Newsweek Columnists - Steven Levy

Steven Levy: Getting Scholarships on FastWeb

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:29:42 GMT

Fast Web links students with scholarships. But is a $1,500 grant for duck-calling really worth pursuing?

Levy: Campaigns Get Personal

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:58:14 GMT

Microtargeters know all about you, and try to push your personal hot button so you'll cast your vote for their candidate.

Levy: Take the Millions Now

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:01:40 GMT

Auctomatic is a parable of the Net's start-up culture. You can still make a fortune before you're barely old enough to shave.

Levy: From Search Wars to Star Wars

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:26:09 GMT

Want to explore the mysteries of deep space from your desktop? Google can help you. And soon, so can Microsoft.

Levy: Gone, Without a Trace

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:31:11 GMT

There will be a lot of desperate searches for lost MacBook Airs. And can you really blame a guy for losing something called Air?

Microsoft’s Antitrust Issues

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:20:58 GMT

Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google: Who do you antitrust?

Levy: Rip This Book? Not Yet.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:59:13 GMT

The very existence of a book scanner for consumer use is one of those early warnings of turbulence to come.

Levy: The Net Meter Is Running

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:28:55 GMT

Government and industry should figure out how to get faster service for less money, no matter where people live.

Review of Apple’s MacBook Air

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:52:06 GMT

Size matters, but has Apple gone too far?

The $100 Laptop Controversy

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:50:02 GMT

Intel pulls its support of the One Laptop Per Child Project

A New Way to Vote?

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:57:46 GMT

A mathematical—but controversial—idea for fixing the flaws in voting.

Levy: The Peachfuzz Billionaires

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:14:04 GMT

Not just the business plans, but the fashion preferences and dating habits of this young tech cohort are followed voraciously.

Google's Cell-Phone Plan

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:01:13 GMT

Not gPhone. It's Android! How Google plans to remake the cell phone market.

Levy: Can Apple’s New iPods Deliver?

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:09:35 GMT

Steve Jobs explains the new iPod lineup, the competitive pressures facing Apple and the potential for angry customers over the iPhone price cut.

Levy: Why We Went Nuts About the iPhone

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:31:17 GMT

People hate their cell phones, Steve Jobs said, in attempting to explain the iPhone anticipation.

Levy: Politics and Hip-Hop Are Doing a Mash-Up

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:34:14 GMT

Here's your chance, said Rep. Mike Doyle, a Democrat whose district includes Pittsburgh. "You always hear about big powerful interests coming to Washington and writing legislation behind the scenes. How would design a bill?" The question was directed to the congressman's lunch companion—Gregg Gillis, who under the nom de laptop Girl Talk creates digital hip-hop tunes that mash up hundreds of songs.