You Probably Won’t Buy Sony’s Amazing Waterproof Phone

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 5, 2014 For whatever reason, phone shoppers have met genuine innovation with disinterest. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Apple $290 Million Richer, Courtesy of Samsung (and a Federal Jury)

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

Why Isn’t Sony’s Waterproof Super-Cameraphone More Amazing?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 1, 2013 Apple makes a phone in different colors and the world goes crazy. Sony's smartphone, meanwhile, lets you take 21 megapixel photos underwater and you probably haven't heard about it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Samsung Beats Apple to the Smartwatch Party

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 5, 2013 Samsung just took the wraps off its new Galaxy Gear, a watch with a built-in camera and speakers that acts like a companion to the company's Galaxy line of phones and tablets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Microsoft Gobbles Up Nokia

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Samsung Comes Clean About Blood Metal

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 25, 2013 The world's best-selling smartphone manufacturer has acknowledged using tin sourced from Indonesia's controversial Bangka Island, where an investigation last year found that unregulated mining employs child laborers and kills an estimated 150 miners every year while destroying the local environment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gun Lobby Sponsors NASCAR Race

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 5, 2013 It's hard to believe NASCAR didn't already have a race named after the NRA. Get ready for the NRA 500. Seriously, that's what it's called. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Dog Eat Dog World of Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 Canines have more to do with presidential elections than one might think; the conditions in which alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning was detained were "excessive," a military judge found; meanwhile, The Associated Press has started selling sponsored tweets on its Twitter feed. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Multi Nightmare

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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 )

Editors’ Round Table: Moore’s Manifesto, Green Gadgetry and Czar Craziness

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson unchain themselves from their laptops long enough to weigh in about the week's news, Michael Moore's economic epic and a new phone made partly from corn. If that's not eclectic, we don't know what is.Truthdig editors Robert Scheer, Peter Scheer and Kasia Anderson unchain themselves from their laptops long enough to weigh in about the week's news. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When Life Gives You Corn, Make Corn-Based Cell Phones

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2009 Samsung and Sprint are coming out with a new cell phone for the green crowd. The "Reclaim" is made from recycled materials and corn-based plastic and comes in eco-friendly packaging complete with soy-based ink. It's enough to make one long for the day when all electronics are manufactured sustainably and iPhones grow on trees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )