The Office of the Future

• Google Offers Cloud-Based Learning Engine
  Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of smarter apps.
• Brighter Color for Reflective E-Reading Displays
  HP is developing new materials for brighter low-power displays.
• Technology Overview: Media Moves Online
  
• Follow the Smart Phones
  Mining cell phone data could help target ads and rank local services.
• Inexpensive, Unbreakable Displays
  Researchers at HP are scaling up a process for making silicon electronics on rolls of plastic.
• Will Twitter's Ad Strategy Work?
  Twitter will have to overcome several challenges for the scheme to be successful.
• Developers Reinvent the Music Store
  A service for developers combines music recommendation and streaming.
• The Achilles' Heel of Your Computer
  Device drivers account for most crashes and even introduce security problems; a new testing tool could provide an early warning.
• A Way to Share Music and Movies from Any Device
  A new service called Libox aims to make it easier for people to access content, no matter what gadget they're using.
• Getting a Grip on Online Buzz
  Service tracks social network chitchat about a product.
• Google Grabs More Geo-Data
  By letting developers store data on its servers, Google hopes to make the geo-Web more searchable.
• New Inks Could Mean Cheaper OLED Screens
  DuPont has developed a printing process to bring down the cost of high-performance displays.
• Can Technology Save the Economy?
  The U.S. stimulus bill includes tens of billions to support energy and information technologies. So why are economists and innovation experts so skeptical?
• An Invisible Touch for Mobile Devices
  A simple gesture-sensing interface could add new meaning to mobile-phone conversations.
• Startup Aims for Perfect Pixels
  A new display offers color video and a reflective e-reader mode.
• Can Twitter Make Money?
  Twitter plans to become the leader in instant news--and make itself into a sustainable business in the process.
• Banks Aim to Secure Customers' PCs
  The user is the weakest link for financial security.
• Can the Kremlin's Silicon Valley Succeed?
  Russia has a wealth of engineering talent, but needs to put a lot more in place.
• Getting More from Location Data
  Companies are working to add value to geospatial information.
• Amazon Expands the Kindle with Apps
  But do apps make sense for a dedicated e-reader?
• Flexible Touch Screen Made with Printed Graphene
  Sheets of atom-thick carbon could make displays that are super fast.
• Record Performance for Printed Electronics
  Nanotube circuits that combine speed and low power might drive flexible displays.
• Talking to Your Phone
  A startup makes a new entry in the race to build the virtual personal assistant.
• Passwords that are Simple--and Safe
  A new approach does away with the need for long strings of letters and numbers.
• New Languages, and Why We Need Them
  Creators introduced the programming languages that they hope will revolutionize computing.
• So Many Bugs, So Little Time
  Tools that find serious bugs automatically could lead to safer, more stable software.
• Can Google Get Social Networking Right?
  The company has many social projects, but may struggle to improve on Facebook.
• Web Video Plays Up its Social Side
  Video companies are adding news features to make viewers stick around longer.
• Finding Our Way with Digital Bread Crumbs
  A Microsoft research project explores whether sensors in mobile devices could help us navigate without GPS.
• Mining Mood Swings on the Real-Time Web
  A startup provides free access to real-time data from the social Web.
• Video App Offers Guidance While You Shoot
  NudgeCam encourages good footage by tracking faces and assessing sound quality.
• HTML
  HTML5 is changing the look of Web video, but can it edge out Flash?
• Yahoo Brings Apps to TVs
  The company's widget platform is in stark contrast to Google's set-top box approach.
• A Cleaner Printout, With Some Extra Ads
  HP's printers could soon tidy up Web pages for printing, while also inserting ads.