Amazon is opening its own app store for Android devices. The store will directly compete with Apple’s App Store as well as Google’s Android Market. Amazon is requiring developers to put up any apps they have elsewhere and also stipulates that apps they add to Amazon’s store cannot be sold for a lower price anywhere Continue Reading →
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Is the iPhone really coming to Verizon? The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is going to begin mass-producing a new iPhone that will start selling at Verizon in early 2011. Not much is known about the new iPhone, but it is said that it will work on CDMA networks and will be distinctly different Continue Reading →
I was moderating a Socratic discussion entitled, Digital 101: The Evolving Living Room at the recent Digital Sports Summit and I wanted to stir things up a bit, so I decided to ask my panel the wrong question, “Considering the amount of personal devices people are using to consume media, is there really a living Continue Reading →
92 Percent of Babies in U.S. Have An Online Presence Ninety-two percent of American children, under the age of two, have an online presence according to a new study from Internet security firm AVG. Often, photos of babies are uploaded and shared on sites like Facebook with the child’s full name, birth date and even Continue Reading →
Are There Any iPad Killers? Tablets are all the rage and every consumer electronics manufacturer is trying to get in on the action, but can any of them compete with Apple’s iPad? According to Chris Whitmore, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, the answer is ‘No.’ It will be difficult for iPad competitors to compete with Continue Reading →
Facebook Rules The Silver Screen The film about the founding of Facebook, “The Social Network,” opened this weekend. The film topped the box office with $23 million in ticket sales. Directed by David Fincher, “The Social Network” has received mostly positive reviews and some early Oscar-buzz. Iran Makes Stuxnet Arrests Iran’s intelligence minister, Heydar Moslehi, Continue Reading →
How Will U.S. Respond To A Cyber Attack? In response to the increased threat of a cyber attack in the U.S., the government has recently developed the National Cyber Incident Response Plan. The plan is being tested this week by thousands of cyber-security personal from 11 states, 12 foreign countries, and 60 private companies. One Continue Reading →
The U.S. Government Gets Real The U.S. government has a new service that provides citizens with real-time updates and alerts. From the new USA.gov website, users can customize the types of alerts they wish to receive by selecting from 6,2000 different topics and 144 federal agencies. Whenever new information is published users will receive instant Continue Reading →
Teen Accidentally Invites 21K People To Her Home A teenager in England intended to invite only a few close friends to her 15th Birthday party, but ended up with 21,000 Facebook RSVPs, the vast majority complete strangers. Rebecca Javenleau published both her home address and phone number on the invitation, but made the mistake of Continue Reading →
Increased Computer Usage Not Bad For Kids Kids do not suffer academically from spending more time on the computer, according to a study from the University of Maryland. The study followed 1,000 children over six years and found that there was not a significant correlation between academic performance and test scores. However, the study ended Continue Reading →