The Tug Of War With Technology
Is it good or is it bad? Will it save us or will it destroy us? We’re forever being told that there is only an either-or situation, and a side has to be chosen. And yet every complex idea or organism that we’ve ever studied tells us that nothing is ever as simple »
Social Media: Women Are Wearing the Trousers
The online landscape has been shifting more and more toward social hubs and online communities, and women are at the forefront of this change. This Urban Times Technology Day, we look at the new feminine shape of the »
Gamestorming at GSUMMITx
Monday 30th April saw the first ever GSUMMITx in London, hosted by Capgemini in their offices in Holborn. The event brought together professionals working in (and interested by) the emerging field of ‘gamification’, a technique by which strategies adapted from »
The Future of the Internet
Much of the recent writing and discussions on the internet have focused on political issues such as ACTA, SOPA, and Net Neutrality. These are incredibly important issues facing the internet today. But politics aside, what is the technological future of the internet? »
The One Percent Solution
A Brief History of Windows Let’s start with Windows: The desktop interface pioneered by AT&T, (arguably) perfected by Apple, and deployed to millions by Microsoft, is in the process of being reinvented beyond recognition. The default start-up mode of »
Cyber Warfare Signs: the South China Sea Affair
The cyber attacks between China and Philippines raise questions about our own cyber-security and what the western world's role is in cyber warfare. »
Apple: The Numbers [Infographic]
World’s largest tech company: check. Larger than Microsoft and Google combined: check. World’s largest company by market cap: check. But how? We all know that iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apps and Apple computers all sell like hotcakes globally – but a look »
Infographic: Envisioning Emerging Technology for 2012 and Beyond
What developments will the next 30 years hold in the fields of AI, biotech, robotics, computing, the internet, materials science and more besides? That’s the »
Preserving the Legitimacy Of Online Petitioning
Online petitions allow for increased signatures but raise important questions about validity of the signature and whether the petition is fully understood. »
Top 3 Blizzard Cinematics
Blizzard Entertainment. So much to say about this company. So much, in fact, that little needs to be said at all. This article shall be tongue in cheek, and extremely “esoteric”, for lack of a better word; it’s not like I’m the only Blizzard customer. »
Social Media: Women Are Wearing the Trousers
The online landscape has been shifting more and more toward social hubs and online communities, and women are at the forefront of this change. This Urban Times Technology Day, we look at the new feminine shape of the »
The Magic of Everyday Technology
In our daily lives we forget about all the pieces of technology that make our lives easier. In many cases we don't even consider these tools to be technology, just things that we use. »
The Tug Of War With Technology
Is it good or is it bad? Will it save us or will it destroy us? We’re forever being told that there is only an either-or situation, and a side has to be chosen. And yet every complex idea or organism that we’ve ever studied tells us that nothing is ever as simple »
The Future of the Internet
Much of the recent writing and discussions on the internet have focused on political issues such as ACTA, SOPA, and Net Neutrality. These are incredibly important issues facing the internet today. But politics aside, what is the technological future of the internet? »
Women in Tech [Infographic]
In keeping with the theme of this year’s World Information and Technology Society Day (Women and Girls in ICT) comes this infographic from the Women in Tech project. The infographic explores the position of women in the ICT sector in the USA, highlighting that even »