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Technology
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Apple Killed the Netbook
And we’re all better off for the demise of the $400 future of computing.
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A Christmas Miracle: Packaging Is Less Infuriating
Did you swear as much at clamshells and twist ties this year?
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The Eight Best Technologies of 2012
In praise of the iPhone 5 (with Google Maps), Workflowy, snap-your-credit-card apps, and more.
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This Is the Greatest Hoodie Ever Made
How American Giant created the best sweatshirt known to man.
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Won’t Someone Take iTunes Out Back and Shoot It?
Apple’s horrible, bloated program needs to die.
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The Hunt for a Better Butter Churn
In which Farhad Manjoo reviews a very old technology, because Slate readers told him to.
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This Is Your Brain on Neural Implants
Are you still you if devices improve your memory, attention span, and other cognitive skills?
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How Robots Saved an Artist’s Sanity
The greatest artist of his generation is named Paul.
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Blocking California’s New Sex-Offender Law
Why a judge temporarily stopped it from going into effect.
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Siri Is a Gimmick and a Tease
But Google Voice Search is getting close to fulfilling Apple’s broken promise.
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Nintendo’s New Console Will Change How You Watch Television
The Wii U may not transform gaming, but it will revolutionize the boob tube.
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Microsoft Just Lost Its Steve Jobs
Why Steven Sinofsky’s departure is terrible news for the tech company.
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The Spy Who GPS-Tagged Me
Private investigators who use GPS trackers to monitor suspected cheating spouses are in a legal gray area.
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Why I’m Bearish on Apple
Scott Forstall’s firing reveals the company’s struggles to keep an all-star team together without Steve Jobs.
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Election Night’s Big Winner: Television
How TV trounced the Internet when it came to reporting Obama’s victory.
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Why Is the Surface So Bad?
Microsoft has been working on its tablet for years. It should be a whole lot better.
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Should a Calendar App Look Like a Calendar?
The design battle that’s tearing Apple and the tech world apart.
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It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Apple
Microsoft's centralized app store looks very familiar. That's good news for your PC and for the tech industry.
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The Flop That Saved Microsoft
How the Zune—yes, the Zune—helped revive a great American tech company.
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Make More Stuff, and Make It Thinner
The new iPad mini reveals that Tim Cook’s Apple is a better company than the one Steve Jobs left behind.
