IBM: In 5 Years, Buying Local Will Beat Buying Online

In five years, doctors will use your DNA to keep you well. Cities will be smarter and use social feedback to make residents part of decision-making processes, and retailers will leverage the power of mobile devices to upgrade in-store buying to the point where it will be a better experience than buying online

Or so says IBM in its annual "5 in 5" predictions report, which considers five ways technology will change the way we live within five years.

"A new era in computing will lead to breakthroughs that will amplify human abilities, assist us in making good choices, look out for us and help us navigate our world in powerful new ways," the IBM report predicts. Read more...