Salon: Technology & Business http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_business/?source=rss&aim=/topics/technology_business/ Original reporting and commentary on the latest stories from the business world, the technology industry and the Internet. en-us Copyright 2011 Salon.com. Salon: Technology & Business http://images.salon.com/src/rdf_salonlogo.gif http://dir.salon.com/topics/technology_business/?source=rss&aim=/topics/technology_business/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:20:00 PST Ask the pilot: Flying blind across the ocean Flying blind across the ocean Patrick Smith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:20:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/02/04/flying_blind/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/02/04/flying_blind/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/02/04/flying_blind/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithYour pressing questions about landing gear and windshield wipers. Plus: Ain't no room for Ask the Pilot imitators! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/80W_laP4_w98UI0iJ727nv6fUtc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/80W_laP4_w98UI0iJ727nv6fUtc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/80W_laP4_w98UI0iJ727nv6fUtc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/80W_laP4_w98UI0iJ727nv6fUtc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/yAgjvtlB37A" height="1" width="1"/> Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:02:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/us_gang_tweets/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/us_gang_tweets/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/us_gang_tweets/view/?source=rss&aim=/techWeb 2.0 makes monitoring criminal activity easier for law enforcement officials <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bTPQ5GMNia7CXS2BtwdpSoWDKWA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bTPQ5GMNia7CXS2BtwdpSoWDKWA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bTPQ5GMNia7CXS2BtwdpSoWDKWA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bTPQ5GMNia7CXS2BtwdpSoWDKWA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/hsWEbuGCqY0" height="1" width="1"/> Flawed autism study retracted by Lancet The Lancet retracts flawed autism study Associated Press Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:54:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/eu_britain_medical_journal/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/eu_britain_medical_journal/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/02/02/eu_britain_medical_journal/view/?source=rss&aim=/techInfluential study that linked measles, mumps, rubella vaccine to autism disavowed <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8A8ay-6WlsshWfW8hO0w1Aftlls/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8A8ay-6WlsshWfW8hO0w1Aftlls/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8A8ay-6WlsshWfW8hO0w1Aftlls/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8A8ay-6WlsshWfW8hO0w1Aftlls/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/s6889Xqh_GY" height="1" width="1"/> iPhones keeping ski resorts honest on snow reports iPhones keeping ski resorts honest on snow reports LISA RATHKE, Associated Press Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/29/us_snow_exaggeration/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/29/us_snow_exaggeration/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/29/us_snow_exaggeration/view/?source=rss&aim=/techSkiReport app grounds resorts' inflated snowfall claims <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpJfvMnwbAYgpi-IWRUYPqsObyw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpJfvMnwbAYgpi-IWRUYPqsObyw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpJfvMnwbAYgpi-IWRUYPqsObyw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dpJfvMnwbAYgpi-IWRUYPqsObyw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/nryJvX1Uf5g" height="1" width="1"/> Ask the pilot: Touching down in Port-au-Prince The view from the Port-au-Prince airport Patrick Smith Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:28:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/28/flying_into_haiti/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/28/flying_into_haiti/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/28/flying_into_haiti/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithMy grand tour of the least glamorous of the Caribbean islands: Hispaniola. Plus: Landing without "radar" in Haiti <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gim91V20BdevKTGf8r5KWfdETAo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gim91V20BdevKTGf8r5KWfdETAo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gim91V20BdevKTGf8r5KWfdETAo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gim91V20BdevKTGf8r5KWfdETAo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/yHRsdeME3AE" height="1" width="1"/> When is one more gadget just too many? When is one more gadget just too many? JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fea_lifestyles_gadget_overload/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fea_lifestyles_gadget_overload/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fea_lifestyles_gadget_overload/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8qwN9MgoFn3OAWb25vkTRaBdrg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8qwN9MgoFn3OAWb25vkTRaBdrg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8qwN9MgoFn3OAWb25vkTRaBdrg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8qwN9MgoFn3OAWb25vkTRaBdrg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/-gkJJkuj5BU" height="1" width="1"/> Google's digital book settlement still under fire Google's digital book settlement still under fire Associated Press Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:37:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_tec_google_book_battle/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_tec_google_book_battle/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_tec_google_book_battle/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mgoc2qcMev8WQbrq94TmRuLjhoU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mgoc2qcMev8WQbrq94TmRuLjhoU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mgoc2qcMev8WQbrq94TmRuLjhoU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mgoc2qcMev8WQbrq94TmRuLjhoU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/fzGdCyUZZ9g" height="1" width="1"/> Fed emergency loans to banks decline Fed emergency loans to banks decline MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:20:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fed_emergency_lending/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fed_emergency_lending/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/28/us_fed_emergency_lending/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4ivXeY0gysMtN7E7bIyUhxhNpI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4ivXeY0gysMtN7E7bIyUhxhNpI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4ivXeY0gysMtN7E7bIyUhxhNpI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z4ivXeY0gysMtN7E7bIyUhxhNpI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/wrxqIY-SCEQ" height="1" width="1"/> Ask the pilot: American hysteria Emergency doors, karaoke bombers and other false alarms Patrick Smith Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:21:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/21/american_hysteria/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smith http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/21/american_hysteria/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2010/01/21/american_hysteria/view/?source=rss&aim=/tech/col/smithWhen did we become such a nation of scaredy-cats? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L-y4pLSkUzfTNY63YHW_3VbrccI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L-y4pLSkUzfTNY63YHW_3VbrccI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L-y4pLSkUzfTNY63YHW_3VbrccI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/L-y4pLSkUzfTNY63YHW_3VbrccI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/9LrfM7W4GFQ" height="1" width="1"/> New York Times to charge for website New York Times to charge for articles online Associated Press Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:47:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/20/us_new_york_times_pay_wall/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/20/us_new_york_times_pay_wall/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/20/us_new_york_times_pay_wall/view/?source=rss&aim=/techStarting in 2011, the Gray Lady will only let you read so much for free <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVpkosl1cTcfsB8cgbjkgqI8_J8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVpkosl1cTcfsB8cgbjkgqI8_J8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVpkosl1cTcfsB8cgbjkgqI8_J8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RVpkosl1cTcfsB8cgbjkgqI8_J8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/xZXQdEZLnTE" height="1" width="1"/> Apple readies "latest creation" Apple readies "latest creation" Associated Press Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/18/us_tec_apple_event/index.html?source=rss&aim=/tech http://www.salon.com/tech/2010/01/18/us_tec_apple_event/index.html http://letters.salon.com/tech/2010/01/18/us_tec_apple_event/view/?source=rss&aim=/techTablet expected to get a preview next week <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fez9KUSQ228X2VnUBp6jqj9jay8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fez9KUSQ228X2VnUBp6jqj9jay8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fez9KUSQ228X2VnUBp6jqj9jay8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fez9KUSQ228X2VnUBp6jqj9jay8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/tech/~4/Ozm6AmF2XgA" height="1" width="1"/>