Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Verizon is going to stop expanding its FiOS network. The fiber optic provider had been expanding the service for years, however, will stop after it finishes building the network in previously announced cities. The decision leaves many high speed broadband seekers in 32 states without the Continue Reading →
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Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Blockbuster wants you to stream full-length feature films on your phone. The company released a mobile app yesterday that gives users access to Blockbuster’s library of over 10,000 films, with new releases priced at $3.99, while older films will cost $1.99. Unfortunately, the app is currently Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: British health experts are blaming Facebook for a recent surge in syhpilis cases. The sexually transmitted disease has flourished recently in the British towns of Teesside, Durham and Sunderland, with one official noting that Facebook made “it easier for people to meet for casual sex” and Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: Police nabbed an infamous Italian mafia boss with the help of Facebook. Pasquale Manfredi had been logging into the social network for months under the name Scarface. Manfredi was on Facebook so often that the Police were eventually able to track his IP address and capture Continue Reading →
Next on Digital Life. The Apple app censors are out in force. Music download price wars. Microsoft branded smart phones. And 3DTV is here. I’m going to help Orlando Jones get some pictures off of his digital camera. I’ll talk with Jack Hidary, CEO of iamplify.com, about his latest technology venture. And, I’ll speak with Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: CBS is launching a new March Madness iPhone app that will stream live college basketball games. The app, which will cost $9.99, will bring all the action from the NCAA tournament to the iPhone through streaming video, streaming radio broadcasts and push alerts. The innovative streaming Continue Reading →
Author’s Note: This article was written in March 2010 about the original Verizon Droid. Droid fans, you are going to hate this article and, more importantly, you are going to want to write me a nasty emails telling me how “uneducated” I am about the Droid App Store and how there is an app that Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: The Apple App Censors are out in force. The latest group of apps to be banned — WiFi locators. Last week it was apps with overtly sexual content, today WiFi finders, what will they ban next week? Only Apple knows for sure. And, while Apple is Continue Reading →
Today’s most interesting stories in technology, media and entertainment: There’s a hint that Twitter is getting ready to launch a new site designed to replace many of the coolest third-party apps. Lookout TweetDeck, duck and cover Brizzly, Twitter is gunning for you! In other news, do you like using Google Street View? Then you’ll love Continue Reading →
Facebook is now the second most visited website in the US. The social network recently surpassed Yahoo in traffic, garnering over 133 million hits last month. The move shows that social network growth will continue to skyrocket, as they become even more ingrained into our digital lives. As the Olympics continue, criticism of NBC’s coverage Continue Reading →