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The World consistently brings you up to date with the latest news in technology. Clark Boyd is The World's technology correspondent. Visit the Technology Podcast archive.



Putting Dickens online (4:15)
December 17, 2008 | download | permalink | |


English novelist Charles Dickens often published his novels in serial form. The stories would be broken down into installments to be read over time. The method tantalized readers as well as made his work more accessible to those who might not be able to afford a whole novel. Now some of those original series are showing up on line. The World's Clark Boyd reports.

Charles Dickens Digitization project


Cellphones ring in North Korea (3:30)
December 16, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World's Clark Boyd about the launch of North Korea's new cellphone network.


North Korea Cell Phone story (Jan 2008)


The iPod won't last and other bad predictions (3:30)
December 11, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Michael Brook, editor of the technology magazine T3, about some of the predictions made over the years about technology. Some came true...but others were way off the mark.



Internet addiction in South Korea (4:00)
December 5, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Many South Korean kids spend a lot of time on their computers, and some worry that many are addicted. Reporter Jason Strother tells us about a treatment program designed to get South Korea's children off the computer.



Facebook protests in Croatia (3:50)
December 5, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Anti-government protestors were out on the streets in Croatia today. The demonstrations were organized on the social networking site, Facebook. Anchor Marco Werman speaks about the protests with journalist Toni Volaric in Zagreb.



Leaders who love technology (3:30)
December 4, 2008 | download | permalink | |


President-elect Obama may have to give up his BlackBerry for national security reasons. Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World's Clark Boyd about other world leaders who love their technology.



Space station turns 10 (3:30)
November 20, 2008 | download | permalink | |


The International Space Station turns ten years old today. Some say it's a colossal waste of time and money. Others say its a symbol of what can be done in space when nations work together. The World's Clark Boyd reports.


Virtual therapy for astronauts

Virtual Space Station


Virtual Rome (0:45)
November 17, 2008 | download | permalink | |


An international team of archaeologists have reconstructed Rome in the year 320 AD and made it available on... Google Earth. Host Lisa Mullins fills us in.



Bringing technology to developing world (4:15)
November 17, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Cyrus Farivar reports on a San Francisco start-up that's taking an innovative approach to bringing computers and Internet access to the developing world.



Inveneo story Dec 2005


Web giants agree on global guidelines (3:30)
October 28, 2008 | download | permalink | |


Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all signed on to a new set of guidelines for doing business in countries where Internet repression is the norm. It's called the Global Network Initiative, and The World's Technology Correspondent Clark Boyd tells anchor Katy Clark all about it.

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