Technology

The Google Phone Is Here Again

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 6, 2010 Google is quietly taking over the phone market for reasons that have little to do with its latest "superphone." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Phone Made Out of Corn

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 12, 2009 The Samsung Reclaim is an odd little device that raises the question: Why isn't everything made out of corn? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Scanning the Horizon of Books and Libraries

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 A battle is raging over the future of books in the digital age that could grant a practical monopoly on recorded human knowledge to global Internet search giant Google. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

I Am Robama, and I Come in Peace

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 Number 44 has been spotted in Orlando, in the form of an animatronic addition to Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents. And it speaks with the president's actual voice. It's as creepy as it is amazing, and easily worth a quick look. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Getting Off the Grid

David Sirota / Truthdig Jun 26, 2009 Today's technology revolutions have been rightfully celebrated for improving everything from education to medicine to commerce, but we don't often consider the psychological and societal consequences of always being connected and available. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Free Speech vs. Surveillance in the Digital Age

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jun 24, 2009 Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket. As these technologies have developed, so too has the ability to monitor, filter, censor and block them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America’s History, Now on YouTube

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 Amid the Web site's trashy home videos and other uneven chronicles of pop culture is a memorable new look at America's past that whets the appetite for more free fun. The National Archives, in celebration of its 75th anniversary, has posted 17 videos to YouTube. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nerd Alert: IBM Does ‘Jeopardy’; Scientists Invent Ambulatory Goo

Staff / Truthdig Apr 29, 2009 Tired of making machines that beat humans at chess, IBM is prepping a computer competitor for "Jeopardy," which makes sense since Alex Trebek himself is computer-generated. Japanese researchers, meanwhile, have created walking goo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama and McCain’s FISA Flip-Flop

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2008 Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights has the goods on the new FISA bill, which offers retroactive immunity to the telecoms and allows the government to spy on Americans without a warrant. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It Came From Corporate America!

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2007 Freespeech.org has this entertaining take on the privatization of the Internet, a medium that was once public, open and collaborative, but has since been taken over by corporate juggernauts. It's not something we all think about, but it wasn't so long ago that the Internet was organized around information and education, as opposed to shopping. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Virtual Glass Ceiling

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 9, 2007 Yes, there are women bloggers out there -- a lot of them, in fact. But when it comes to who gets heard and who sets the agenda, the netroots feel like a "new boys' club." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

SaveTheInternet.com’s Call to Arms

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2007 Feel strongly about Net Neutrality? Want to keep the online realm as free of pesky gatekeepers as possible? SaveTheInternet.com says yes to the above and is leading a rally to remind the FCC to work for the American people -- not big corporations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )