Octopus robot makes waves with ultra-fast propulsion

Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.

Most fast aquatic animals are sleek and slender to help them move easily through the water but cephalopods, such as the octopus, are capable of high-speed escapes by filling their bodies with water and then quickly expelling it to dart away.

Harvard Business Review: Apple is in trouble and it’s trying to hide it by reporting record profits

Harvard Business Review: Apple is in trouble and it’s trying to hide it by reporting record profits

When Apple announced its record-crushing earnings last week, we wondered where were all the people who had been doom-mongering about the company for the past couple of years. While it seemed at the time that “Apple-is-doomed” hot takes had fallen out of favor, Professor Juan Pablo Vazquez Sampere gives it the old college try

Impacts of Information Technology on Society in the new Century

1 Introduction

 In the past few decades there has been a revolution in computing and communications, and all indications are that technological progress and use of information technology will continue at a rapid pace. Accompanying and supporting the dramatic increases in the power and use of new information technologies has been the declining cost of communications as a result of both technological improvements and increased competition.

Lenovo steers Motorola to record smartphone sales

Motorola sold more than 10 million handsets during the third quarter of 2014, marking a new company sales record, and helping to drive new owner Lenovo to increased revenues. The figures show the impact of Motorola on Chinese giant Lenovo, the largest PC manufacturer in the world, which said it planned to make one-third of its revenue from smartphone sales after it purchased Motorola from Google last year, in a deal worth $2.91 billion.

Great, another 'solution' to your smartphone's terrible battery life

If you want your smartphone to last longer without carrying flammable gas in your pocket, there may possibly, conceivably be new battery tech coming soon (maybe). Yep, we're skeptical after many a disappointing "breakthrough,"

Top 10 Upcoming Rumored Smartphones Expected To Launch in 2015

The smartphone juggernaut keeps on rolling in full pride. We are past the days when phones looked like walkie-talkies and weighed like a brick, and into a generation when feature phones don't even exist. And with the future bright for the industry, expect more new innovations in the pipeline.

16 best new phones you should be most excited about in 2015

We're big fans of 2014's Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S5,Samsung Galaxy Note 4, HTC One M8, LG G3, Sony Xperia Z3 and iPhone 6, but we're more impressed by what's to come this year. Here we reveal the 16 upcoming smartphones that you should be most excited about in 2015. Also see the best new tablets you should be most excited about in 2015.

Best new smartphones 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6