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Losing sleep? Blame your favorite electronic device

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Bad news for e-book readers: Using one, instead of a book, or using a tablet or smartphone in the evenings before bed disrupts normal sleep patterns and alters the natural circadian rhythms crucial to healthy sleep. Now a new study confirms it in even more detail.

‘Apple picking’ raises big concerns for Apple product owners

Environment

In the wake of iPhone 5, is Apple’s mystique causing it as much trouble as benefit?

Environment

Steve Jobs book generating massive buzz for author Walter Isaacson

Environment

Newspapers and other media cash in on quickie e-books

Environment

What soft power looks like: US influence in Indonesia

The US created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta’s upscale Pacific Place mall in an effort to extend its influence in Indonesia.

Tributes to Apple co-founder, innovator Steve Jobs

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Heads of state, business and technology leaders, and throngs of consumers, who were touched by his products, are paying tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56.

Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages

The World in Words

The other day, I was in Chinatown in New York City, eating dim sum with Yen Yen Woo and Colin Goh. They’re a married couple, transplants from Singapore. For reasons that’ll soon become clear, I couldn’t help imagining that those little Chinese snacks we were eating were…alive. Now, some Asian food items really are alive […]

Podcast: The Way-C Tablet Designed in Africa

Technology Podcast 359: As people line-up worldwide for the new iPad, we’ll tell you about the Way-C, a tablet computer designed in Africa.

Ken Auletta on Apple’s Labor Scrutiny

Millions of people love their iPhones, iPads, and refuse to be separated from their iPods. But lately our relationship with our Apple technology has been tainted by guilt after a story from our partner The New York Times revealed significant safety concerns for workers at some of Apple’s overseas factories in China. Stories of long, […]