In August of this year London and other cities scattered across Britain witnessed some of the worst rioting in years. People were looting stores, burning buildings and committing criminal acts against other people which can only be described as appalling. The pictures beamed across our TV screens were shocking and brought about widespread anger amongst [...]

Millions of people tuned into Apple’s latest Keynote and millions have now actually purchased the iPhone 4S. The majority of people I’m sure would agree that the most important feature of Apple’s latest innovation is Siri, a piece of technology that in theory should turn your phone into a virtual assistant that responds to your [...]

Following on from an article I wrote back in May entitled Automation Part 1 – Retail I felt that the next logical step in the automation series would be food preparation and service. People always use restaurants as an example of an industry where technology simply can’t take over. I would of course argue differently. [...]

There is one word in my opinion that sums up the world in its current state, “corruption”. The word is now used so frequently that it has almost lost all meaning, we now use the word more and more, seamlessly, without really stopping to take notice of its definition. The Oxford Dictionary defines the word [...]

I recently wrote an article titled Technological Unemployment and after a mixed response I decided that I would do a series of articles based on how various different employment sectors are removing the human element from the work process. There are a number of issues affecting the global economy and one aspect that economists either [...]

Video capturing technology has come a long way over the last 60 years. This video is a fantastic demonstration of what can be achieved now. By using some advanced techniques Terje Sorgjerd of TSO Photography has managed to produce a breathtaking video of the Northern Lights in Norway and demonstrates how advancing technology is able [...]

One of the most hilarious concepts in modern times is this idea of unpaid internships. You really have to stand and admire the ridiculousness of such an absurd idea. And yet the popularity of this modern form of slavery has really skyrocketed over the last 5 years. For those of you that are unfamiliar with [...]

Recently we have seen reports on the news showing video footage of a Google funded project based on the concept of driverless cars. We’re now seeing this highly impressive concept actually come to life. This begs the question, are we likely to see driverless cars on the road any time soon? Well the technology that [...]

With the arrival of Microsoft’s Kniect gaming platform the world of video gaming appears to be evolving. Following on from the Nintendo Wii, Xbox Kinect has provided gamers with a truly controller-less gaming experience. With the high graphic capabilities of today’s game consoles and the immersive control systems now being adopted what can we expect [...]

Mobile telecommunications have come a long way in the last 15 years, can you remember those enormous bricks you used to carry around in your pocket? I certainly do, I remember how primitive some of the earlier models of mobile phones were and how astounded we were by the ability to send an SMS message [...]