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Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 2
Technology
How Mobile Payments Are Failing—and Credit Cards Are Getting Better
New security features for plastic cards might keep Apple Pay, Google Wallet and others at bay -
Scientific American Volume 312, Issue 1
Technology
Fitness Trackers Are Everywhere, but Do They Work?
We’re the biggest losers when all those counted steps aren’t used for research -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 6
Technology
How the Smartphone Killed Typing—But Started an AI Revolution
The race to find a better on-screen keyboard has spawned new ways for machines to understand us -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 5
Technology
Why We’re All Beta Testers Now
Software developers know about bugs—but ship products anyway -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 4
Technology
3 Rules for Absurd Internet Stunts
How to get rich with an Internet joke: be a goof -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 3
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Why Digital Music Looks Set to Replace Live Performances
A scuffle at a Connecticut opera reveals the bleak future of the orchestra pit -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 2
Technology
Why New Tech Can't Please Everyone
Why it's nearly impossible to design new tech that will please everyone -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 1
Technology
Rent Your Everything
Peer-to-peer transactions are spreading offline and into the real world. Are you riding with strangers yet? -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 6
Technology
The Case against Smartwatches
You can now control your phone from your wrist. But why would you ever want to? -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 5
Technology
In Defense of Outrage over New Technology
Sometimes the Luddites have a point -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 4
Technology
The Net Neutrality Debate in 2 Minutes or Less
Who gets to control what's passing through those pipes? -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 3
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Asimov’s Predictions from 1964: A Brief Report Card
The future of technology was relatively easy to foresee. Human nature wasn’t -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 2
Technology
We’re Forced to Use Cloud Services—but at What Cost?
Online services are no longer optional. So who's in control of your data? -
Scientific American Volume 310, Issue 1
Technology
Why We Don’t Trust Technology Companies
Tech companies promise the world, but how do we know that we're not the ones being sold out? -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 6
Technology
Why Snap-Together Cell Phones Will Never Work
The PhoneBloks concept ignores all the things that make cell phones so successful -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 5
Technology
Hands-Free Texting Is No Safer to Use While Driving
Hands-free apps attempt to make it safer for drivers to send text messages. They fail -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 4
Technology
Adobe’s Software Subscription Model Means You Can’t Own Your Software
If you want certain software, you're going to have to pay up—month after month after month -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 3
Technology
Should You Upgrade Your Phone Every Year?—Not Anymore
Gadgets used to become obsolete a week after you brought them home, but do they have to be? -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 2
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Smartphones Mean You Will No Longer Have to Memorize Facts
Have smartphones in every pocket made memorization obsolete? -
Scientific American Volume 309, Issue 1
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Software Recognition Technology Is Amazing, but Not Amazing Enough
How the dream of a perfectly cognizant computer continues to break our hearts
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