How Too Much Electronic Screen Time Is Making Kids ‘Moody, Crazy and Lazy’

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 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 )

Second Look: Nokia Lumia 2520 Windows Tablet

Juan Bagnell / Truthdig Feb 27, 2014 It isn't the best known tablet, but for those who need to get actual work done, Nokia's RT slate is worth considering. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Apple Mobile Devices at Risk of Hacking

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 23, 2014 A major flaw in Apple software for phones, tablets and music players could allow hackers to intercept email and other exchanges that are meant to be protected, the company announced. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Consuming Book Publishing

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Feb 8, 2014 Dig deeper

Prisoner of Technology

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Aug 2, 2013 Dig deeper

Modern Kids at Play

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Jan 7, 2013 Dig deeper

The Working Man’s Tablet

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 15, 2012 Tablets are quickly taking over the computer market despite being utterly useless to working people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Internet as the Toy With a Tin Ear

By Lewis Lapham, Lapham's Quarterly Apr 23, 2012 Why does it come to pass that the more data we collect -- from Google, YouTube and Facebook -- the less likely we are to know what it means? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Welcome to Alphaville, Avoid the Ghetto

Aram Sinnreich / Truthdig Jan 13, 2012 The world we see through our smartphones is a curated world, and its horizons are constricting, rather than expanding. The world we see through our smartphones is a curated world, and its horizons are constricting, rather than expanding. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Luddite Santa

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Dec 25, 2011 Dig deeper

Occupy Wall Street Gets Real on MTV

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 MTV is developing reality shows inspired by Occupy Wall Street; the tea party turns its back on Michele Bachmann; and a British cleric resigns rather than retract his support of the Occupy London protests. These discoveries and more, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Etch A Sketch 2 Takes Gadget World by Storm

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 14, 2011 A new combatant entered the so-called tablet war today, and it's already getting a big thumbs up from gadget aficionados: the Etch A Sketch 2. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )