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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 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 →

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 →

May 21, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: GoogleTV Details: I’ve got some deets on Google TV, Google’s new project with Intel and Sony. Google TV allows you to watch and search both TV and web content and will be free after users initially purchase the service. It’s going to Continue Reading →

May 20, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Long-lost Twitter: It’s the same old story. Guy uses Twitter to send a message to someone he suspects is his long-lost brother, and it turn out that he is his long-lost brother. Nope, you can’t make this stuff up. Matthew Keys and 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 →

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 →

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: 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 →

Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: The iPad app store is now live in the iTunes store. Of the many available, ABC, NBC, CBS and Netflix are all offering free apps that will allow users to stream content on their iPad. The Netflix application will allow users to manage their accoun and Continue Reading →