Current Debate
Will Google Glass face adoption challenges due to privacy concerns?
Jason Perlow
Ben Woods
Past Debates
Did Microsoft throw users under the bus?
Who are the victims of last week's Surface and Windows Phone 8 announcements?
RIM and Nokia: Can they survive against Apple and Google?
Canada's Research in Motion and Finland's Nokia once owned significant pieces of the global handset market. What are their prospects now?
Do Not Track: The pros and cons of being followed
Should tracking cookies be turned off by default?
Software patents: Broken system or needed for innovation?
They're bought and sold like commodities. Can the patent system be fixed - or should it be scrapped?
Can PC makers survive in a post PC world?
HP is laying off more than 27,000 employees and Dell's Q1 2012 earnings were weak across the board.
Facebook five years from now: king or has-been?
In 2017, will Zuckerberg and Company rule the social Web -- or be little more than another MySpace?
RIM or Nokia: Which has the better turnaround prospects?
Both companies have suffered extensive market cap losses and share drops, and both are struggling for market share. Which company will fall first?
Your IT Department: Cost Center or Profit Center?
There's increasing pressure to transform IT into a business. What kind of transformation makes the most sense for your shop?
Can the enterprise popularize tablet-laptop hybrids?
Intel envisions a touch-enabled ultrabook that combines laptop and tablet features. Is there a market?
What's the best online app solution for your business?
The two contenders: Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps for Business. Which is your organization's best bet? Ed Bott and Chris Dawson debate the pros and cons of each.
Mac botnet: Who's at fault?
At least 600,000 Macs were infected by the Flashback Trojan. Did Apple fail to protect its users? Or were users defeated by their own misguided fantasies of invulnerability?
The Social Web: Who owns your data?
It's your life and your data - until you give it to Facebook. Then whose data is it?
Big Data: Revolution or evolution?
The technology to collect, process and analyze Big Data has been around for a while. So what's changed?
PC and printers: Is the innovation gone?
With HP merging its PC and printer units, we ask our debaters: Have these products been commoditized beyond innovation?
Will Android tablets always play second fiddle to the iPad?
Robin Harris sees the iPad continuing to rule, while Chris Dawson says Android will dominate the market's long tail.