Smartphone
How Palm Pre and webOS inspired the modern smartphone
Back when I was the mild-mannered tech support in a store, I got to try out some of the smartphones that would be available for sale in the coming days. One that still sticks out to me the most, apart from the iPhone 4, is the Palm Pre. Headed up by a group of ex-Apple […]
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Technology
How technology has inspired neuroscientists to reimagine the brain
It’s difficult to talk about the human brain without inadvertently talking about computers. “I’m still processing,” you might say, or “Could we do a quick download about your findings?” Then there’s the favorite phrase of office workers who are stretched too thin: “I don’t have the bandwidth.” There’s a reason computer metaphors are peppered across […]
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