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July 9, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: New Micro-Telescope For People With Damaged Retinas: The FDA approved a new tiny telescope that is designed to be implanted in the eyes of people who have damaged retinas. The implant costs about $15,000, but 75% of patients tested noticed a major Continue Reading →

July 8, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Ford Has Txting Solution: Ford is stepping up to the plate and taking on the problem of texting while driving. It just unveiled a new technology that allows drivers to receive audio SMS messages through Ford’s SYNC service. BlackBerry owners will be Continue Reading →

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 →

This week on Digital Life: Why are almost half of adults who txt doing it behind the wheel? I’ll chat with Laura Boylan, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, NYU School of Medicine. Are you compatible with an iPhone 4? If not, is the new Moto Droid X for you? And, did you sign up for Google Continue Reading →

June 30, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon iPhone’s By January?: According to Bloomberg, Verizon will begin carrying the iPhone in January. While rumors about iPhones and the Nation’s #1 carrier are a dime a dozen, the latest news also reminds us that Apple reportedly plans to begin producing Continue Reading →

June 29, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: FCC To Auction More Spectrum: Yesterday President Obama decided to help you get a handle on your digital life. The government will auction off more wireless spectrum to be used for fixed and mobile broadband connections. What? It means that within a 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 →

June 25, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Incompatible iPhone People: Apple is experiencing some interesting problems with the iPhone 4. Forget the out of stock issues, that’s the good news. The bad news is that some people are not compatible with the antenna and when they hold the iPhone Continue Reading →

June 24, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Google (YouTube) Beats Viacom Suit: Viacom’s three-year-old, $1 Billion lawsuit against YouTube hit a snag yesterday. The judge ruled that YouTube is protected under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, because it instantly responded to Viacom’s requests to Continue Reading →