Both Big Brothers are Watching!

Written by Dana Haitkin on . Posted in Posts, Technology

Apparently, looking at the roof of your house from a satellite camera picture is just not a close-enough shot anymore. The latest competition between Google and Microsoft is The Battle of the Creepy 3-D City-View Applications. Yesterday, Microsoft launched its Live Search Maps, which give you the chance to see three-dimensional, photo-realistic views of New
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Push ‘Em Back, Push ‘Em Back, Go Lions!

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Posts, Technology

GamePolitics.com has obtained a letter from Manifesto Games CEO Greg Costikyan to Eliot Spitzer, urging the governor to rethink his legislative proposal to regulate violent and sexually-explicit video games. "The idea that games can be equated in any fashion with cigarettes–a physically addictive product with severe and proven negative impacts on health–is on the face
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Mikulski To Lead For Hillary

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Posts, Technology

Maryland Democrat Senator Barbara Mikulski, the first woman elected to serve in the Senate, threw her support behind Senate colleague Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign today, not only endorsing her but becoming a national campaign co-chair. “Hillary is the leader who will put this nation back on track, whether it’s ending the war in Iraq, providing
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Know Your Cell Phone Coverage

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Posts, Technology

The AARP is praising a new bill, chiefly sponsored by State Senator John Flanagan and Manhattan Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell that would require cell phone companies to provide more detailed coverage maps, including where the e-911 function works during an emergency, and allow people to cancel their contract fifteen days after receiving their first bill without
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Charity Begins At Your Desktop

Written by John DeSio on . Posted in Posts, Technology

Tomorrow in The Bronx, Manhattan City Councilwoman Gale Brewer (pictured) and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion will co-host a forum on bridging the so-called "digital divide," particularly when it comes to broadband Internet access. You see, broadband costs money, and its more money than some people are able to spend. The solution: make broadband free!
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