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Bank Robber Caught By Email A German bank robber was caught after sending emails to police. In the emails, the robber chided authorities for getting details like his age, height and escape method wrong. Police were able to track the emails to a gambling hall in Hamburg, Germany, where they arrested the 19-year-old thief. Google Continue Reading →

July 22, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Twitter & Facebook are currently a buzz over a new iPad app called Flipboard. Flipboard is a free app that turns your digital life into a magazine by combing through links your friends post on Facebook and Twitter. Are individualized, social-network based Continue Reading →

Apple is having a bit of a public relations problem. As everyone on the planet now knows, if you hold your iPhone 4 and cover the antenna on the lower left side of the unit, you can reduce the radio reception by up to 20 dB and that’s enough to drop calls. I’m not a Continue Reading →

July 15, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: weather.com redux: Are you a weather junkie. If so, you should check out the new weather.com. The redesigned site launches today. It’s new and improved and still the most accurate source of weather information you will find online. Digital Drugs: According to Continue Reading →

June 22, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: FiOS Without A Contract: Verizon is now offering its FiOS service without a contract. In fact, you can pay month-to-month if you like with no termination fee Why? Remember those negative ads from cable companies saying that Verizon locks you into a Continue Reading →

I had a very interesting discussion with a tech-savvy, Internet veteran the other day. He is a self-proclaimed, “serial entrepreneur” with an impressive track record of successfully exited start-ups. For reasons of decorum and political correctness, I will call him “Joe.” It’s not his real name (obviously), but this is a true story and you Continue Reading →

From Google News: June 11, 2015 Washington, D.C. — Representatives from AT&T, Verizon and Comcast were up on The Hill today trying to persuade Congress to take aggressive action against the millions of ProxyNets that have popped up around the globe. With two of the major content companies in bankruptcy and the others on the Continue Reading →

June 8, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: It’s All About The iPhone 4: The new iPhone 4 has been announced. It’s got some cool, new features like a front-facing camera for video chat, it’s got the highest resolution video display you’ve ever seen, improved battery life, it multi-tasks and Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Lookout Microsoft, Google is on the attack. The search giant announced major, much-needed updates to Google Docs, its cloud-based version of Microsoft Office. The new software has better collaborative tools and is really trying to be a direct replacement for its Microsoft counterpart. Let the office Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon is going to stop expanding its FiOS network. The fiber optic provider had been expanding the service for years, however, will stop after it finishes building the network in previously announced cities. The decision leaves many high speed broadband seekers in 32 states without the Continue Reading →