May 13, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Putting A Hurt On Illegal Downloaders: The producers of the Hurt Locker are working directly with the US Copyright Group in an effort to sue “tens of thousands” of people who illegally downloaded the film online. The Hurt Locker, which won an Continue Reading →
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May 12, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon/Google iPad Killer: It looks like Verizon is going to team up with Google to create the ultimate iPad killer. Verizon CEO, Lowell McAdam said a Google tablet could give users access to “all the things Google has in its archives.” Of Continue Reading →
May 11, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Paul Chambers is the first man in UK history to be found guilty of “menacing electronic communication:” What was the offense? He threatened to blow up Robin Hood airport on Twitter because he was upset about flight delays. Was it a prank Continue Reading →
May 10, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: FCC To Let Hollywood Control Your TV Set: There is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the FCC’s mind to … Continue Reading →
David Kernell, the 22-year-old son of a democratic Tennessee lawmaker, was convicted on two charges in the hacking of Sarah Palin’s email account. The crime took place while she was campaigning on the republican presidential ticket in 2008. After four days of deliberation, he was found guilty of obstruction of justice, and unauthorized access to Continue Reading →
May 7, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Safe Playboy?: Playboy is set to become safe for work. The storied men’s magazine will launch “The Smoking Jacket,” more in the vein of Maxim and Esquire than Playboy. Now you can authoritatively say, you only read it for the articles. FCC Continue Reading →
May 6, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Facebook Privacy Problem: A glitch in Facebook’s security system allowed users to see friend’s private chats and some other private stuff like pending friend requests and messages. Ironically, the bug was hidden inside a feature was meant to help you enhance your Continue Reading →
May 5, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: You Share Too Much: How much info is too much info? According to Consumer Reports, 52% of American adults are sharing too much private information online. From posting addresses to Facebragging about being on vacation, the report found that many Americans are Continue Reading →
May 4, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: One Million Sold: It took Apple only 28 days to sell a million iPads. The company sold its millionth tablet the day the 3G iPad hit stores. An especially proud Steve Jobs notes “that’s less than half of the 74 days it Continue Reading →
May 3, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: HTML5 Gains Support: In the wake of Steve Jobs’s anti-Flash rant, a new voice has emerged in support of HTML5. Microsoft said that IE9 will play both HTML5 and Flash videos. Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome browser support HTML5 already. In case Continue Reading →