Changing Technology

Discover how technology continuously transforms society, from communication to work and daily life. Explore both the opportunities and challenges of rapid technological change.

Advances in Mobile Phones

It’s not that long ago, just in the first half on the 1990s, when mobile phones were brand new, the size of bricks, ridiculously expensive, and all you cou...

An Imaginary Walk Through London in 2020

Have you ever wondered what things would be like in the next 10 years? Technology changes our lives so fast that sometimes we can't keep up with it. For inst...

Cloud Computing and the Future

During 2008 a new buzz term hit the world of technology – cloud computing. It’s a wonderful little phrase, and the people in the know have been very exci...

Do Social Networking Sites Change the Way We Work?

Social networking sites are generally thought of as the province of the young. It’s where they connect with their friends, arrange their social lives, chat...

Do We Always Need to Be Connected?

We keep our mobile phones on all the time and check them regularly for texts or missed calls. For many of us, logging on to see if we’ve received email can...

How Can Computer Gaming Be Used to Assist Society?

How can games help society? A few years ago this would have been unthinkable. After all, games are only viewed as a leisure activity, surely? It may surprise...

Technology in Developing Nations

We accept technology as part of our everyday lives. Computers, mobile phones, MP3 players and the like are things we see and use all the time. But although t...

The Changing Face of Malware

Malware is a word that’s emerged fairly recently, an umbrella term to cover the viruses, phishing, spyware and Trojans – in other words, all the bad thin...

Upgrading Your Computer

Just like a new car, as soon as you take that shiny computer out of the shop it begins to lose its value. But, unlike a vehicle, in six months it can be comp...