Comcast will shift channels in its expanded basic cable service and offer additional channels starting August 18. The transition will begin in Lower Bucks, and customers will need to get a digital device from Comcast in order to watch the stations they are used to if they subscribe to standard/expanded basic service, and receive an [...]
Just a few weeks ago, Verizon announced the Widget Bazaar- which they described as a storefront for new widgets or applications created by Verizon partners for FiOs TV customers. Now they will be opening the FiOS TV app store to third-party developers, allowing for the creation of thousands of innovative applications. Developers will earn as [...]
Yesterday, eBay’s PayPal- the world’s largest Internet-based payment system handling $2,000 in online transactions per second- shut down for about an hour worldwide due to “internal problems.” Analysts say that an occasional server shutdown is common among companies- Netflix, Google, and Amazon.com have all had similar issues in the past, so yesterday’s shutdown was not [...]
Today we’ll answer a viewer’s question about a website where you can sell or recycle your old gadgets like cell phones and iPods. It’s called gazelle.com. You plug in the make and model of your gadget, and the site gives you an estimate of how much they’ll pay you. They send you an envelope, then you send [...]
A powerful new type of Internet attack acts like a telephone tap, but works between computers and Web sites they trust. A serious flaw in the way Web browsers dismiss untrustworthy sites and block anybody from seeing them has come to the surface. Hackers can set up a secret eavesdropping post and take in credit [...]
You can now log onto facebook on your TV and interact with your friends and family while watching your favorite shows- it’s a merging of technologies. From sharing full screen photos of your kids to conversing about that must-see daytime drama, Verizon is bringing convenience and connection among its users. The Widget Bazaar features are [...]
Your iPhone may not be as safe as you think…hackers have found ways to make calls, steal data, send text messages and basically control all of the functions on your phone by simply sending a series of SMS messages. There have been very few attacks on Apple computers, but experts say that will soon change [...]
Back to school shopping this weekend? Walmart has some hot deals on a few laptops. They’re trying to compete with Best Buy for back to school electronics business, so they’re offering a notebook from Hewlett Packard for $298.
Wouldn’t it be great if you had your own personal shopper who could scour the racks of all your favorite stores and tell you when you could get the best deal? Shopittome.com does just that- and it’s completely FREE. You personalize the site to fit your favorite brands and your size- then they do the [...]
Feeling lost in the mob of online job seekers? Some unemployed people have turned to Twitter to get a leg up on the competition.
