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We’ve seen a lot of things happen in 2009, some things were expected, some were not, some were shocking, and some were simply never seen or heard of before.
From the biggest Ponzi scheme ever seen in U.S. history, to the global financial credit crisis, to historic health care reform championed by the first black President […]

YouTube has announced via a blog posting that it will start supporting the 1080p high definition format.
The company says if you have already uploaded videos in 1080p, they will be converted automatically in the coming days.
The highly requested feature will fully launch by the end of next week.

The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, has unveiled today a new and more comprehensive consumer privacy policy set to take effect on August 23, 2009.
The company is updating the policy to better outline terms on newer channels such as electronic marketing, including SMS, and data collection and sharing.

Microsoft is continuing to work on lowering costs amid the recession, and now as a new cost cutting move, the company has stopped paying for employee mobile data on personal non-Microsoft Windows Mobile powered devices.
Until now, Microsoft would reimburse the monthly data costs for the iPhone, and BlackBerry devices. Microsoft will now only reimburse employees […]

Artist Jorge Colombo done something pretty extraordinary. He created the front-page cover of The New Yorker all on his iPhone.
Jorge simply stood on 42nd ST in NY for about an hour straight to complete the piece of art.
Jorge only purchased his first iPhone last February and quickly purchased the Bushes app ($4.99 iTunes) because he […]

According to new market data published today by the NPD Group, The BlackBerry Curve was the top selling smartphone in the U.S. in Q1 2009, regaining the number one spot from Apple’s iPhone.
The NPD report concluded RIM’s total market share for Q1 2009 was up 15% over Q1 2008. The report says RIM now collectively […]

According to comments just made by Apple’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer during a conference, Steve Jobs will be returning to the company this June.
Oppenheimer said during the conference call, “We look forward to Steve returning to Apple [by] the end of June [2009],”
Apple just recorded its best quarterly earnings, with total profits for Q2 […]

AT&T has confirmed today that the company is performing upgrades that will double the capacity of its network.
AT&T Vice President of Technology told TelephonyOnline today that the company will upgrade the HSPA “from 3.6 megabits per second to 7.2 megabits per second through software upgrades at the base station.” No timeframe was provided on the […]

In Obama’s latest bid to try ease relations between the U.S. and communist Cuba, Obama has outlined plans to allow U.S. telecommunications companies to place bids for licenses to supply their services in Cuba. The new rules will allow U.S. telecoms to setup networks, including fiber-optic cables and satellites to link the U.S. with Cuba.
This […]