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Google Makes Mail a Priority Google unveiled a new feature for Gmail called Priority Inbox, to help combat e-mail overload. Priority Inbox organizes emails and puts them into one of three categories: “Important and Unread,” “Starred” and “Everything Else.” The new feature also places a higher priority on messages received from contacts that a user Continue Reading →

Will Disney Go Dark on TWC? The Walt Disney Company and Time Warner Cable have made significant progress regarding their programming fee negotiations. People close to the talks report that online video is the major source of dispute. If an agreement is not made before midnight this Wednesday, ABC local, ESPN and some Disney channels Continue Reading →

Flash Drive Attacked U.S. Military The worst security breach of U.S. military computers was caused by a flash drive containing malware. In 2008, the undetectable malware uploaded itself onto the U.S. Central Command network and quickly spread to computers across the network. The malware was used to deliver military operational plans to a foreign intelligence Continue Reading →

Make Telephone Calls via Gmail Google introduced a new service that allows Gmail users to place telephone calls directly from their email accounts. Calls made to phones in the U.S. and Canada are free, and International calls to countries like Japan and Britain are as low as 2 cents per minute. Google’s new service is Continue Reading →

Lady Gaga is Queen of Twitter Lady Gaga surpassed Brittney Spears as having the most followers on Twitter. MTV.com reports that Lady Gaga has over 5.7 million followers. In a video to fans, Lady Gaga wore an outfit adorned with the Twitter logo and proclaimed herself, “Queen of Twitter.” There’s No Blocking Zuckerberg Facebook gives Continue Reading →

Man Goes to Jail After Sending Friend Request on Facebook A Florida man was sent to jail after sending a friend request on Facebook. Harry Bruder violated a restraining order filed by his estranged wife, Carole, after attempting to contact her twice on Facebook. Mr. Bruder didn’t think that social networking constituted as “contact,” which Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life: What happens to your Twitter profile when you die? Are smudges on your touch screen clues that hackers can use? Do iPhone users really have more sex partners? Should the government be in charge of the Internet? Plus, I’ll talk with Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of the legendary Gibson Guitar Company Continue Reading →

Whatever You Do, Don’t Make Justin Bieber Mad Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber sent a tweet to his 4.5 million followers that read “everyone call me [number] or text.” However, the phone number actually belonged to Kevin Kristopik, a teenager who had hacked one of Bieber’s friends. Kristopiks’s phone was bombarded with tens of thousands of Continue Reading →

Tell Your Phone What to Do Google unveiled a new product for Android phones called Voice Actions, which allows users to control their phones verbally. Voice commands include the ability to send texts and emails, visit websites, get directions and set alarms, hands-free. Voice Actions is only available for phones running Android 2.2. Americans Don’t Continue Reading →

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 →