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MAPPED: Where Do Computers Come From?

Posted 10.05.2009 | Technology


*See map below* It's complicated. With steel from Russia and copper from Chile, glass from Korea and lithium from Zimbabwe, the lineup of your laptop...

Enlighten Up Your Inbox: Chogyam Trungpa Free, Weekly "Ocean of Dharma" Quotes

Waylon Lewis | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living


Waylon Lewis

Read these brief quotes and you just might find yourself slowing down, smelling the roses--becoming kinder to yourself and others, more efficient, less stressed all the time--and get busy living life fully.

Google's Android: Will Run Laptops, Take On Microsoft

bloomberg.com | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


June 2 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.'s free mobile-phone operating system will begin running computers next quarter, entering a market dominated by Micro...

Congo Violence Fueled By Common Material In Cell Phones, Laptops

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


NYCity News Service

Coltan, when refined, is used in many common electronic devices. But Congolese miners have been killed, and women raped, during the 11-year war over the valuable mineral deposits.

OMG! It Looks Just Like the Rendering : Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball

David Stark | Posted 02.23.2009 | Style


David Stark

The sheer quantity of people teeming in the streets of D.C. was overwhelming, but the energy was jubilant and the excitement from young to old was truly palpable. Same at our party.

Innergie: A Smart, Green Hub

Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green


We're getting closer to a truly intelligent electrical-charging system. Tech startup Green Plug announced today that it will be teaming up with power ...

The Netbooks Are Coming! But For Who?

Joanna Stern | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Joanna Stern

The computer makers are betting that there is a need for inexpensive laptops with limited features, dubbed netbooks, ultra-low-cost notebooks or more cleverly liliputers.

Hands Off My Laptop, iPod, Cellphone, Pager, Beeper, Flash Drive, Pocket Litter, First Born (OK, Not My First Born)

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

Customs and Border Protection just released its new policies for searching and seizing laptops at the border.

Keep Your Hands Off My Laptop

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

As it stands, Customs can grab anyone at the border, seize their laptop, and demand passwords and encryption keys as a pre-condition to entering the country. And who knows when you'll get your computer back?

US Government Laptop: Probe Launched To See If It Was Copied On China Trip

AP | TED BRIDIS | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities are investigating whether Chinese officials secretly copied the contents of a government laptop computer during a ...