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Why Blockbuster is gaining on Netflix
Farhad Manjoo
The retail giant's online DVD service offers one great advantage over Netflix: Instant returns at the store. Trouble is, Netflix won't let you leave.
YouTube to run ads on videos: Will it pay you and me?
Farhad Manjoo
YouTube will "overlay" commercials on top of its videos. Will it share revenues with people who submit popular clips?
A new Flash Player heralds the age of high-def YouTube
Farhad Manjoo
Get ready for the Star Wars kid like you've never seen him before.
Ridiculous “study” says iPhone’s keyboard is inefficient
Farhad Manjoo
A consulting firm finds that people aren't good at typing on the iPhone in their first minute of use.
Skype is up again, but not for everyone
Farhad Manjoo
But the peer-to-peer phone service's day-long outage isn't a reason to ditch Internet calls.
“Moronic bozo” sues Apple over iPhone battery
Farhad Manjoo
A fellow in Illinois claims Apple should pay him for selling him a phone that only charges up 300 times. Only problem: The iPhone lasts much longer.
The new American way of death
Jamie Pietras
Morbid curiosity and ridicule have replaced respect for the deceased at MyDeathSpace, where your life is an open book -- even when you're 6 feet under.
Is Sony’s Crackle video site attracting real talent?
Farhad Manjoo
You can find some great stuff -- and a lot of terrible stuff -- on the video site Sony says can make you a star.
Ranking the Web: Is time more important than page views?
Salon Staff
AOL moves up in Nielsen's newest Web rankings, while Google goes down. But the rankings are meaningless.
Why the iPhone matters
Farhad Manjoo
Everything you've always wanted to know about Apple's new phone, and why it could change your life even if you don't buy one.
The World Bank goes open-source
Andrew Leonard
With its brand-new, freely downloadable BuzzMonitor "super-aggregator," the bruised bank hitches a ride on the Web 2.0 bandwagon.
Does Flickr = Censr? Yahoo might be to blame
Farhad Manjoo
The photo-sharing site blocks users in Germany and several Asian countries from looking at "restricted" pictures.
Google will keep your search for 18 months
Farhad Manjoo
The search engine's new data retention policy is notable for being unique: Other companies keep your search terms forever.
Is that laptop eating your daughter’s brain?
Tracy Clark-Flory
Girls are tossing their Barbie dolls aside, in favor of dressing up virtual dolls.
TV on the computer
Farhad Manjoo
I would love to ditch cable TV. So I tuned in to Apple TV and Joost, the hottest digital alternatives.
Why can’t gay dwarves get married in Middle-earth?
Katherine Glover
Video games have been ahead of the real world in accepting same-sex marriage. Why doesn't a new online "Lord of the Rings" game allow it?
Does a white Web burn too many watts?
Andrew Leonard
Colors have costs, but not for LCD screens. So where's my government rebate?
Porn in theory, porn in practice
Cary Tennis
I should be able to think about porn dispassionately, but it bothers me a lot!
Israel goes on the virtual offensive
Gregory Levey
The Israeli government is deploying new tactics to deepen ties with American youth and evangelicals.
The Fix
Scott Lamb
Sheen to narrate 9/11 conspiracy doc? Puck bans foie gras. Plus: Dina Lohan says she's no party mom.
Free software off limits for SUV drivers
Andrew Leonard
Innovative licensing strategy or crass P.R. attempt to co-opt the threat of global warming?
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