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Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Police nabbed an infamous Italian mafia boss with the help of Facebook. Pasquale Manfredi had been logging into the social network for months under the name Scarface. Manfredi was on Facebook so often that the Police were eventually able to track his IP address and capture Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Is Apple working to produce computer glasses? Many insiders believe so, as the company recently hired wearable computer expert Richard DeVaul. DeVaul is known for his contributions to the Memory Glasses, a pair of glasses that uses technology to increase ones memory. Samsung is readying an Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: PayPal’s new iPhone app lets users send money to each other. Making a transaction is as easy as bumping your iPhone with a friends, and instantly moves money from one account to another. The new application also makes it easy for users to share a restaurant Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: After selling 120,000 iPads on the first day of pre-orders, Apple announced that it will give iPad owners who need to replace the battery a new iPad. The shift in warranty policy is a bonus for consumers, and may signal that Apple either made a superior Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Vodafone HTC smartphones have been shipped with malware. The report comes after Panda Security found the code inside the Android-based smartphone. The virus on the phone spread to PCs the phone was connected to and may have aided in some cases of identity theft. Barnes & Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Sony just revealed its new PlayStation Move motion controller. The new controller is similar to the Wii controller in that it moves seamlessly with the user, with Sony calling it an “extension of your body.” The Move uses the PlayStation Eye camera to sync the gamers Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Sony is coming late to the 3DTV party, but they think the new technology will account for 10% of their television business.  This is a big gamble, since, at the moment, there is no consumer demand.  However, Sony does have a secret 3D weapon.  They are Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: CBS is launching a new March Madness iPhone app that will stream live college basketball games. The app, which will cost $9.99, will bring all the action from the NCAA tournament to the iPhone through streaming video, streaming radio broadcasts and push alerts. The innovative streaming Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Beware if your Twitter friends start tweeting diet advice at you.  Some hackers are sending direct messages and tweets saying “I lost 20 lbs in 2 weeks!” and “Check out this diet I tried, it works!.” If you get a message, do not click it. Seriously. Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: The Apple App Censors are out in force.  The latest group of apps to be banned — WiFi locators. Last week it was apps with overtly sexual content, today WiFi finders, what will they ban next week? Only Apple knows for sure. And, while Apple is Continue Reading →