Archaeologists have long struggled to explain how the Egyptians got blocks weighing tons to the top of the 481-foot-high Great Pyramid... Now we know the answer - and it doesn't […]

As part of its innovation-themed Future Summit series, CNN International is running a special segment on the future of virtual worlds starting tomorrow: "CNN Future Summit: Virtual Worlds will premier […]

n nIn an interview for CIO.com, Harvard Business School CIO Stephen Laster talks about the future of Web 2.0 technologies. He's bullish about the collaboration opportunities created by Web 2.0 […]

On Saturday, the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers hosted the first-ever public demonstration of Microsoft Surface, the digital interactive table with a 30-inch touch screen that might just revolutionize […]

When Microsoft first unveiled its Surface computer about a week ago, it was clear that something special within the world of technology innovation was happening. For example, this Popular Mechanics […]

In a brief blog post called "The Cubicle Warrior's Guide to Office Jargon," Lifehacker has reprinted (with permission) a few definitions of white-collar office life from Penelope Trunk's new book, […]

I almost knocked my coffee over when I read this: "Brash Entertainment, a start-up game developer that plans to focus on games based on licensed film, TV and music properties, […]

n nIn response to a surge of grassroots interest surrounding Web 2.0, some universities have started to offer for-credit academic classes on subjects related to social networking. At the University […]

n nNASA is experimenting with Second Life as a platform for broader collaboration on the future of space exploration. The space agency has already created a virtual island in Second […]

When GE first announced its Ecomagination marketing campaign to promote all the ways that the company is leveraging innovation throughout each of its core businesses, it looked like a slam […]

A sign of the times that Google is starting to carry around some of that "technology monolith" baggage usually reserved for the likes of Microsoft or AT&T: Scott Heiferman, the […]

After a flurry of recent deals over the past month involving Google, Microsoft and WPP Group, it is no longer clear which companies are at the top of the digital […]

In this two-minute video filmed entirely in Second Life, the avatar of Xerox Chief Technology Officer Sophie Vandebroek talks about research in 3-D virtual worlds from Xerox's innovation group.  In […]

Apparently, young Americans have little or no idea of where the best innovation in the world is taking place. When in doubt, they simply assume innovative high-tech products come from […]

EcoGeek consistently tracks some of the most interesting and cutting-edge thinking related to green innovation. As EcoGeek explains, Google's new Solar Power initiative is helping to raise awareness of alternative […]

n In the Sunday New York Times, Dave Itzkoff explains how and why TV networks and cable stations are experimenting with virtual worlds such as Second Life. It's all part […]

It's not only innovative technology companies like Apple and Microsoft that are rolling out cool new touch screen applications. Ralph LifschitzRalph Lauren recently announced plans to roll out a touch […]

n nThe Social Atom could do for physics what Freakonomics did for economics: turn a formerly dismal science into something provocative, timely and relevant. Even if you have absolutely no […]

Not stopping for a second to celebrate the resignation of Terry Semel at Yahoo!, Google is now taking on the embattled automakers of Detroit with a plan to create 100-mile-per-gallon […]

Every now and then, there's a paradigm shift within an industry or field. Sometimes the change is subtle, other times, it is in-your-face obvious. The roll-out of the Microsoft Surface […]