Weekly Column
Meet Zonbu, the amazing $99 green PC
This tiny machine is stylish, silent, cheap and innovative. If engineers work out the kinks, it could be revolutionary.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.02
Media firms land in hot water for false copyright warnings
Is the NFL violating consumer protection laws by telling you to get its permission to discuss a game?
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.01
Apple fixes hacked iPhones, Macs
Just before researchers were to document the flaw that allowed attackers to take over Apple’s phone, the company fixed it.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.01
Will Google become a wireless carrier?
In the aftermath of the FCC’s ruling on radio spectrum, Google might be considering becoming your cell carrier. Then again, maybe it’s not.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.01
It’s not just the voting machines — it’s how we count them, too
A new report documents the faulty methods most states use to make sure that electronic voting machines produce correct vote counts.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.01
Eminem sues Apple for copyright infringement
The rapper’s music publisher says it never gave permission for his songs to be sold on iTunes.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.01
Google’s big win — and big loss — in a bid for the open wireless Web
The FCC rules that consumers can use any device or application they want on upcoming wireless networks. But it denies Google’s most sweeping reform efforts.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31
Apple sells 3 billion iTunes songs
If you needed any proof that Steve Jobs is the master of the music business, this is it.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31
“Moronic bozo” sues Apple over iPhone battery
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.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31
eMusic comes to AT&T phones (but not the iPhone)
AT&T subscribers can now get indie music wirelessly, provided they’re willing to shell out some cash.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31
Voting systems in California fail hack test
A computer security team sponsored by the California secretary of state finds three widely used electronic voting systems unsafe.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31
GOP front-runners reconsider the YouTube debate
Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani say they’ll try to answer people’s questions if CNN and YouTube schedule their debate after fundraising season.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
Alberto Gonzales’ Net-porn advice: Be graphic
The attorney general wants the cops to describe child porn in vivid detail.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
Google’s open-wireless bid: FCC decision Tuesday
The search company is pushing to allow us to do whatever we want on the wireless Internet. Will Google’s first big lobbying effort pay off?
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
PlayStation 3 to get a secret Rockstar game
Sony gets an exclusive deal with the creator of “Grand Theft Auto.”
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
Forget Target. The DVD format wars will be settled by porn
The American adult film industry prefers HD DVD. But in Japan, they’re moving to Blu-ray.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
Apple TV gets hacked: Use your USB drive
You can add extra capacity to your handy TV pal without even opening up the box.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.30
YouTube’s copyright checker: Soon, no more Colbert
A Google lawyer says the company will soon implement technology to verify that videos posted on YouTube aren’t infringing on media firms’ copyrights.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.29
Wikipedia’s founder builds an open-source search engine
Jimmy Wales invests in a “distributed” effort to index the Web, part of his plan to build an open alternative to Google.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.27
Microsoft on Mac gains: Apple’s not even close
Executives say that soon Windows will be on 1 billion computers.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.27
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Cyrus Farivar is a freelance technology journalist who regularly reports for National Public Radio, PRI’s The World, The Economist and others. His forthcoming book is “The Internet of Elsewhere.”

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