Keeping up in the world of technology is often overwhelming, considering the pace at which technological updates occur. You’ll hear about the occasional release of a new product on TV and in the newspapers, but if you want to keep up with project development and devices you might not be exposed to otherwise, these top five technology blogs have you covered.

1. Engadget

Engadget is the go to place for nearly all devices no matter what manufacturer or operating system. While there is a large focus on mobile phones, other devices such as tablets, new computers, and oddball technology created by the technological community and corporate innovators.

In addition to daily blog posts and news, the site also offers coverage of all major technological trade shows, podcasts discussing new technology and devices, and written and video reviews that can assist you in making up your mind on a purchase. Overall, Engadget is a well rounded technology blog with unbiased reporting on all aspects of the technological world.

2. Ars Technica

Ars Technica is a technological hub of sorts in that it is divided up into several different sub-sections to make browsing the different brances of technology easier. The site covers everything from mobile technology, video games, OS updates for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and the business decisions behind some of the major players in the technology field.

The best thing about this division is that the RSS feeds are divided up according to each hub, so if you want to get the latest on mobile technology from Ars but you don’t care anything about what’s happening in the world of gaming, you can subscribe to their mobile only RSS feed.

3. Gizmodo

Gizmodo is a Gawker owned outlet and as such, it panders more to sensationalizing new technology rather than unbiased reporting. An example of this is late in 2010, before the iPhone 4 was released to the public, Gizmodo purchased a device that had been lost in a bar from the person who found it. They proceeded to gut the device and report on the insides since the device was remotely killed once it was reported as missing from Apple.

Gizmodo received a lot of flak about their reporting on a missing phone, since it was purchased from the person who found it instead of trying to return it to its rightful owner. Still, despite its questionable nature in reporting, they often report on major trade shows and have exclusive videos and reviews of products before they become available to the public.

4. TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog

If you’re an Apple fan, then TUAW is the perfect technology blog to follow, since everything from keynote speeches to speculating the specs of upcoming iDevice releases are available at TUAW. Aside from general reporting on everything that goes on in the Apple world, TUAW also recommends daily iPhone/iPad apps, which is a great way to discover new applications you might not have seen otherwise. The site is regularly updated and breaking news is reported with updates as quickly as possible.

5. Android Community

On the converse, for those who love Google and its Android operating system, then Android Community is the place to go. Android Community covers all mobile devices, including the new Android tablets that are quickly finding their way onto the market. Device reviews for mobile phones and tablets are common, but Android Community also keeps its fans up to date on the newest releases of Android, as well as reporting on exceptional apps that find their way into the Android marketplace.

While there are literally hundreds if not thousands of technology blogs littered across the Internet, popping these five into your RSS feed reader will guarantee you have coverage of all major device releases so you’re never in the dark about what’s going on in the world of technology.

The Internet is in a constant state of flux and it changes and evolves each and everyday. Today’s Internet is in Web 2.0 and tomorrow’s Internet will likely be Web 3.0. Web 3.0 is also known as Semantic Web, where the Internet will interact with users like the way that they would talk to another person. It is largely undefined, still in development, and it is actually a greatly debated issue as some people even discount its existence. Only time will tell what will become of Web 3.0.

If we are to look at the Internet in stages, we already moved from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0. Web 1.0 was the very beginning of the Internet where there were not that many websites and the content was quite static and non-interactive. Many websites were produced by large companies and there were a number of online directories and sites. Updates were relatively slow and there were relatively few interactions between the users. Web 2.0 is what we have today where users interact with each other through social media and updates are instantaneous. Websites like Facebook and Twitter have created online communities that foster sharing and debate. Unlike the previous versions, Web 3.0 is a new completely new creature that will focus exclusively on the individual.

Web 3.0 will be extremely personal as site preferences will be tracked,recorded, and utilized to create custom content. The more a person uses the system, the more the system knows about that person and what to show that person in the future. It will understand how humans speak, think, and search. The context will be understood and it will no longer be necessary to focus on certain keywords because the Internet intuitively understand what a request really means. Searches will be able to understand requests such as a “Where is a grocery store near my house open late at night?”.

Web 3.0 has yet to be created, so there is no concrete answer as to exactly how it will work. The system could be based upon Web 2.0 using programming languages like HTML or it may be created with a completely new programming language. It may use APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), meta date, web tags, and software agents that translate the context and relationships among terms into a form that a computer could understand. Multiple applications will mashed up into one so that the programs will be able to do a wide range of activities. In the near future, the Internet could evolve into artificial intelligence or even become 3-dimensional. The possibilities are endless.

Web 3.0 presents an exciting opportunity and challenge to both users and computer researchers alike. At this point, it seems that it will be highly personalized and geared towards individuals. As we learn more about the Internet, it learns more about us. The closer we move to the future, the less amorphous it will become and we will then have a more complete and thorough definition for exactly what it is and how it will work.