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To 4G or not to 4G
For now, my 4G decision is easy because Verizon has already made it for me. It’s way too expensive and I have to wait because the service in the Boston area stops a few towns away from me. But my …
In 2011, lots of un-friending, mobile apps make $$
Below are seven 2011 predictions from Scott Lahman, CEO of GOGII which develops texting apps. If you've got 2011 predictions, send them my way and TDR
Upgrading Desktop PC require work and research, but it handsomely pays off
I just bought a new desktop after eight years living on a Dell 8300 Pentium 4 for which I plunked down $2562 on April 2, 2003. This time around,
`Un-Hoodie-ed’ Zuckerberg Speaks on Privacy
Here's an interesting 52-minute interview with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg by Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg and D: All Things Digital co-producer and host
Fit to Print Trailer
Below is a really terrific video trailer about journalism and all the noise made by 24-hour political channels (er, Fox News, maybe?). The trailer is for "Fit
Samsung Fascinate One of Best Android Smart Phones Yet
The Samsung Fascinate is the fifth Android smart phone I've reviewed in the past year and it reflects the evolution of Android devices. It may be my favorite
Mark Zuckerberg, The Social Network: reviewing a review
The Social Network movie is getting a lot of attention and in my initial positive review a few days ago, I said Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg needs
The Social Network a Good Yarn, but Incomplete
The movie The Social Network is a worthy and multi-faceted flick. It evoked some thoughts given I have traveled in high tech circles for most of my
Sports in 3D: The Second Best to Being There in Person
I am writing a couple of short bylined features a month about video, cloud computing, borderless networks and virtualization for News@Cisco. My first story reporting on the
Droid 2 Marginally Improves on Original Droid
The Droid is the fourth Android-based smartphone from I've had the chance to test out during the past 10 months and I must say, there's a certain sameness




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