Steve Jobs's resignation as Chief Executive Officer of Apple is the end of an extraordinary era, not just for Apple, but for the global technology industry in...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | August 25, 2011
In recent years, the courts have struggled to decide whether the government needs a warrant to access historical records about a cell phone user's location. Some...Arstechnica From ACM News | August 24, 2011
My tweets generally reflect a set of parochial interests I continually revisit: the shuffle function in iTunes, the Phillies’ crummy batting lineup, reviews of...Wired From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2011
The personal computer recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Then last week, Silicon Valley staged the PC's funeral.San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | August 24, 2011
For several years now, Google has been following a vow made by former CEO Eric Schmidt: mobile first. New CEO Larry Page is taking that dictum to a new level...The Guardian From ACM Opinion | August 23, 2011
How social media are expanding traditional research and development topics for computer and information scientists.Ben Shneiderman, Jennifer Preece, Peter Pirolli From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Masterful time management means not just tracking of messages in your personal environment, but managing your coordination network with others.Peter J. Denning, Ritu Raj From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
How to improve IT outsourcing relationships while doing good for society.
Ron Babin, Steve Briggs, Brian Nicholson From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Sixty years ago, Maurice Wilkes, David Wheeler, and Stanley Gill produced the first textbook on programming: The Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital...Martin Campbell-Kelly From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
Assessing the threat the anticircumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act pose for fair use.Rebecca Tushnet From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2011
What should Apple do with its $76bn in cash? It could do worse than spend some of it on acquiring its own mobile carrier.The Guardian From ACM Opinion | August 18, 2011
Remember "booting up"? It was the first thing you did every morning—you waited two minutes, three minutes, sometimes even longer while your computer ran through...Slate From ACM News | August 15, 2011
With Apple officially becoming the world's most valuable company—at least for a day—it's tempting to engage in lofty talk about what this says about the rise...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Opinion | August 12, 2011
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, in collaboration with the Tor Project, has launched an official 1.0 version of HTTPS Everywhere, a tool for the Firefox Web...Electronic Frontier Foundation From ACM News | August 5, 2011
Chrome is reading my mind. When I type a search query in Google's Web browser, it offers me the most likely results right in the address bar. It doesn't justWikipedia...Slate From ACM Opinion | August 5, 2011
The Museum of Modern Art’s "Talk to Me: Design and the Communication Between People and Objects" is one of the smartest design shows in years—by which I mean...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | July 29, 2011
Twitter users have a way of self-identifying gratuitous complaints they make. They use the hashtag first-world problems. As in, "I can't believe Netflix is doubling...DesMoinesRegister.com From ACM Opinion | July 27, 2011
You probably use voice recognition technology already, if in a limited capacity. Maybe you use Google's voice-activated search, or take advantage of its (somewhat...Technology Review From ACM News | July 27, 2011