Gadgets

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Can the Kindle Save Anna Karenina?

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Jonathan Franzen’s e-book anxiety seems misplaced, considering that e-readers are keeping the classics alive

Judith Warner

The Human Cost of Apple’s Success

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There’s never been a better time to ask whether chasing the dream of growth has already turned into a nightmare

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Why I Won’t Turn Off My Gadgets on Planes

I have a problem with following rules that don’t make any sense, like the FAA rule that we must turn off all electronic devices on planes

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Is Your Cell Phone Listening in on You?

Carrier IQ and other smartphone apps allow for unprecedented surveillance. And it’s all legal

Belinda Luscombe

Zynga’s Words with Friends Is My Enemy, Too

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Alec Baldwin’s not the only one in the hot seat because of that game

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The Siri Scandal That Wasn’t

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Why Siri isn’t pro-life and journalism is turning our brains to mush

They’re Alive! Why Apple Products Are Irresistible

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Steve Jobs will be rightly remembered as a business genius, but the secret of his success was the desirability of Apple products on an almost cellular level. Was Jobs the greatest biologist of our time?