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Vodafone HTC Magic found to be carrying virus out of the box

It appears that just because something is factory sealed doesn’t necessarily insure that it is free of viruses. An employee at Panda Research, a maker of anti-virus software, reportedly discovered some malware on her brand new HTC Magic phone from Vodafone according to a post on the corporate blog. Apparently the employee’s antivirus software set off Related posts:... Full story

Amazon and Colorado go to war over new sales tax law

Consumers have long enjoyed the fact that they don’t need to pay sales tax on purchases they make on online stores so long as the company is based in another state than the one they live in. However, as state budgets continually spin out of control, that may all be changing in the not-so-distant Related posts:... Full story

Tron Legacy Trailer

Tron Legacy Trailer
The first full trailer for Tron Legacy has hit and … things have changed in the digital world. We’ve already had a teaser trailer that gave us a taste of what to expect from the second Tron film, but this one gives us a bit of insight into the actual plot this time around.  If you’ve SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tron Legacy Trailer", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2010/03/09/tron-legacy-trailer/" });Post from: ... Full story

The Braindead Techcast Ep. 20: Moronic Monday where life is more than lumps and craters

The Braindead Techcast Ep. 20: Moronic Monday where life is more than lumps and craters
Welcome to the firs installment of Moronic Mondays!  As the tech world is usually pretty slow on Mondays, we decided we’d just cover a collection of stupid stories we run in to over the week.  Let me tell ya folks, there sure are a lot of stupid stories out there … Enjoy the show! (Links by Steven SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Braindead Techcast Ep. 20: Moronic Monday where ... Full story

Apple’s First iPad Commercial Says It All

During the 82nd Annual Academy Awards last night, Apple debuted its first commercial for the upcoming iPad tablet.  There is one thing you can never say about Apple, and that is that they have bad advertising. Lets just get the actual video out of the way. If you had any question about what this device would do, Article originally published by StarterTech.comApple’s First iPad Commercial ... Full story

Apple cracking down on ‘cookie cutter’ iPhone apps

It seems Apple is on a real tear to clean up the iPhone App Store as of late, and now it wants to make sure that apps at least add some form of value to the user. Not too long ago, we brought you the news that over 5,000 apps got banned for being too sexually Related posts:... Full story

Online shopping sees healthy growth through 2014

It seems that online shopping is no longer going to be something people only use when it comes to the holiday shopping season if current projections are anything to go by. According to CNET, a new report from Forrester Research shows that by 2014, online sales are expected to hit $248.7 billion domestically, or approximately eight percent of Related posts:... Full story

New Iron Man 2 Trailer

New Iron Man 2 Trailer
The second Iron Man 2 trailer premiered tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and I have to say that with each additional frame of film from this movie, I’m getting more excited. I really enjoyed the first film, and while I have had some concerns over the number of characters in this second outing, it appears that Jon Favreau, SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New Iron Man 2 Trailer", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2010/03/08/new-iron-man-2-trailer/" });Post ... Full story

Oscar Winners 2010

Oscar Winners 2010
The  82nd annual Academy Awards have been announced. The awards aired this evening with hosts Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. The tally for Oscars for each film: Avatar – 3 The Blind Side – 1 The Cove – 1 Crazy Heart – 2 El Secreto de Sus Ojos – 1 The Hurt Locker – 6 Inglourious Basterds – 1 Logorama – 1 Music by Prudence – SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Oscar Winners 2010", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2010/03/07/oscar-winners-2010/" });Post from: ... Full story

Wi-Fi Locating Apps Banned From The iPhone App Store

Wi-Fi Locating Apps Banned From The iPhone App Store
No one is quite sure what is going on with Apple and its recent application bans, but something is definitely not right over there. Not too long ago we brought you the news that Apple had banned around 5,000 apps from the App Store for being too sexually suggestive.  Well, this past week, another round of Article originally published by StarterTech.comWi-Fi Locating Apps Banned ... Full story