A crazy year for Apple shows no sign of slowing as 2012 approaches--more and more rumors are popping up. We've looked at them with a critical eye for you.READ»
Hundreds of nearly identical laptops, MP3 players, smartphones, and TVs--many from the same manufacturers--clutter the shelves of our stores and our lives. Enough already.READ»
Today, many lament that the United States used to make great things but seldom does any longer, believing it’s no longer a major source of manufacturing and creation. One need only open the October issue of Fast Company, titled ...READ»
Color me cynical, but for a long time, I assumed that all the political blather about green jobs meant only one thing: They were fake. But according to this infographic by Column Five for solar-power company 1Bog, green jobs are very ...READ»
When we outsourced manufacturing to China and Japan and Taiwan, we may have lost something far more important than low-wage jobs. We may have lost the ability to innovate and grow.READ»
While we in the West are focused on innovative thinking, China is focused on innovative doing: they know that if they can make one, they can make a million; and in the energy field, this is increasingly becoming their edge.READ»
3-D printing was supposed to liberate the masses to become product designers -- design to object, one step, no fuss and no muss. Unfortunately, as Technology Review bluntly puts it, "the reality is that if you want to make anything ...READ»
"Finally" is the headline on Apple's homepage today announcing the arrival of the white iPhone. It's Apple poking fun at itself for a long, drawn-out techno failure, and indicates how it's spun the affair into incredibly positive PR.READ»
Industry tea leaf readers think that Nokia may be partnering with Microsoft to jolt its smartphone offerings--vital for the phone giant's future. But does such a move make sense?READ»
The iPhone is the invention of an American company, and ought to benefit our nation's economy. Why, then, is it contributing $1.9 billion to the U.S. trade deficit? READ»
Scientists have done supercomputer number-crunching to design plastic molecules that won't degrade in the sun. As strange as this may sound, the idea has a lot of ecological upside.READ»
The Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, which got bad press last year following a string of suicides among its laborers, keeps expanding operations despite bleeding cash.READ»
Foxconn, aka Hon Hai, is most famous for being Apple's big manufacturing partner. But despite Apple's soaring successes, Foxconn isn't doing so well.READ»
Sustainability is a subjective thing, one whose definition changes depending on the industry. But that hasn't stopped Greenbiz and UL Environment from teaming up to generate ULE 880, a sweeping new standard.READ»
The white iPhone 4, which was expected to go on sale at the end of this month, has become a pink elephant: Apple now says it won't arrive until "later this year."READ»
With more news about dramatic failings from AT&T hitting the headlines, this time tied to the launch of Apple's shiny new premier iPhone 4 product before its launch, it's timely that rumors of a Verizon iPhone 4 have surfaced ...READ»
