STEVE LeBLANC / The Associated PressNov 12, 2019
The ruling in Boston strengthens the protections of international travelers and their electronics at airports and other ports of entry. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 28, 2017
A newly developed material could relieve a constant nuisance for cellphone users and help significantly reduce our carbon footprints. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 28, 2015
Excessive use of electronic devices by children can lead to serious physiological dysfunction, according to a child psychiatrist who argues for an "electronic fast." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 14, 2014
American police departments are using wish lists to decide which cars, electronics and other goods to seize in a practice that allows the government to confiscate property suspected of being tied to crime regardless of whether officers have secured a conviction or filed a charge. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 22, 2013
Because Apple Inc. could really use another electronics giant's spare change, Samsung Electronics Co. will be forking over some $290 million to give the tech empire Steve Jobs built a helping hand. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 24, 2013
After deliberating for the better part of a year, a Federal Aviation Administration advisory panel is set to make it possible for you to use your portable gadgets during takeoff and landing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 2, 2012
Electronics manufacturer Foxconn has taken some considerable hits to its public image in recent years as reports about shocking labor conditions at the Apple supplier's factories cropped up with more frequency than new iPad product launches. On Sunday, Foxconn's chairman said that the company is changing its ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigJan 28, 2011
Amid last week's flood of business news, one story stood out as reason to hope for more than just a momentary uptick in your 401(k): Apple, you may have heard, announced record first-quarter profits. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 13, 2010
Hong Kong-based electronics manufacturer Hon Hai is hitting back at new reports that working conditions at its Foxconn plants in China, where iPhones come from and where an employee suicide spree made news in recent months, haven't gotten better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Gbemisola Olujobi / TruthdigNov 11, 2009
The port of Lagos in Nigeria receives about 400,000 used computers every month, out of which only one in four is useful The rest end up in landfills, garbage dumps and, in a curious twist, as resources for scammers. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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