T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon waive fees for Japan

Many of the most popular cell phone carriers, including T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon, have waived fees for the earthquake stricken Japan, announced today and yesterday (March 14th). The waived fee is...

They have a hold on you

You can’t trust the communications jockeys I don’t care if it’s Verizon or Comcast or AT&T or Sprint or who cares else, the people that manipulate our limited and restricted access to communications...

TDF Stage 21 Mark Cavendish Wins Sprint Alberto Contador Top Spot

The Tour de France stage 21 saw Mark Cavendish(Columbia) win the final sprint in a decisive burst of speed. His lead out man Mark Renshaw placed second on the Champs-Elysees.  Tyler Farrar(Garmin) placed...

When 'Freak' is a term of respect - Gay on Bolt

  As the world looks forward to the clash between the two fastest runners on earth one them has been calling the other 'freak' and 'beast'. But this is not intended as insulting says Tyson Gay for it is he...

SPW Hyde Park Sprint Triathlon

The 2009 Student Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Hyde Park Triathlon took place this weekend (Sunday 26th). This exclusive and popular sprit triathlon, organized by Across the Divide, was once again a great success with 227 competitors taking part in this sunny spring morning....

HipVoice (sorta) Brings Push To Talk on BlackBerry, iPhone Soon

By Kevin C. Tofel January 02, 2009: 02:54 PM ET (gigaom.com) -- PTT, or Push To Talk, is pretty common for business teams that are spread out and I can see why. You may need instant information from a peer who’s...

What Sprint's Xohm, WiMax Wireless Broadband Netowrk Means for You

Wouldn't it be nice to sit at the downtown park and check your email, shop online and maybe comment on your friend's Facebook page? How about doing that completely wireless and at broadband speeds... real...

Senate Antitrust Committee on SMS Prices: "WTF? $$$"

The US Antitrust Subcommittee is taking a closer look at price fixing for mobile services, as all the major US carriers doubled their price for delivery of text messages."In a letter, US Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI)...

Chris Hoy Wins Hat Trick THREE Golds for Great Britain

Great Britain's David Hoy has been dubbed the "Ultimate Olympian" after bagging three gold medals today in cycling.  Prime Minister Gordon Brown was moved to make a national TV broadcast...

Britain's Nicole Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold

"Great Britain’s Nicole Cooke didn’t raise her arms in glory after uncorking a winning sprint at the end of Sunday’s rain soaked Olympic road race. The blonde Welshwoman, 25, instead let fly with an ear...

Alex Wrubleski wins Canadian road championships

Alex Wrubleski secured her second Canadian road title in three years today, winning a sprint between a small group of riders who broke away from the main peoloton. Of not for me, was Sue Schlatter's fifth...

Learn to Speak "Tour" French

This month traveling in France will require two foreign languages, the usual French, and its strange derivative dialect used to describe the activities of the Tour de France. This highly specific language has...

US net firms to block child porn

In a major concerted effort  from the industry all three big intertent service providers have agreed to block hosting & access to child pornography sites. Industry has been divided on this for a long...

Three ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn - Boon or Slippery Slope?

"Goobergunchand other readers sent in word that Sprint, Time Warner, and Verizonhave agreed to block websites and newsgroups containing childpornography. The deal, brokered by New York Attorney General AndrewCuomo, occurred after Cuomo's office threatened the ISPs with...

Short periods of exercises can still improve heart health

Here's a good news for those of you that find it hard to schedule exercises into your daily life: you can schecule brief but intense periods of exercises and still get the same benefits. Recent study at McMaster...
 

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