Marty’s Big Idea
Here’s an interesting report on Cell Phones by 60 Minutes’ Morley Safer. Just follow the link below: Marty’s Big Idea – Julian.
Image-Concious Youth
CHICAGO (AP) – What’s that? A young college grad lecturing her elders about online privacy? It might go against conventional wisdom, but a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project is adding fuel to the argument that young people are fast becoming the gurus of online reputation management, especially when it comes … Read more
Google’s Mapping Breach
BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors are investigating Google Inc. on suspicion it violated privacy laws when it recorded fragments of people’s online activities through unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Google acknowledged the privacy breach in an apology issued last Friday, saying it had been inadvertently storing fragments of people’s online activities over the past four years. Google … Read more
Pakistan Bans Facebook
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan’s government ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook on Wednesday amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The page on the social networking site has generated criticism in Pakistan and elsewhere because Islam prohibits any images of the prophet. The government took … Read more
Apple’s iPhone Replaces BlackBerry for Some Bankers
SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – British bank Standard Chartered is replacing the BlackBerry, currently its standard corporate communications device, with the iPhone, a move that could eventually result in thousands of bankers switching to the Apple device for business communication on the go. Standard Chartered bankers in Asia told Reuters that the London-based lender was giving … Read more
At YouTube
New York Times By Brad Stone SAN FRANCISCO — Early this year, the most popular YouTube video of all time — a 2007 clip of a British toddler gleefully biting the finger of his older brother — was supplanted by a brash newcomer. The upstart was Lady Gaga’s slithering, sci-fi-themed music video for her hit … Read more
Trying to Make Hotmail Cool Again.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Microsoft Corp. is trying to make Hotmail cool again. The free Web mail service soon will be switching to a new approach that Microsoft hopes will give Hotmail an edge over rival offerings from Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. The upgrade, expected to be available in July or August, will automatically … Read more
Study Finds No Brain Cancer Link to Mobile Phone Use
PARIS (AFP) – The largest study to date of the safety of mobile phones has found no clear link to brain cancer, although it said further study is merited given their increasingly intensive use. “The study doesn’t reveal an increased risk, but we can’t conclude that there is no risk because there are enough findings … Read more
Teens Learn Dangers of Texting While Driving
By LISA RATHKE, Associated Press Writer WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. – Kamy Mayott has been told that texting while driving is dangerous. But the 15-year-old didn’t know just how dangerous until she navigated a golf cart through an obstacle course while texting and took out a whole row of orange cones. “It definitely taught me … Read more
A Musical Revolution, With a Cost in Fidelity
New York Times By JOSEPH PLAMBECK At the ripe age of 28, Jon Zimmer is sort of an old fogey. That is, he is obsessive about the sound quality of his music. A onetime audio engineer who now works as a consultant for Stereo Exchange, an upscale audio store in Manhattan, Mr. Zimmer lights up … Read more
