Apple

Your iPhone kills jobs

Smartphone apps have created a new digital underclass of low-paid and highly monitored workers. We're all to blame

A.M. Gittlitz Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 3:47 PM UTC 73
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, iPhones

China declares war on Apple

China Central Television warns that officials may take action against the "arrogant" computer giant

Benjamin Carlson and David Trifunov, GlobalPost Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 10:55 PM UTC
Technology GlobalPost, China, CCT, Apple

Apple kills a sweatshop app

Hypocrisy alert: Child labor and blocked fire escapes are somehow too offensive to be allowed on an iPad

Andrew Leonard Friday, Mar 22, 2013 6:26 PM UTC 12
Technology Apple, app store, sweatshop, Labor

The Internet blew my mind

When I went to prison in the '80s, the web didn't exist. Nothing could have prepared me for what it had to offer VIDEO

Michael Santos, The Daily Dot Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 28
Technology Video, the daily dot

Dark days for Apple

Accounts of fanboy malaise are proliferating. Too bad Steve Jobs isn't around to mock the misery VIDEO

Andrew Leonard Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 7:39 PM UTC 30
Technology Video, Apple, Steve Jobs, fanboys

Don’t believe Apple

The company got great PR when its Chinese supplier unveiled a new worker policy. The full story's more complicated

Josh Eidelson Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Working Ahead iPhone, Editor's Picks

Hackers who hit Facebook also struck Apple

No data was stolen, but the system was breached by unidentified hackers believed to be in China

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 9:06 PM UTC
Technology China, hackers, Facebook, Apple

From “phreaks” to Apple: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak’s “eureka!” moment

In the days before Apple, an article on "phone phreaking" turned the young pioneers into tech entrepreneurs

Phil Lapsley Saturday, Feb 16, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 10
Technology Apple, Editor's Picks, Books

Apple thinks your naked wrist needs an iWatch

A voice-activated command-and-control center for the quantified self? Get in line now for your iWatch

Andrew Leonard Friday, Feb 15, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 14
Technology Apple, iWatch, wearable computing

At Apple’s request, Foxconn’s unions strengthened

The Apple manufacturer came under heavy scrutiny after a spate of employee suicides VIDEO

Associated Press Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:35 PM UTC
Technology Video, aol_on, Apple, Foxconn

Former Wired editor’s perverse defense for outsourcing jobs

Chris Anderson argues offshoring is good for our workers and our education system. He's wrong on both accounts

David Sirota Monday, Jan 28, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 23
Politics Mexico, Tijuana, Foxconn

Twitter’s new micro-video app is predictably flooded with porn

Vine users posting spicy 6-second clips have sparked a larger conversation about free speech and social media

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jan 28, 2013 4:38 PM UTC
Technology porn, Sex, Internet Culture

Dancing with the iPhone 5

How smart phones, tablets and laptops have led to the development of a whole new kind of body language

Kyle Chayka, Hyperallergic Sunday, Jan 27, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Technology Hyperallergic, Art, Design

Apple audit finds child workers in China

The tech giant drops a manufacturer after dozens of underage workers discovered VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Friday, Jan 25, 2013 5:13 PM UTC
Technology Video, aol_on, child labor, Apple

Apple posts disappointing fourth quarter

The electronics giant fell short of expectations on holiday season results

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 10:11 PM UTC
Technology Apple, iPhone, iPad, Samsung

Last call for phone booths

Beyond their basic utility, they've inspired countless artists. Now mobile technology has made them obsolete

Ariana Kelly, LA Review of Books Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology LA Review of Books

Russia memorializes Steve Jobs with giant iPhone

And a totally not weird video of original songs and sultry dance moves VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 4:58 PM UTC
Technology Steve Jobs, Apple, Russia, Video

Put down your laptop, and lace up your hiking boots!

New research reveals that we're more focused and creative in the great outdoors

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Apple, IQ

Can your iPhone help you lose weight?

New Year's resolution: Join the Quantified Self movement and see if smartphone apps can help shed unwanted pounds

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jan 4, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 14
Technology quantified self, iPhone

The year everything went mobile

Smartphones and tablets stomped all over the old-school personal computer in 2012. Society won't ever be the same

Andrew Leonard Monday, Dec 31, 2012 12:30 PM UTC 20
News Best of 2012, mobile, technology

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