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Good-bye books, hello e-books
The number of people who are reading printed books is declining. But reading isn’t. According to the Pew Research Center, we're buying Kindles and Nooks and reading more e-books at a rapidly growing rate.
Upcycled Tech: 24 new uses for your old Hardware
Wondering what to do with your old device now you have the latest shiny gadget? Here's some upcycling inspiration if you need something to do during the holidays
2012: The tech year in numbers
The past year has been another tumultuous one for the tech industry. Here are some numbers that caught the eye throughout the year - from hackers to the Olympics, Raspberry Pi and the ongoing travails of HP.
Queen's Christmas speech goes 3D
Queen Elizabeth II's traditional Christmas Day speech will be broadcast in 3D for the first time this year, it has been revealed.
Recoding Gender: Women's Changing Participation in Computing
A few high-profile female CEOs doesn't make up for the fact that computing remains a male-dominated career. This book examines the reasons why, beginning with the pioneers in wartime Britain and America.
Nostalgia Tech 2: 20 Retro PC Ads
Take a trip down memory lane with these old PC ads. We sure have come a long way since then -- on style and pricing.
The five things you always forget to buy for the holidays [Gift Guide 2012]
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When we think tech. holiday shopping, we usually think of the big-ticket items—TVs, tablets, and smartphones—but come the big day itself the holiday may not be that festive it if we don't get the small-ticket items they need to work as well.
12 enormously useful products for the DIY-ITer [Gift Guide 2012]
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In honor of 2012, we've selected some of the most interesting, helpful, and unexpected products for geek DIYers.
Modern cruising isn't the Love Boat
Before you take a cruise ship vacation, there are a few caveats you may wish to consider.
Top Holiday Tech Buys... of 1983 (Gallery)
Join me for the "first" computer Christmas season: when PCs cost thousands of dollars, hard-drives boasted of having megabytes of storage, and connecting to the Internet happened at 1,200 bits per second.
Nostalgia Tech: 15 cool Steampunk gadgets
Do you hanker after retro? Check out these awesome Steampunk tech gadgets and geeky peripherals
Communications on the Internet goes full circle
It's time to learn (or relearn) how to snip those messages
From Google's mojo to LTE vs fibre: Top 10 technology predictions for 2013
Analyst Mark Anderson has a good record for technology predictions; here's what he says about 2013 — and where we agree and disagree.
Climbing Trillions Mountain: a field guide to the Internet of Things
A fourth revolution (after the agricultural, industrial and information revolutions) is almost upon us: the age of the 'trillion-node network', also known as The Internet of Things. This absorbing and accessible book offers copious ideas on how we should shape this 'pervasive computing' future.