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Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Top 5 Tech Stories of 2011

Michael Convente December 31, 2011 2

2011 has been a remarkable year for technology.  Never before have we seen the power of technology on display more than in 2011.  We’ve seen tech companies of both old and new stumble with

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Verizon’s Convenience Fee Controversy: Valuing your two cents over your two dollars

Verizon’s Convenience Fee Controversy: Valuing your two cents over your two dollars

David Liu December 30, 2011 1

Yesterday, a memo was leaked via DroidLife detailing Verizon’s plans to implement a $2 “convenience fee” for customers who made payments by phone or online. The charge itself was intended to be an incentive

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Ocean Marketing’s Founder Paul Christoforo goes viral, very bad PR

Ocean Marketing’s Founder Paul Christoforo goes viral, very bad PR

Michael Foley December 30, 2011 10

“Twas the month of Christmas, when all through the web A Fail went so viral it made him a celeb. His emails were taken, his meme almost finished, Poor Paul Christoforo’s reputation? Very diminished.”

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LG to Debut 84″ 3D HDTV at 2012 CES

LG to Debut 84″ 3D HDTV at 2012 CES

Ken Hong December 30, 2011 1

Apparently, this isn’t the first time for talk regarding LG’s 84-inch “ultra definition” TV. CNET UK reported its existence during its coverage in the 2011 CES. The new 2012 upgraded version is said to

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PlayStation Vita updated a second time in ten days

PlayStation Vita updated a second time in ten days

Matt Evangelist December 27, 2011 0

Earlier today, Sony released another update, 1.51, to fix a handful of system problems that have caused gamers a bit of grief with their games. This is the second update to the Vita in

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SOPA/PIPA Explained; GoDaddy loses 21,000 domains and stops supporting SOPA

SOPA/PIPA Explained; GoDaddy loses 21,000 domains and stops supporting SOPA

Michael Foley December 26, 2011 4

Late last week saw the domain registrar Go Daddy lose over 21,000 domains. Why did this happen to a service which was doing pretty well for itself for so long? In an acronym, SOPA.

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Microsoft Pulling Out of CES After 2012

Microsoft Pulling Out of CES After 2012

Michael Convente December 22, 2011 0

Microsoft announced today that their attendance at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show will be their last, ending a two-decade partnership that saw the launch of the Xbox gaming system and the Kinect motion camera

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Top 5 Tablets for the 2011 Holiday Season

Top 5 Tablets for the 2011 Holiday Season

Aaron Holtzman December 20, 2011 2

Christmas is literally right around corner and for those of you who are last minute shoppers (myself included), take a look at our list of the top 5 tablets. Let’s take a look first

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Controversy Over Carrier IQ Leading Sprint to Disable the Service

Controversy Over Carrier IQ Leading Sprint to Disable the Service

Ken Hong December 18, 2011 0

The recent storm over Carrier IQ, a software installed on more than 150 million smartphones was sparked by a security researcher by the name of Trevor Eckhart, where he posted a 17-minute video a

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Amazon Selling 1 Million Kindle Devices a Week, Sustainable?

Amazon Selling 1 Million Kindle Devices a Week, Sustainable?

Michael Foley December 16, 2011 0

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, has announced that customers have purchased around 1 million of it’s Kindle e-book readers and tablets every week for the past 3. Wonder which product made the

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