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Peter Nowak is an award-winning journalist and author of the best-selling book Sex, Bombs and Burgers. He has been a staff writer for the CBC, National Post and New Zealand Herald, while his work has appeared in the Boston Globe, South China Morning Post, Sydney Morning Herald and the Globe and Mail, among others. His personal blog can be found at www.wordsbynowak.com.

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Apple's China factory conditions need perspective By Peter Nowak January 31, 2012

It may not be up to Western standards, but locals say Apple's Chinese factory is a good place to work.

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When robot cars arrive, we may not own them
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Despite being safer, expect robot cars to require pricier insurance.
RIM's future isn't with BlackBerry
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Like IBM did, RIM needs to change direction. The Canadian company can't compete with Google, Apple and now Microsoft.
SOPA and the Twitter echo chamber
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What's big on Twitter isn't necessarily big elsewhere.
Mobile games locked in Mortal Kombat By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 22, 2012   With the launch of PlayStation Vita, Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon talks about the future of handheld gaming.
Mobile games not a threat to Vita, Sony says By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 17, 2012   Jack Tretton, CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, says his company is all about the long term.
Columbia's electric jacket: a bit pricey, but certainly warm By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 16, 2012   The jacket does its job, although at one point it had me looking like a cyborg.
It's the year of the copyfight (so far) By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 14, 2012   Last year was full of protests, from Occupy to the Arab Spring, and so far 2012 has kept the rebellious spirit alive.
Is porn art? It's a multimillion-dollar question By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 09, 2012   A new copyright case threatens the porn industry's very existence.
The next digital casualty: restaurant servers? By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 08, 2012   Long have I advocated replacing restaurant staff with robots and automation. Finally, it's happening.
The copyright wolves have no teeth By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 06, 2012   Entertainment industries are actually growing, despite the supposed heavy toll file sharing is having.
The Samsung Note makes the stylus cool again By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 03, 2012   The 5.3-incher is probably a bit too big for a smartphone, but it's also an innovator.
Nine things Facebook could do with its IPO money By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 02, 2012   More redesigns, a base on the moon, Facebook clothing—the possibilities are... limited.
Finally, burgers for home delivery By Peter Nowak From  Tech  | February 01, 2012   Burger King is experimenting with home delivery in Washington, packaging transported foods in new thermal containers.
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