Investors Return to Saudi Arabia as Lucrative Oil IPO Looms

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Oct 28, 2019 Attendance at last year's investment forum was overshadowed by the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Huawei Likely to Be Stripped of Google Services After U.S. Ban

FRANK BAJAK and JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press May 21, 2019 The Chinese tech powerhouse could lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Samsung Apologizes for Illnesses, Deaths Among Its Workers

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Nov 22, 2018 The statement is part of a settlement of a long-running dispute between the electronics giant and some of its employees. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EU Fines Google a Record $5 Billion Over Mobile Practices

RAF CASERT / The Associated Press Jul 18, 2018 The EU says the practice of forcing cellphone makers that use the Android operating system to install Google apps restricts competition and reduces consumer choice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robots Take Over for 60,000 Fired Foxconn Factory Workers

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 The Apple and Samsung supplier played down the job-loss aspect of the story by making it sound as though employees had been liberated to do less menial work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Profiting From Misery: Are Human Rights Abuses Powering Your Smartphone?

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jan 20, 2016 An Amnesty International and Africa Resources Watch report traces the sale of cobalt, used in batteries for cellphones and electric cars, from mines where children work in "perilous conditions." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Samsung and Google Are Banning LGBT Content in International App Stores

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 10, 2015 The tech giants have censored popular gay social networking apps in South Korea and elsewhere amid increasing attempts by government and conservative activists to silence LGBT activists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Up to 600 Million Samsung Phones Exposed to Attack, Control by Hackers

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 17, 2015 A software vulnerability on hundreds of millions of Samsung Galaxy phones allows hackers—civilian or government—to “look through the phones’ camera, listen to the microphone, read incoming and outgoing texts and install apps,” according to researchers cited in The Independent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Samsung’s SmartTV Is Smart Enough to Spy on Its Owners

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 10, 2015 A startlingly vigilant new television by Samsung, the SmartTV, monitors what people say through a voice activation feature and, as it's handily interfacing with the Internet, might just share that information with third parties. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

T-Mobile Now Offers Fancy Phones on Bad Credit, but There’s a Catch

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 24, 2015 For the first time, a carrier is selling expensive phones and tablets with zero-percent interest to customers with terrible credit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Best Feature of This Phone Is Its Price

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 24, 2014 Samsung and HTC just announced their new flagship phones, and Apple is expected to drop the iPhone 6 sometime soon. Chinese upstart OnePlus is hoping to give all those devices a run for their money -- literally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google’s New Android Wear Smartwatches Make Every Other Wearable Look Ugly and Dumb

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 20, 2014 If Google and its hardware partners can deliver on the promise of their new wearable devices, then the war for the hottest new market in technology is already won. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )