Texting While Driving Kills Thousands There have been approximately 16,000 deaths in the U.S. from drivers who were distracted by their cell phones from 2001-2007, according to research from The University of North Texas Science Center. The rapid rise of text messaging is one of the leading causes of deaths while driving. It was also Continue Reading →
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New and Much Improved Apple TV Steve Jobs unveiled a new version of Apple TV at the Apple press event on Wednesday. The new device is smaller than it’s predecessor and will only deliver rentals, including 99-cent TV shows from News Corp. and the Walt Disney Co. The device also connects with Netflix and online Continue Reading →
Malware Hits An All-Time High McCafee reported that malware has hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2010. There are a reported 6 million malicious files online, up from 4 million in Q1. USB sticks are the biggest contributors to the increase as well as cyber criminals who used the popularity of the Continue Reading →
August 9, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: The Web Will Kill Universities According to Bill Gates, in the next five years free content and lectures available online will be better than any single university. Gates believes that universities don’t need to be “place-based”, and a system should be developed Continue Reading →
July 22, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Twitter & Facebook are currently a buzz over a new iPad app called Flipboard. Flipboard is a free app that turns your digital life into a magazine by combing through links your friends post on Facebook and Twitter. Are individualized, social-network based Continue Reading →
July 20, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Droid X Sold Out:eBooks Outsell Hardcovers: Amazon announced that eBooks for Kindle are outselling hardcover books. According to Amazon, customers are purchasing 143 Kindles, and 180 Kindle books, for every 100 hardcover books. Jeff Bezos believes eBooks have hit the “tipping point,” Continue Reading →
July 7, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Japan To Build Insanely Fast Wireless Network: Japan’s EMOBILE has made a deal with Ericsson to build a new 42Mbps wireless network. And, they even have a workable plan to crank it up to 84Mbps after it launches. That’s so remarkably fast, Continue Reading →
June 28, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: iPhone 4 Sells Out: Reported antenna issues and other manufacturing defects didn’t stop enthusiasts from buying up every iPhone 4 in the USA. Apple says it sold approximately 1.5 million units this weekend. They could have sold a lot more if they Continue Reading →
June 10, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: AT&T Hacked: Hackers found a way into AT&T’s network and grabbed over a hundred thousand email addresses and iPad ID’s. While this particular security breach was fixed and no real harm was done, the incident brings the issue of network security into Continue Reading →
June 4, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Hulu Premium To Debut: Hulu’s much anticipated premium service could debut on XBox Live sometime in the next two weeks. While little is known about the service, it is expected to work just like Netflix Watch Instantly. Whoo! Whoo! The Kno Tablet: Continue Reading →