People Believe It’s Better To Be Online During Sex
More people believe it’s acceptable to be online during sex with a partner than to be online at a wedding, according to a new study from PC Tools. The study was designed to see just how addicted people are to being online. An interesting note, men and women had very similar responses to what constitutes acceptable behavior.
Halo Reach”es” $200M in Sales First Day
Microsoft’s “Halo Reach” video game achieved $200 million in global sales the first day of its release, making it the biggest launch of any game or movie this year. “Halo Reach” is the prequel of the “Halo” franchise, which has grossed $2 billion dollars in its nine-year history.
Yahoo’s New Mail Interface
Yahoo showed off its new and improved mail interface, which will be available to its 281 million users this fall. The redesigned product integrates instant messaging and SMS, and also has a social media component that displays Facebook and Twitter updates. Yahoo Mail is one of the biggest sources of traffic for other Yahoo sites, like news.
iPhone Misuse Helps Man Convicted of Manslaughter
A man convicted of manslaughter will get a new trial because a juror used his iPhone to look up a definition. The juror didn’t know the meaning of “prudence,” looked it up on his iPhone and shared it with another juror. Technically, jurors cannot reference dictionaries and since the information was also shared with another juror, the verdict was thrown out.
The Halo Reach Launch Party at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square was awesome! Here’s Fox 5’s Andrea Day and Shelly covering the event.