Compared to the rest of the world, especially developing regions, the Internet in Latin America has quickly grown, and looks to be on a healthy path towards more connectivity in the next few years, despite the economic and political challenges facing some major countries in the region.
As it does every year, Google's keynote kicking off the Google I/O developer conference included a laundry list of updates on projects we knew the company was working at, along with lots of announcements and previews of new products and features Google is just beginning to launch. Here's a rundown of everything you need to know from Google's Avengers-length keynote.
The world is set to become a lot more connected, if one new report is correct. According to a recently released forecast by analytics firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the market for the "Internet of Things" is set to grow 19 percent during 2015.
The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project released a report last week proclaiming that the Internet of Things will exist by the year 2025. In our second look at the report, we examine what exactly the Internet of Things will entail.
Just as the "Internet of Things" (IoT) - the interconnected world of appliances, gadgets, medical devices, wearables, and media centers - was just getting off the ground, the first ever cyberattack on smart appliances took place this week, according to security service Proofpoint.
Google is known for innovation -- and hype -- and the most recent announcement from the Mountain View giant incorporates a bit of both: Google has said it is developing a "smart contact lens" that can constantly measure glucose levels in the wearer's tears, sparking hope, and debate, among people living with diabetes.
Google just made a huge purchase of Nest Labs, the young tech company that makes smart thermostats and smoke detectors. The Mountain View giant bought this company for $3.2 billion, which is a pretty huge number for a company that's essentially just entered its post-startup phase. Here's why.
