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Farhad Manjoo

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    June 3, 2010

    Quit Feeling Guilty About Buying an iPad

    If it wasn't for our insatiable hunger for new gadgets, these people might have to work even crappier jobs. Like farming.​So far this year, 10 workers at Foxconn -- a Chinese electronics factory that makes the iPad -- have committed suicide. Many more have tried to killed themselves but failed ... More >>

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    May 25, 2010

    Microsoft's New Hotmail: No Longer Just for People Stuck in 1996

    Say what you will about Hotmail, but that is one bad-ass looking carrier pigeon.​Microsoft's Hotmail has gone largely untouched since the mid-90s when the Redmond giant swallowed it whole via acquisition. Which means that seeing the @hotmail.com signature has been shorthand for "I'm about to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Seattle Not High-Tech Hub Enough for Google?

    Hover cars. That's what we need to make Google like us.​When Google announced it was going to provide high-speed fiber-optic internet service to a handful of cities around the country, Mayor Mike McGinn did his eager best to move to the front of the line, sending in Seattle's entreaty 24 hours ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Should MSFT Get Into Smartphones?

    Here's an interesting theory from Slate and Cnet, which is timely given Microsoft's layoffs and miserable stock performance (down to about $18 per share from $32 a year ago). Writing for Slate, Farhad Manjoo suggests MSFT should buy Palm, maker of the very hot, very hyped Palm Pre (above). That woul ... More >>

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