Electronics

Wireless companies want next-generation gadgets to download at rates of gigabits per second. The question is how to make it happen

Apple Music combines iTunes library with live radio and social media where artists can share new content with fans

We all emit slightly different brain waves in response to stimuli, and researchers say that an individual’s specific "brainprints" could be used to validate our identities. Christopher Intagliata reports

What is a virtual machine and how can you use it to boost your computer efficiency? Tech Talker explains

How four tech companies tried to fight feature bloat—to greater and lesser success

Software and hardware companies push new, feature-bloated versions on us every year. Why do we keep buying?

High-tech sticks could help visually impaired people spot obstacles and even identify acquaintances as they approach. Larry Greenemeier reports

An Estonia-based cybersecurity firm adopts a “blockchain” public ledger system to verify online transfers of sensitive information

Research suggests you might have dropped that cellphone on purpose

An animal behaviorist ponders a future where some Spots are robots. Larry Greenemeier reports

Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, gave his view of the next couple of decades in the evolution of TV-watching at the re:publica 15 digital culture conference in Berlin on May 5