UPDATE: Google has responded by pointing out AT&T’s hypocrisy here.
The FCC is now going to officially investigate complaints by AT&T that Google Voice blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies often charge higher connection fees.
Investigators sent a letter to Google on Friday requesting more information about Google Voice, which allows users to sign [...]

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Jenny Slate can breathe a sigh of relief.
NBC has said that it will not fire the new SNL cast member for accidentally dropping an f-bomb during the Saturday night’s season premiere.
See the Jenny Slate f-bomb slip up here.
Slate accidentally let the obscenity slip during her first major skit on the show, which was hosted by [...]

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If you’re thinking about buying a T-Mobile MyTouch or a Motorola Moto, you might want to think again.  In one of the most in-depth studies ever done on the amount of radiation emitted by various types of cellphones, these three phones didn’t fare so well.
The Environmental Working Group on Wednesday released a list ranking cellphones [...]

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Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt has just stepped down from Apple’s Board of Directors, a role that many claimed created conflicts of interest as both Apple and Google compete with each other in several market sectors.
Specifically, Google’s Android phone is in direct competition with Apple’s iPhone.  Also, the soon-to-be-released Chrome OS will [...]

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Proving that AT&T is not the supreme dictator that it wants to be, the Federal Communications Commission has launched an investigation into AT&T’s fail, er, rejection of Google’s voice application for the Apple  iPhone.
On Friday, the FCC sent letters to AT&T, Apple, and Google asking why AT&T rejected the Google Voice app for the [...]

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Welcome to the Digital Age.  Analog television is gone.
On Friday, June 12, 2009, U.S. broadcast television switched over from analog to digital signals. Analog televisions using an antenna now require a digital converter box to receive broadcast TV.
Were Americans ready for the big switch?  Most were, but many were not.
The FCC said on its website [...]

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“Why Isn’t My TV Working?”
Saturday, June 13, is the first day that analog broadcast television will be officially gone…except for low-power stations.  From then on, all over-the-air television broadcasts will be sent out digitally.
On June 12, 2009, U.S. broadcast television is switching from analog to digital signals. Analog televisions using an antenna will require a [...]

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It was the malfunction to end all malfunctions.  It also just won’t die.
The Supreme Court has demanded that a lower court ruling be re-examined in its decision to toss out a $550,000 fine against CBS over Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.
Initially, the FCC had fined CBS due to the accidental breast-flashing incident during the halftime show [...]

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