Jeff Gelles: Verizon, Verizon Wireless policy changes raise privacy issues

| October 30, 2011

Facebook knows your likes and dislikes, not to mention who your friends are. Amazon knows your taste in books and anything else you shop for at its online superstore. Google knows what you research or wonder about. And other websites – including this one, if youre reading at Philly.com – can track your browsing and [...]

No 3G Web Browsing Possible With Amazon’s New Kindle Touch

| October 29, 2011

Amazon confirms that its touchscreen Kindle e-reader–expected to reach consumers next month–wont support Web browsing over its 3G wireless connection. Our new Kindle Touch 3G enables you to connect to the Kindle Store, download books and periodicals, and access Wikipedia–all over 3G or Wi-Fi, an Amazon official explained in one of its customer forums. Experimental [...]

Demanding art at Muse Fest 2011

| October 28, 2011

This years festival will include the all-new Vendor Craft Market, located in the Gettys Center Courtroom, where 21 different artists will display their for-sale art in 18 vendor booths. From jewelry to paintings to homemade soap, LaValla hopes the sheer variety will attract those outside of the admittedly younger college demographic that have gravitated to [...]

Bharti Airtel Africa Enhances Mobile Internet Browsing Experience and Multi …

| October 27, 2011

New Delhi, India / Nairobi, Kenya Nokia Siemens Networks implements advanced automated device management solution in one of the world’s largest device management dealsConsolidates mobile internet browsing and multimedia messaging service platforms to ensure fast browsing and advanced MMSCustomers of Bharti Airtel in Africa will soon enjoy seamless internet connectivity and simpler, more intuitive mobile [...]

5 Safari Tips in iOS 5: Private Browsing, Back Button History, Open in …

| October 26, 2011

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Facebook accused of violating US wiretap law

| October 26, 2011

A Mississippi woman has accused Facebook of violating federal wiretap statutes by tracking her internet browsing history even when she wasnt logged onto the social networking site. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in federal court in the northern district of Mississippi, Brooke Rutledge of Lafayette County, Mississippi, also asserted claims for breach of contract, [...]

Moving Beyond ‘Clash of Civilizations’

| October 25, 2011

Hank Williams, Jr.s public comparison of Barack Obama to Adolph Hitler has been all the news. Nashville, in spite of her southern gentility, is not unfamiliar with such strong language, evidenced by the likes of Toby Keith, the country artist who equated the way of America with kicking someones ass following the September 11 attacks. [...]

The art of negotiating, NFL style

| October 24, 2011

Last month before the NFL season began, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with Los Angeles Councilwoman Jan Perry and political aide Bernard Parks, Jr. at the NFL offices in New York to discuss plans for a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles. In that meeting, according to Yahoo! Sports, Goodell told Perry and Park that [...]

How to use the new Safari features in iOS 5

| October 23, 2011

Safari in iOS 5 brings an entirely new experience for those who spend much of their time browsing the Web on their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The new OS introduces tools for better news reading, Twitter integration, and a new private browsing option.

‘Margin Call’: A Financial-Crisis Film That’s On the Money

| October 22, 2011

The sharp, star-studded chronicle of the crash is among the best movies of the year Before the Door Pictures Theres a difference between an old-fashioned financial panic and what happened on Wall Street in 2008, wrote Michael Lewis in his excellent chronicle of the crash, The Big Short. In an old-fashioned panic, perception creates its [...]