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iPhone Users Have More Sex

iPhone Users Have More Sex According to a new study from the dating site OKCupid, iPhone owners have more sex than BlackBerry and Android users. The results showed that women who use an iPhone have twice as many sexual partners as their Android counterparts. OKCupid surveyed nearly 10,000 smartphone users for their analysis. Winning Streak 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 →
Google & Verizon’s Version of “Net Neutrality” Google and Verizon have released a proposal that outlines their idea of “net neutrality”, which encourages legislators to enact laws to prohibit Internet Service Providers from discriminating practices, like delaying or blocking access to certain websites. However, the principles outlined in the proposal would not apply to Internet 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 →
August 6, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Pentagon Goes After WikiLeaks WikiLeaks is in possession of 15,000 additional secret Afghan war records, that haven’t been published. The Pentagon has demanded that WikiLeaks hand over the sensitive documents and remove the 70,000 documents they’ve already published to the site. If Continue Reading →
August 5, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: U.S. Can Tap Your BlackBerry: U.S. authorities have the ability to tap communications made from BlackBerry devices, which is the same surveillance that The UAE and Saudi Arabia are requesting. Research In Motion, the company who makes BlackBerry, is the only smartphone Continue Reading →

BlackBerry Steps Up

August 4, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: BlackBerry Steps Up: Research in Motion unveiled its new BlackBerry today, BlackBerry Torch, which you can buy from AT&T starting August 12th. The Torch features a touchscreen as well as a slide-out keyboard, plus lots of other cool features. The Torch will Continue Reading →
August 3, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: BlackBerry Users Are Not Loyal: According to a recent Nielsen survey, 89 percent of iPhone users said they would buy another iPhone and 71 percent of Android owners said they would purchase another Android device. However, only 42 percent of BlackBerry owners Continue Reading →
August 2, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Hacked Calls, Affordable Price A hacker created a fake cell phone tower to intercept calls made from 2G GSM phones, record the calls and then forward them to their intended recipient. At a cost of only $1,500 anyone can own an eavesdropping Continue Reading →
July 30, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: YouTube’s 15 Minutes of Fame –Starting today, YouTube will allow users to upload videos up to 15-minutes in length, up 50 percent from the previous 10-minute limit. Not only was extending the time the number one request from users, but YouTube also Continue Reading →

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