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 →
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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 →
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 →
July 29, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Hacked ATMs: Do you think hackers are just interested in your computers? Think again. At the recent Black Hat conference, Computer hacker Barnaby Jack presented a way to force ATMs spit out cash by remote control. While the audience applauded, the goal Continue Reading →
July 28, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Intel is working on a new chip that can transmit 50 Gbps. The new high-speed laser chip is so fast it can transfer as much as “100 hours of digital music in less than a second.” Intel expects the chips to be Continue Reading →
July 27, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Do you wish your iPhone worked with another carrier? Would you like it to have access to an entire world of apps that aren’t available from the Apple App store? If so, your in luck, because the Library of Congress has just Continue Reading →
July 26, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Chatroulette.com, the random video chat sensation, is trying to block users who expose themselves to minors. The company says it has captured and saved thousands of IP addresses of alleged offenders, along with logs and screenshots that prove illicit behavior. While I Continue Reading →