Technology is a word with origins in the Greek word technologia (τεχνολογία), techne (τέχνη) "craft" and logia (λογία) "saying." It is a broad term dealing with the use and knowledge of humanity's tools and crafts.

Definition of technology

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Technology can be most broadly defined as the material entities created by the application of mental and physical effort to nature in order to achieve some value. In this use, technology is the current state of our knowledge of how to combine resources to produce desired products, to solve problems, fulfill needs, or satisfy wants. Technology in this sense includes technical methods, skills, processes, techniques, tools and raw materials (for example, in such uses as computer technology, construction technology, or medical technology). Technology is human's tool to gain higher order of life, provide better living conditions and solve the problem of hunger.

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F.T.C. Accuses Intel of Trying to Stifle Competition
By STEVE LOHR Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:12:27 -0000
The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel, accusing it of a systematic campaign to prevent rivals from selling microchips by cutting off market access.
Europe Drops Microsoft Antitrust Case Over Browsers
By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:15:55 -0000
The settlement ends what could have been a second costly legal battle for the American software giant.
Russians Buy Stake in Web Games
By BRAD STONE and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:49 -0000
Digital Sky Technologies, the Russian firm that invested more than $200 million in Facebook, is leading a group that is buying a $180 million stake in Zygna, a creator of online games.
Music Business Heads Into Virtual World
By BRAD STONE and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:36:09 -0000
Apple’s purchase of the start-up Lala is bringing more attention to streaming music services as a replacement for songs on your computer.
The iPhone Goes to War
By ROY FURCHGOTT Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:29:18 -0000
Ratheon, the defense contractor, created an app to take the iPhone onto th battlefield. The stylish phone will have to be ruggedized, it says.
Google and Bing Keep Rising While Yahoo Drops Again
By MIGUEL HELFT Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:52:30 -0000
As Google and Bing continue rising, Yahoo's search business continues to deteriorate.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
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Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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FTC sues Intel for abusing market dominance
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:50:09 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government filed suit against Intel Corp on Wednesday, accusing the chip giant of illegally using its market dominance to stifle competition for a decade.
Microsoft browser pledge ends EU dispute
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:18:01 -0500
BRUSSELS/HELSINKI (Reuters) - European Union regulators accepted Microsoft Corp's pledge to give European consumers better access to rival Internet browsers in Windows, ending a long antitrust dispute with the U.S. software maker.
U.S. FCC wants more competition with set-top boxes
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:56:17 -0500
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering ways to enable access to the Internet through set-top boxes for television sets.

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Microsoft to let Europeans pick browser in EU deal
By AOIFE WHITE Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:18:47 -0000
BRUSSELS (AP) -- More than 100 million Europeans will get to pick a Web browser after Microsoft agreed to offer Internet users a choice to avoid fresh fines - a move that could represent a real thawing of long-standing tensions between the software company and the European Union....
FTC accuses Intel of stifling competition in chips
By ANDREW VANACORE Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:28 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp. on Wednesday, looking to block pricing deals and other tactics the government said the world's biggest chip maker has used to snuff out competition....
Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s
By JESSICA MINTZ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:33:18 -0000
SEATTLE (AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect of our lives. Ten years from now, the iPhone and its ilk will be antiques....

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