there are new smartphones destined to be kings of their own kingdoms. Meet Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid RAZR.

Stop using passwords that are hard to remember but easy for computers to guess A long string of memorable words is much more secure than a short set of random characters. A brilliant and very topical password strength comic strip here from the geniuses over at XKCD. What do you think?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a leading technology concept. It is not just something coming in the distant future, AI systems are everywhere around us, it already involved in our daily life in the form of virtual environment.

MICROSOFT this morning drew back the curtain on the operating systems by kicking off Windows 10 with a mob of business-friendly features and also with some surprises.

'BigData', most of the time you have heard this term, right? But what exactly it is? How can it paving the pathway for mobile app development? Let's look closely at how Big Data will affect you directly or indirectly.

Android 5.0 Lollipop is finally out to establish itself on the market share radar. Lollipop was able to make 1.6 percent of Android devices its home reported from latest version of the Android Developers Dashboard. That percentage stands for all Android devices that were seen at the Google Play store during the week of February 2.

The Apple Watch puts whole industry on standby mode. Maybe it's because they want to see if there are any tricks the other company release or how the market reacts to the way you interact with the watch. Apple understands that, they are making real smartwatches and if they had a killer features, it immediately would have the attention of the world's biggest tech press.

Today we are living in a world where everything is smart like Smartphones, Smart TV, Smart watches, Smart cars etc. Our out of the box thinking enable us to think beyond the imagination and that is the only reason today we have invented all those things which were supposed to be impossible in the earlier days. Moving ahead, Internet of things is the latest buzz in the world of technology these days. The most important fact is that it has potential to impact how we live and also how we work.

Apple is well known for its unique and effective technology insight. With over 1.21 million apps Apple ended the year 2014, and with each of those apps, developers knew well about how Apple is stickler for rules.

Facebook has started virtual reality versions of its apps by ensuring that, very soon you will see a world where sharing a friend could become as common as sharing post using an app.

Yahoo has acquired many small startups and big companies over the years but still not in a good position. Last year Yahoo acquired mobile analytics firm "Flurry" and CEO Marissa Mayer stated that Yahoo is a "mobile first company." 

Biology is a new science and technology series that are now able to tell the stories behind the guiding system embedded in your body. Smartphones mapping features with the body are great for getting directions, until you lose signals.

Well, after the biggest success of the iMac, iPod, MacBook, iPad and iPhone, the date has finally arrived when Apple Watch (say iWatch) confirmed by filling in some of the blanks at its March 9 media event in San Francisco.

Latest survey over 700 companies asking them if they have developed any mobile apps to help them with service, supply chain management, purchasing, logistics, maintenance or sales support. In answer, only 6% said "yes," which is very low rate among many smartphones and tablets in use by businesses of all category.