Technologies to un-tie the ties that bind
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Blog: The fourth annual "Healthcare Unbound" conference will be held in San Francisco next week, adding a new "Aging Services Track" to the two-day event.
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MIT researchers develop an authentication system that's not so easily revealed to prying eyes.
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By Dubie, Denise  Getting rid of obsolete computer gear isn't as simple as it used to be. The threat of data loss, coupled with increasingly stringent environmental regulations, has IT pros rethinking their disposal methods.
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Semantic interoperability remains a utopian vision without many practical implementations.
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A cadre of unknown designers shapes everyday human-machine interactions. By Andrew Blum from Wired magazine.
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Cutting-edge data mining and other intelligence tools could redefine privacy as we know it. A News.com special report.
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Technology hasnât eliminated the desire for rules about who tells what, when and how.
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By BRIAN BERGSTEIN  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In a perfect world, there'd be no wires. They clutter the view, get tangled behind desks and limit how far networks can reach. That's why the telegraph gave way to the radio. Cell phones unstrung telecommunications. Wi-Fi liberated computer data.
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Open-source developers attempting to reverse-engineer the mysteries of private networking software turn to genomics research. They're applying algorithms developed by biologists to decipher the secrets of closed networks. By Danny O'Brien.
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Forget Bluetooth and UWB. A group of Japanese companies believes it's found a better answer for short-range networking.
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By Sadie Gray  Plugs and cables could become obsolete after scientists devised a way of recharging electrical devices ranging from laptop computers to lights from a distance.
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Meat wagons hitched to wireless bandwagon
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Companies will demonstrate how their technology will work together.
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Unprecedented amounts of data will need to be secured in new, untested ways. What's the best course to pursue in such uncharted territory?
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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
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A less-than-futuristic surveillance system in San Francisco.
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The communities that remain unconnected need to be involved in the innovation that will finally bridge the Digital Divide.