Ubuntu Off to a Promising Start on Smartphones
An early version of Ubuntu’s touch-centric OS looks smartly designed and worth watching as it develops.
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Stanford Researchers Build Complex Circuits Made of Carbon Nanotubes
A simple sensor circuit made of hard-to-handle but promising carbon nanotubes is a first step in making the materials practical for computing.
Graphene Antennas Would Enable Terabit Wireless Downloads
Researchers calculate the potential of using graphene for ultrafast wireless communications.
A Password You Wear on Your Wrist
Mobile security startup PassBan offers smartphone owners a slew of authentication options—including one you can wear.
Mozilla’s Mobile Firefox OS Raises Security Questions
Firefox’s new Web-centric OS will let users run apps from the Web, raising concerns over how to stop malicious software.
Data Espionage Sleuths Aim to Put Chinese Corporations in Court
CrowdStrike says it can help U.S. companies identify the companies that benefit from stolen data.
Facebook Nudges Users to Catalog the Real World
Taking aim at Google, the largest social network wants a database describing as many things as possible.
Your Next Smartphone Could Respond to Your Voice, Even When It’s Asleep
A new feature in Qualcomm’s chips will let you wake your phone with a voice command so it can do your bidding. Now it just needs to learn to cook.
50 Disruptive Companies 2013
Our fourth annual list of companies around the world whose innovations will reshape markets.
Software with an Eye for Starbucks (and Nike and Coke ...)
Startup gazeMetrix uses computer vision to glean information from Instagram photos. It may be the future of marketing.
