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Beyond Skeuomorphism: What's Next for Magazines?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.25.2013 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

The real question is: with bigger smartphones and smaller tablets, what's to become of content and how do you reinvent it? That and countless other q...

What Are Your Kids Really Doing on Their Cell Phones and How Can You Keep Them Safe?

Risa Ferman | Posted 04.03.2013 | Parents
Risa Ferman

How many of us have handed over a mobile device that gives our children complete access to the world, with all of its lures and dangers? Many of us feel helpless when faced with youthful demands for technology and our own inability to understand how it can be used -- or misused.

Increased Use of Smartphones Among Teens: What's a Parent to Do?

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

How many adults sleep with their smartphones next to their beds? Do you really want your teen to model your behavior? Hanging out with friends at the mall is one thing, but virtually hanging out 24/7 with a cellphone not only interferes with sleep, but intensifies peer pressure.

6 Signs Smartphones Will Replace PCs as Hardware Hubs

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 04.18.2013 | Technology
Eliot Van Buskirk

I think I was right all along, and that hardware peripherals will indeed play a big role in how the iPod descendants known as smartphones will replace computers.

My Top 3 Qualms with iOS

Calla Carter | Posted 03.25.2013 | Teen
Calla Carter

I see people walking around with their new shiny iPhones and iPod touches and other iShiny devices, and I just think, "Wait two years, and it'll be considered a worthless piece of iCrap."

The "E" in E-Communication: Electronic or Evasive?

Suzanne de Janasz | Posted 02.25.2013 | Technology
Suzanne de Janasz

E-communication has enabled the evolution of a new breed of user -- one with little social skills or emotional intelligence.

First In, Last Out -- My Love Affair With Blackberry

April Rudin | Posted 02.25.2013 | Technology
April Rudin

We've been together for about 10 years now. I had never planned on a long-term relationship at the beginning, but somehow we lingered on. I felt that we had been through so much together that I have had great difficulty in moving on. I am wary of my expected separation anxiety.

The Cost vs. Quality Conundrum: Top Higher Ed Tech Trends for 2013

Sean Devine | Posted 02.20.2013 | Home
Sean Devine

Technology has transformed a variety of industries over the past decade, from ecommerce to entertainment. One could argue that 2012 was the year that technology accelerated its march to transforming education as well.

Blackberries Are Good for You... in Moderation

Dr. Michael Finkelstein | Posted 12.24.2012 | Healthy Living
Dr. Michael Finkelstein

I remember a time before the BlackBerry. And while I appreciate its value for emergencies, mapping and the like, I am not fond of its other effects. Today, we are flooded with distraction and noise, and the skill is not drowning in it all.

5 Ways Technology Makes You Miss Your Kids' Childhood

The Stir | Posted 12.22.2012 | Parents
The Stir

How many times have you run and gotten your camera -- or your iPhone -- in the hopes of capturing something totally adorable your child is doing? And how many times has your child stopped doing said adorable thing while you were off finding your phone? Mmm-hmm.

Sony Xperia Go (Review)

Belinda Parmar | Posted 10.20.2012 | Technology
Belinda Parmar

The Sony Xperia Go is that remarkable thing that you don't see too often these days: a phone which is trying to be a phone, rather than a phone which is trying to be a computer.

Robots Can Help You Be More Human

Amanda Slavin | Posted 10.15.2012 | Technology
Amanda Slavin

We all seem to blame technology for our issues, when maybe we should start recognizing that we are the ones that have lost the control; it's not technology's fault it's our own!

In Tyler Durden We Trust

Jeff Sorensen | Posted 08.14.2012 | Detroit
Jeff Sorensen

The great Tyler Durden stated, "The things you own will end up owning you." If that wasn't the case over 10 years ago when Fight Club came out, it sure is now. Do not be owned by your devices. You are not your smart phone!

Three Reasons You Should Try Instagram

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 10.14.2012 | Technology
Bruce Reyes-Chow

It is just three drinks: a latte, a havana and a hot chocolate, but with a few edits... voila, artsy beyond my own true ability.

How Smart Can Our Devices Get?

Daniel Burrus | Posted 09.26.2012 | Technology
Daniel Burrus

From phones to cars to bridges, embedded technologies are increasingly making the things we use smarter every day.

Gerry Smith

Smartphones Bring Hope, Frustration As Substitute For Computers

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 06.06.2012 | Technology

When Erick Huerta was growing up in Los Angeles, his family could not afford a computer. His mother sold tamales from a street-side stall, and his fat...

Mobile App for Lifesaving Technology? Or Regulated Industry?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 07.18.2012 | Technology
Alan W. Silberberg

Is an app a device? Is it a life-saving tool or is it the new shiny toy on your smartphone about which you know nothing about the reliability or specificity of how it works?

Leveraging Online Activity Into Offline Action

Dan P. Morrison | Posted 07.08.2012 | Detroit
Dan P. Morrison

I want good old-fashioned online activity to inspire people to do something in the real world. Let's get social. Doing good has never been so much fun.

How Wireless Hype Is Hurting America

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 07.02.2012 | Technology
Bruce Kushnick

If Americans believe the phone company hype -- and are seduced into believing that a slow and expensive wireless infrastructure is better than a fast wireline infrastructure -- the economic consequences could be grave.

Why I Won't Let My Teen Get A Smartphone

Debra Ollivier | Posted 06.22.2012 | Fifty
Debra Ollivier

My son is sure that smart phones will make you smarter. I beg to differ -- and that's whether you're 16 or 60.

In Priase of My Dumb-as-Dirt, Stupid Phone

Pamela Haag | Posted 04.06.2012 | Home
Pamela Haag

My cell phone is an idiot. It's a straight-up, dingbat dumb-ass. It can't do anything, except make phone calls, and has no competency to tell me where...

21 Reasons to Take a Break From Your Cell Phone

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 04.01.2012 | Style
Lisa Mirza Grotts

With no disrespect to Steve Jobs, we all need a break from our electronic toys from time to time. If you feel the need to take a break from your cell phone, read on for a list of good reasons to do so.

The New 'Digital Divide'

Bill_Robinson | Posted 03.04.2012 | Technology
Bill_Robinson

As I was sitting at the bar in my local New York City watering hole recently, a troubling realization dawned on me: there were 14 people, men and women, sitting at the bar and every single one of them was using a smartphone, their faces glowing eerily from the backlight.

Radley Balko

The Revolution Will Be Streamed

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 12.29.2011 | Politics

George Orwell once wrote that if you want a vision of the future, "imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- forever." Governments have suppressed ci...

The Amazing Race: Back to Basics

Hemanshu Nigam | Posted 12.27.2011 | Entertainment
Hemanshu Nigam

The last episode of The Amazing Race brought us back to life as we used to know it and how much of the world still knows it.