Wolfram Alpha's iPhone Egonomics
At $50, the new iPhone app is a specialist's tool only.
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David Talbot
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
David Talbot's Stories
Wolfram Alpha's Second Act
Following a sharp drop in interest, the "computational knowledge engine" pins hopes on API--and homework.
China Cracks Down on Tor Anonymity Network
A leading anonymity technology is targeted by the Chinese government for the first time.
Behind the Big Apple's Data Dump
NYC releases a wealth of data--but with a positive spin.
Can the Wireless Internet Be Neutral?
The FCC's coming struggle: regulating "fairness" on the airwaves.
Web Browsers with 3-D Graphics
A Mozilla executive charts the future of Web-based media technologies.
Open Video in Practice
How a remix was made--and how it could have been easier.
OurTube
"Open video" could beget the next great wave in Web innovation--if it gets off the ground.
Crowdsourcing Closer Government Scrutiny
Web volunteers are helping to make the U.S. government more accountable.
Cuil Tries to Rise Again
Last year's "Google-killer" plans a comeback with social search.
