Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Microsoft is teaming with Facebook to roll out its new Docs.com service. The folks in Redmond hope web versions of Microsoft Office will displace Google Docs as the most commonly used web apps, a goal which might be obtained through Facebook integration. Mark Zuckerberg noted that Continue Reading →

Google Privacy Issues

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Just yesterday we reported that the iPad 3G would ship on May 7th. Then, suddenly, Apple announced that the new tablet with 3G service from AT&T would arrive a week earlier. You can pick up your iPad 3G beginning at 5pm on Friday April 30th. After Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Shortly after pics of the supposed new iPhone hit the web, the phone did too. Gizmodo found a disguised iPhone 4G in a California bar this weekend, and after taking it apart, determined that the new iPhone has not only a front-facing camera, but also a Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Microsoft is promoting its new Kin phone through sexting. The company issued a new commercial which features a young man taking a picture of under his shirt. While Microsoft says they take the “issue of sexting very seriously,” the ad appears to endorse the act. Pictures Continue Reading →

NAB: An Unlearned Lesson

National Association of Broadcasters
I’ve just returned home from the NAB, the National Association of Broadcasters annual meeting. As usual, it was at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Happily, it was very well attended and, even more happily, everyone I spoke to seemed genuinely upbeat about the future. All good! There were hundreds of thousands of square feet of Continue Reading →

Tweeting for Posterity

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Think your tweets are important? So does the Library of Congress. It announced that it will archive every publically posted tweet since Twitter’s inception in March 2006. Don’t worry, tweets marked private won’t be preserved … aren’t you wondering how to send a private tweet right Continue Reading →

Google's New iPad Killer

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: The iPad may be the new new thing, but the New York Times is reporting that Google has an iPad killer in the works. Of all the competitors working on slates and tablets, Google is probably the one to watch. Mostly because Microsoft just can’t seem Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: In September, if you buy an iPad for $50,000, you’ll get a Hyundai Equus for free. OK, that’s backwards, but as incentives go, a $500 iPad is a great gift with purchase for buying a car. And it’s even cooler because the iPad is going to Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Some iPad owners are experiencing issues with their WiFi connections. The issue becomes a problem when users try signing into specific third party WiFi routers. Apple offered a solution in giving different networks individual names, however, did not provide an easy way for users to fix Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: CBSSports.com and Masters.com are going to make sure you don’t miss Tiger Woods’s return to golf. Both sites have increased their streaming video coverage by 50%. It’s going to be all Tiger all the time! But you may have to worry about Comcast purposely throttling your Continue Reading →