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July 9, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: New Micro-Telescope For People With Damaged Retinas: The FDA approved a new tiny telescope that is designed to be implanted in the eyes of people who have damaged retinas. The implant costs about $15,000, but 75% of patients tested noticed a major Continue Reading →

July 8, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Ford Has Txting Solution: Ford is stepping up to the plate and taking on the problem of texting while driving. It just unveiled a new technology that allows drivers to receive audio SMS messages through Ford’s SYNC service. BlackBerry owners will be Continue Reading →

July 7, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Japan To Build Insanely Fast Wireless Network: Japan’s EMOBILE has made a deal with Ericsson to build a new 42Mbps wireless network. And, they even have a workable plan to crank it up to 84Mbps after it launches. That’s so remarkably fast, Continue Reading →

July 6, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Apple App Store Accounts Get Hacked: It looks like one or more hackers broke into an unknown number of Apple accounts and purchased hundreds of applications in the Apple App Store. Want to protect yourself, make sure you have and use a Continue Reading →

July 2, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Amazon’s New Big Screen Kindle: Amazon dropped the price of its Kindle DX and updated the popular eReader. Dubbed the Pearl, it features better contrast on an updated E-Ink screen. While the Kindle DX is a high quality eReader, the $379 price Continue Reading →

July 1, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Microsoft’s Dead Kin: Just a couple of months after it hit the market, Microsoft will kill its Kin phone. It was aimed at socially-minded teens, but teens ignored it. Some reports say that Microsoft sold as few as 500 units. That doesn’t Continue Reading →

June 30, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon iPhone’s By January?: According to Bloomberg, Verizon will begin carrying the iPhone in January. While rumors about iPhones and the Nation’s #1 carrier are a dime a dozen, the latest news also reminds us that Apple reportedly plans to begin producing Continue Reading →

June 29, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: FCC To Auction More Spectrum: Yesterday President Obama decided to help you get a handle on your digital life. The government will auction off more wireless spectrum to be used for fixed and mobile broadband connections. What? It means that within a Continue Reading →

June 28, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: iPhone 4 Sells Out: Reported antenna issues and other manufacturing defects didn’t stop enthusiasts from buying up every iPhone 4 in the USA. Apple says it sold approximately 1.5 million units this weekend. They could have sold a lot more if they Continue Reading →

June 25, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Incompatible iPhone People: Apple is experiencing some interesting problems with the iPhone 4. Forget the out of stock issues, that’s the good news. The bad news is that some people are not compatible with the antenna and when they hold the iPhone Continue Reading →