May 1, 2008
Clark loves free services and has 2 new ones to share with you.
The first comes from a company called HauteSecure.com, which protects your computer if you mistype a Web address. Too often criminals will register bogus domains that may be just one letter off from a legitimate address. When you hit those fake sites, your computer may become infected with a keylogger program. So the free download at HauteSecure.com protects you by blocking sites that could threaten your computer.
The second service Clark has discovered is called ChaCha.com. This free mobile phone service allows you to ask a question by calling 800-2-CHA-CHA. You then receive a text with your answer. It's like Google for your cell phone. So far the results have been hit or miss. While it worked well during a pre-show meeting, it returned a wrong answer when Clark tried it out on air by asking, "Who won the 1964 World Series?" He received a dud answer via text message -- The New York Yankees -- in about half an hour. It was the St. Louis Cardinals who beat the Yanks in 7 games!
April 22, 2008
The iPhone has been the phone to beat since it first came out. During a recent trade show, many companies rolled out plans for their hot new iPhone killers.
Samsung has gotten a lot of buzz with a new model called the Instinct, which supposedly surfs the Web at 10 times the speed of an iPhone. The Instinct should be available for Sprint customers at the end of the spring.
There's so much good stuff just around the corner. Clark's phone is from a Taiwanese company called HTC. It has a built-in GPS as a standard feature. Unlike other GPS systems, this one works off cell towers instead of satellites.
Meanwhile, American cell phone companies have blocked Skype from their units so they can continue ripping off people on international calls. The FCC has upheld the block, but they're bound to lose in a few years when the case works its way through the courts.
April 22, 2008
Electronics retailers love to set up Blu-ray DVD players with HDTVs to spotlight the amazingly life-like picture that you can get. But then the average consumer is crestfallen when trying to duplicate the results at home using the same equipment with a cable or satellite signal. What's going on?
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April 17, 2008
You've heard of phishing, right? That's where you get those scam e-mails purporting to be from your bank or other financial institution. Now there's a new phenomenon called "whaling."
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February 14, 2008
The nation's largest cable company has now admitted that it's purposely degrading your Internet experience when you watch a competitor's video online.
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