iPad™ Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Apr 12, 2010 "We didn't want to fall prey to all of the hype surrounding the iPad™," said Nobel committee chairperson Gustav Traavik, who waited at the Apple store in Oslo for over two hours to buy the device. "But it is sweet." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

WSJ: Apple Working on 2 New Phones

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2010 Citing unnamed sources, The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is working on not one but two new iPhones, including a device that will run on Verizon’s network. Engadget says one device could be called the iPhone HD. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sprint Unveils First 4G Phone

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 America’s third-place carrier doesn’t get that many high-five opportunities, but somewhere Sprint executives are bruising their palms after announcing the EVO 4G, the first phone in America to run on a next-generation wireless network. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Prudish Apple Bans Bikinis

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2010 If you're looking for sex appeal, there isn't an app for that. Apple is killing applications on its iPhone and iPod Touch that show women in such obscene dress as beachwear. Despite parental controls, mature-content warnings and a lack of anything truly provocative, the company apparently decided things had gotten too raunchy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Someone Tell Google to Calm Down

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2010 Unsatisfied with running just your searches, browser, e-mail, calendar, documents, videos, cell phone, turn-by-turn navigation, operating system, electricity monitoring, much of the advertising on the Internet and more, Google has announced that it plans to experiment with providing Internet service that is about 100 times faster than what most Americans are used to. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Calls the Dreaded NSA for Tech Support

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Google already threatened to quit China over a network attack originating from that country, but it seems the Internet giant was shaken up enough to call the National Security Agency (of spying-on-Americans fame) for assistance. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘iBailout’: Pocket Activism

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2010 The creator of "iBailout!!" says he wants to put his socially conscious games in front of a mainstream audience that might not normally engage with politics and activism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

iToys [A Cartoon From China]

Luojie, China Daily, China Feb 2, 2010 Dig deeper

iWTF

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jan 29, 2010 Dig deeper

2,000 Angry Chinese Workers Don’t Care About the Apple Tablet

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 Apple has a big event planned for the end of the month, when the company is supposed to unveil its rumored tablet and perhaps a new iPhone OS, but the workers who make screens used by Apple are a lot more concerned about getting paid and whether they've been made to work with hazardous materials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

What Can the FCC Do for You?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 7, 2009 The Federal Communications Commission has a long and disappointing history of generally failing to regulate ever-larger media and telecommunications companies, except, during fits of prudishness, in the area of so-called indecency. But the latest incarnation of the FCC is proving to be more of a consumer advocate than its predecessors. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )