Communications

We say we want simpler gadgets, but why don't we buy them?

The PhoneBloks concept ignores all the things that make cell phones so successful

Distracted walking is the new hip reason for an ER trip

Snapchat, a time-limited message-sharing app, has allegedly turned down billion-dollar offers from Facebook and Google. Larry Greenemeier reports.

A new app stores sexually transmitted disease test results in one place and, if you like, can discretely notify sex partners of your health status

Relief agencies have tapped online volunteers to map damage in stricken areas of the Philippines

Policy-makers should talk to experts about how to harness this new technology of ‘autonomous aerial vehicles,’ instead of clipping its wings

The Silicon Valley start-up culture is causing a long-overdue disruption in universities

This is a special series of SA Forum essays produced with the World Economic Forum and to run during the Summit on the Global Agenda, held in Abu Dhabi from November 18 to November 20

Your history should be as easy to access abroad as your bank account