If you’ve started to notice more junk mail in your email inboxes, it’s not just you: Reports are showing that spam has returned. For some reason, the world’s number one source of those annoying unsolicited emails, Russian Rustock, just decided to give you a break on Christmas Eve, according to the New York Times. After a brief hiatus …
TechFast: Firefox 4, MySpace For Sale, Apple to Kill Home Buttons
Good morning! Here are some of today’s top tech links so far. We’ll cover a few of these throughout the day but feel free to get a head start.
MySpace Sale, Merger or Spinoff Being Weighed by News Corp., Official Says
Link: Bloomberg
After cutting nearly half its staff, is the once-mighty social networking site headed for the …
Sorry Verizon iPhone Customers: “New Every Two” Ended, Early Upgrade Modified
It’s not all good news for Verizon customers who are rejoicing now that the iPhone is going to be available. Although the big announcement about the Apple smartphone dominated the news, a much smaller – yet equally as important – change has almost slipped by. The service provider is ending its “New Every Two” program, which offers …
TV Networks Upset Over Comcast App
You’d think that Comcast would’ve learned from Google’s mistakes, but apparently not. The cable company’s new Xfinity TV app for the iPad is currently under fire from broadcasters and content providers unhappy with an app that streams their programs live or on-demand without their permission.
According to Mediaweek, a presentation of …
Privacy, Copyright Top Challenges of the Internet
The protection of user’s rights is not only a concern for Internet users but Internet professionals as well. Among all the growing issues about the Web protecting user privacy online and updating copyright laws seem to be the primary concerns of online industry leaders, according to a new survey completed by the International Academy of …
Amazon Releases New App To Help You Spend & Save, Big
Want to stay on top of the latest Gold Box deals from Amazon.com? Now, finally, there’s an app for that: Amazon today announced Amazon Deals, a free iPhone app that offers easy access to daily deals such as Amazon’s Deal of the Day or limited period Lightning Deals, as well as offering reminders and allowing users to share deals through …
Depression-Fighting Earbuds Shine Light Into Your Brain
Light box therapy has long been the way of treating those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). But a new development from the Finnish company Valkee could make treatment for SAD as simple as wearing earbuds for 8-12 minutes per day.
Finnish researchers have found that it’s not the eyes that need the light, but the brain, so …
AMBER Alerts Are Now Dispatched Via Facebook
In a partnership with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, AMBER Alerts will now be available on Facebook.
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Laurie O. Robinson made the announcement in a press conference today, saying, “These efforts demonstrate the high priority this Administration places …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne is currently the most anticipated hip-hop album …
Warning: Sitting In Front Of Your TV, Computer May Kill You
It turns out your overprotective mother may have been right: Too much television may, in fact, kill you. A new international study is suggesting that anyone who spends more than four hours a day in front of any “screen-based entertainment” – be it television, videogames or the internet – is increasing their chance of heart attack or …
Is The First ‘Facebook Phone’ About To Make An Appearance?
You may recall that back in September, some rumors were being bandied about concerning Facebook making its own phone.
And while Facebook’s own Mark Zuckerberg went as far as to address the rumors, the ultimate takeaway was that Facebook wasn’t designing its own phone inasmuch as it wanted to become as deeply integrated into the core …
Yahoo! Starts Online Sports Magazine “The Post Game”
Sports fans have one more place to rant and rave about their favorite teams online. Last night, Yahoo! launched The Post Game, an online sports magazine that hopes to provide further analysis (and argue) about your favorite pastimes. Magazine length and style article’s like “Tom Brady’s Guru,” seem to be what this new outlet hopes its …