Farhad Manjoo

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  • Hummer makes a cell phone

    No word yet on how long the rugged new mobile's battery will last.
  • Searching the Web in 3-D

    A company called SpaceTime shows off a pretty but impractical graphical search interface.
  • Did Facebook give Obama a secret advantage?

    The Obama campaign released a new Facebook tool quickly after the site upgraded its system. Could that be because one of Facebook's founders now works for him?
  • The NanoBook: Ugly, but tiny and cheap

    Despite its homely appearance, a Taiwanese company's new prototype computer makes a splash in the notebook market.
  • Google Earth works for terrorists too

    Blind to irony, the alleged JFK plotters used Google's satellite software to scope out their target.
  • "Tom DeLay": The safest keyword on the Web?

    Security company McAfee says "bearshare" is the world's most dangerous search term. The former congressman from Texas, meanwhile, will do you no harm.
  • A child robot that looks like it eats children

    Japanese scientists show off a "toddler" robot so scary you wonder if they were getting help from Stephen King.
  • Apple sets an iPhone date

    One measure of the hype surrounding the iPhone: It qualifies as news that we now know its official release date.
  • Google is watching you (but so is everyone else)

    Does Google's new project to take street-level pictures of major cities signal the end of anonymity in public life?
  • MoveOn moves in with Pelosi

    The netroots group's support proved crucial to passage of the Democrats' Iraq spending plan. But antiwar activists say MoveOn has been co-opted by its access to power.
  • How to fix campaign financing forever for $50

    A radical proposal by two Yale professors goes far beyond any reform envisaged by Feingold or McCain.
  • Going mobile

    With his usual rock 'n' roll swagger, Steve Jobs introduced Apple's new iPhone. But is the $500 phone more than another cell job?
  • The video game bullies

    U.S. senators and conservative groups want to ban "Bully," citing fears it could cause another Columbine. But research on kids and violence -- and the game's own merits -- expose just another round of political gamesmanship.
  • "Hacking Democracy"

    On Tuesday, 40 percent of voters will cast ballots on electronic touch-screens. If you're not worried already about the dangers of paperless voting, this HBO documentary will blow your mind.
  • iPod: I love you, you're perfect, now change

    Apple's ingenious music player is 5 years old -- gorgeous, exciting, tempting. So why do I often wish it had never been invented?
  • "This Is Your Brain on Music"

    Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin's wonderful new book explains why music is a critical step in human evolution and why the songs we loved as teens remain stuck on "play" in our heads.
  • Cityscape of fear

    American architecture is still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. Critics and architects say that security now trumps design, as barricades and mall-like plazas are sucking the soul out of urban life.
  • Chasing tail

    New-business geeks are hailing Wired editor Chris Anderson for his sexy "long tail" theory of cultural consumption. But is his book for us or CEOs?
  • It's murder, yes, but we've got to strike a balance

    Josh Bolten defends the president's position on stem cell research.
  • Don Berlusconi

    An excellent political biography of the former prime minister exposes the evil genius of the man who practically owns Italy.
  • The 9/11 deniers

    The success of the documentary "Loose Change" spotlights the thousands of online sleuths who believe the U.S. government was behind the terror attacks -- to get gold, justify war, or serve Satan.
  • Illegitimate election

    A key source for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responds to criticism of his analysis of the 2004 election
  • Was the 2004 election stolen? No.

    In Rolling Stone, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argues that new evidence proves that Bush stole the election. But the evidence he cites isn't new and his argument is filled with distortions and blatant omissions.
  • The virtual moneylender

    A new Web site allows you to borrow money from strangers in cyberspace. It may even free you from credit card debt and the usurers at the local payday loan center.
  • Series wrap-up: "The West Wing"

    As President Bartlet and his staff slip quietly out of our lives, we long for the days of Aaron Sorkin.
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