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This week on Digital Life: Is Verizon finally going to sell iPhones? If so, should you wait? And, can Steve Jobs stop iPhone sex chats? Plus, should you buy Amazon’s updated Kindle DX or just get an iPad? And, I’ll ask wired.com’s John Abell if there will there ever be enough wireless bandwidth. I’ll speak 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 →

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 →

I got a call from a prospective client today. They wanted me to assist them in building a website for their new online business. It was quite a conference call. There were all kinds of really smart people involved. The demo screen shots they created were stunning. Pretty pictures, awesome usability, excellent site architecture ... I was impressed. As the presentation continued they showed me all of the features the site was going to have: social web stuff, news feeds, interfaces to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, data pulled in from all kinds of interesting places, you name it, it was on the list. Continue Reading →

On this episode of Digital Life: Can your boss read your txt messages at work? Can Google access your home network? Have you seen YouTube’s new online editor? And, should you buy an unlocked iPhone 4 in Europe? Plus, I’ll talk with Rita Cosby about her new book “Quiet Hero” and I’ll discuss the technology 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 →

June 17, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Txt With Care: Can your boss read your text messages on a pager or phone the company pays for? According to a California Supreme Court ruling the answer is, yes. The high court ruled that a California Police department had the right Continue Reading →

June 16, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Location-based Tweeting: What does Twitter think about Four Square? Well, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. So now, Twitter easily integrates with Four Square. On top of that, Twitter just announced Twitter Places, its own location-based service. Why check in, when Continue Reading →

June 11, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: AT&T Showing Some iPhone Love: AT&T and Apple are offering a little price protection to people who purchased an iPhone 3GS back in May. There are various refund and upgrade plans. Get the details at ATT.com. Facebook Really Cares: The PTA and Continue Reading →

June 10, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: AT&T Hacked: Hackers found a way into AT&T’s network and grabbed over a hundred thousand email addresses and iPad ID’s. While this particular security breach was fixed and no real harm was done, the incident brings the issue of network security into Continue Reading →