Arik Hesseldahl

Recent Articles by Arik Hesseldahl

October 25, 2010

Android Payments Snarl Spurs Upstarts

(Clarifies relationship of companies in fourth paragraph.) Lauren Azulay wants to help her customers flirt faster. Azulay is head of billing and payments for ...

October 14, 2010

Cyber Crime and Information Warfare: A 30-Year History: Internet Under Attack

The Internet has been under attack from hackers, cyber warriors, and thrill-seekers as long as it has been around

October 4, 2010

Apple TV Parts May Cost Less Than $64

The components in the latest version of Apple's (AAPL) Apple TV device, selling for $99, may cost less than $64, according to market research firm iSuppli. The most ...

September 20, 2010

AI in Our Time: Artificial Intelligence: More Real Than Ever

Once the subject of science fiction, artificial intelligence is creeping into everyday life

September 16, 2010

Reviewing the New iPods

Other than Brett Favre mulling his future, the late summer ritual of the past decade has been Apple's (AAPL) release of its latest iPods. In nine years it has sold 275...

September 7, 2010

Review: Apple's iPod Updates

It was nine years ago next month that Apple's (AAPL) first iPod music player took its first bow before an initially skeptical world. In that time its rank as first ...

August 26, 2010

After a Jam, Lexmark Turns to Services

After rising for decades, the amount of paper consumed by the average American office worker has declined steadily over the last 10 years, from 143 pounds per year in ...

August 12, 2010

Facebook: Popularly Unpopular

Popularity doesn't always equal affection. Take Facebook. Five hundred million people use it, but a survey conducted by ForeSee Results found that among 30 websites it...

August 5, 2010

Livescribe Echo: No Country for Old Pens

Ever since the first caveman scrawled on a wall with stone, people have been looking for a way to improve the writing process. This eons-long evolution has brought us ...

July 28, 2010

ISuppli: HTC's Droid Incredible Costs $163 to Make

(Corrects where Broadcom is based in sixth paragraph.) The Droid Incredible, a smartphone manufactured by HTC Corp., has materials that cost $163.35, according to a ...