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The idea of cars as a service — instead of something bought, owned and aspired to — seemed like a foregone conclusion to Silicon Valley.

Autonomous driving features and an electric/hybrid drivetrain ranked dead last from a list of 12 car characteristics, even for future purchases.

The idea is to leverage power, storage space and fast network connection pipes to deliver computing much like power or electricity.


Virtual ID “cards” will dramatically change how quickly and easily we use web services, make online transactions and more, while dramatically decreasing the potential for fraud and identity theft.


Qualcomm, Intel and Dell are among the companies moving toward enabling vertical-specific IoT solutions.


Held across the street from Disneyland, the trade show is the holy grail of computer graphics and, increasingly, for mobile graphics, virtual reality and augmented reality.


The promise of the smart home was big. The hype was bigger, but the reality was — well, let’s just say not exactly earth-shattering.


The game’s incredible, nearly overnight success means that almost no one will ever need to explain what augmented reality is.


The communications capabilities of today’s cars are about to surpass those of any device we own.


Recording resolutions could go even higher, but for any applications involving people, there’s no point.