technology

Obama is expected to announce new help to train teachers, help for low-income students and a mentoring program in seven cities across the country.

A total of 2,864 devices have been purchased, including mostly desktop computers and laptops.

If you've ever watched TV shows like 'Long Island Medium,' you've seen the stunned looks on people's faces when the psychics start to get positive "hits." The guy in the video above amazes strangers with specific information, but there's one catch: he's not even a little bit psychic.

Long lines at sporting events have always been a fact of nature, but can modern technology save us from waiting for concessions?

Humans aren’t the only ones who can’t wait to get their paws on the latest technological wonders.

IBM has given some rare insights into what could happen to technology in the near future.  They are saying that, by the year 2018, you could have a phone or tablet that mimics all five senses. Their example of touch involves shopping online and actually being able to feel what you are buying...

Some say yes because it is about our national security.

Ray Kurzweil talked with Glenn Beck recently and predicted that by 2040, we will be living in a whole new world.  Kurzweil is an inventor and futurist and has been very accurate in predicting what has happened to us in recent times. His prediction for the future might be comforting to some...

You would think that by now people would be utilizing stronger passwords to protect themselves from unsuspecting hackers. However, a recent study indicates that a lot of us are still as careless as ever and using the same weak, highly hackable passwords.

In an attempt to go toe-to-toe with retail giant Amazon, Best Buy has announced plans to implement a new price-matching system to combat the ever-growing trend of online shopping.

Forget about 3D movies, pretty soon we could have 3D screens. At the 2012 Yeosu EXPO in Korea, Hyundai unveiled a new panoramic project screen that is actually made up of thousands of 11" x 11" cubes that can push in and out creating a rippling and pulsating effect on the screen. So not only can the image be in 3D but the screen could move along with it.

Stocks finished little changed on Monday. Ken Meyers has your stock market report on the Acadiana Business Index.

The state says it wants to track oyster boats working on public grounds.

I am a techno-geek.  I'll admit it freely.  I love the idea of game systems that let you watch movies online.  I love smart phones that tell you how to get where you are going.  You can't beat what Apple and Microsoft have been able to do with the iPhone and Kinect...

So it's not the 5.  Still, the iPhone has been upgraded and the excitement has begun.  But what does it offer and is it worth it? Based on what we've heard from Apple, it sounds like it just might be.  The phone itself will be twice as fast as the 4 and boasts of Siri technology that will let the phone respond to simple questions, like, "Will I need a raincoat today...