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 →
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April 29, 2010 – Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: 3D TV Survey Nonsense: A new study is suggesting the likelihood of 20 million households worldwide having 3-D TV by 2015. The Informa Telecoms and Media report thinks nearly half of those will be in America. The numbers are astonishing, but could 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: Verizon Says No To Nexus One: Verizon is ditching Google’s Nexus One in favor of HTC’s new Incredible. The move comes just months after Google unveiled the phone, which was supposed to debut on the nations most popular wireless network. Instead, Verizon will be home to 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 →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Major League Baseball is bringing MLB.TV to Sony’s PS3. Starting later this week, PS3 users will be able to access live games, as well as thousands of hours of archival material. The deal is the first for a gaming console, and will cost $9.95 a month. Continue Reading →
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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 →