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May 12, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon/Google iPad Killer: It looks like Verizon is going to team up with Google to create the ultimate iPad killer. Verizon CEO, Lowell McAdam said a Google tablet could give users access to “all the things Google has in its archives.” Of Continue Reading →

May 7, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Safe Playboy?: Playboy is set to become safe for work. The storied men’s magazine will launch “The Smoking Jacket,” more in the vein of Maxim and Esquire than Playboy. Now you can authoritatively say, you only read it for the articles. FCC Continue Reading →

May 5, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: You Share Too Much: How much info is too much info? According to Consumer Reports, 52% of American adults are sharing too much private information online. From posting addresses to Facebragging about being on vacation, the report found that many Americans are Continue Reading →

May 4, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: One Million Sold: It took Apple only 28 days to sell a million iPads. The company sold its millionth tablet the day the 3G iPad hit stores. An especially proud Steve Jobs notes “that’s less than half of the 74 days it Continue Reading →

May 3, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: HTML5 Gains Support: In the wake of Steve Jobs’s anti-Flash rant, a new voice has emerged in support of HTML5. Microsoft said that IE9 will play both HTML5 and Flash videos. Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome browser support HTML5 already. In case Continue Reading →

April 30, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Facebook Not Cool For School: A principal in Ridgewood, NJ is trying to ban Facebook for his students. Anthony Orsini, principal of Benjamin Franklin Middle School, sent a note to parents urging them to track their child’s computer and cell phone use Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Four US Senators are going after Facebook over privacy concerns: Chuck Schumer of New York and Al Franken of Minnesota are especially concerned about “instant personalization,” a feature that provides Facebook partners like Yelp and Pandora with instant access to user information. While Facebook allows users Continue Reading →

On this episode of Digital Life: Should you buy an iPad with 3G? Can a Microsoft/Facebook team beat Google? Are you ready to pay for Hulu? And, why did Adobe give up on Apple? Plus, I’ll talk to David Cohen, US director of digital communications at advertising giant Universal McCann, I’ll chat with Mark Watkins, Continue Reading →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Israeli Government Lifts iPad Ban: After banning the iPad, Israel will now allow Apple’s latest device into the country. The Israeli government will also return 20 iPads which had been seized from tourists during the ban. The issue? Bureaucracy, because there is certainly no technical reason Continue Reading →

There was an interesting development in the Apple v. Adobe Flash War this week. Adobe decided to discontinue development of tools for making Flash apps for the iPhone family of devices. This may not sound like a big deal, but it is. Ninety-eight percent of desktop and laptop computers (including Macs) can run Flash video Continue Reading →