Akamai Moves to Optimize TV
The company thinks it can clean up the cluttered landscape of apps that augment TV shows.
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
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In a Bid to Keep Voice Alive, AT&T Courts Developers
The carrier hopes that encouraging innovation will prolong the life of its voice business.
Your Gadgets Are Slowly Breaking the Internet
The Internet isn’t robust enough for the ongoing explosion of connected devices. Now labs around the country are scrambling for solutions.
A Do-It-All Programmable Processor for Smartphones
The new processor hints at the next wave of mobile communications breakthroughs.
Wrist Sensor Tells You How Stressed Out You Are
Devices from two startups could be used to treat people with anxiety disorders—and one of the devices may eventually diagnose pain.
New Airwave-Sharing Scheme Will Launch a Wireless Revolution
A policy change means that sections of spectrum can be “checked out” for different purposes at specific locations.
The Most Controlling Smartphone Ever Made
A custom version of Android exerts total control over what you can do, depending on where you are and what apps or networks you are using.
Tiny Changes in Energy Use Could Mean Your Computer Is Under Attack
One security company thinks it can stop malicious intrusions by monitoring for subtle power-consumption changes.
Security Guru Pledges to Strengthen Critical Computers
Computer-security researcher Eugene Kaspersky says he is testing control software that won’t run malicious code.
How Facebook's Plans Could Affect the Election
The social networking giant plans a new get-out-the-vote messaging drive on Tuesday.
