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We see it everyday.  It’s everywhere - in our mailboxes, our blogs, even on our phones.  I’m talking of course about unsolicited bulk email, better known as spam.  Spam, named after a classic Monty Python skit about a couple who goes to a restaurant that turns out to serve nothing… Continue Reading »

One of the newest, exciting phones to hit the Verizon network has been the LG enV Touch.  It combines an innovative touch screen that opens up to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for quick and rapid texting.  Not to mention, it comes with a 3.2MP camera, a full HTML browser,… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: LG enV Touch Peep Show

Even though I took a week off from my Crack column, those feeding off the marketing hype definitely didn’t stop.  We’ll look at the movers and shakers in the industry that clearly cry out for a good detoxing and we’ll look at the consumers that can’t get enough.  This week… Continue Reading »

WinRAR is software used to compress files in order to save space on your hard drive.  It can minimize the size of downloaded files from both the Internet and email attachments. Supported file types include CAB, ZIP, TAR and more.  For a single user license, you will need to pay… Continue Reading »

Now that leading edge users have downloaded and installed iPhone 3.0, many are wondering if it is enough to keep them in love with uber-phone or start casting longing glances at the new Palm Pre.  We’ll take a quick look at some of the things iPhone users have been waiting… Continue Reading »

This week let’s take a look at what’s happening in the news.  It seems malware is everywhere!  Our first report comes from England where it’s been discovered that hundreds of government run websites have been hacked.  Anyone visiting them is redirected to either a porn site or a shady pharmacy… Continue Reading »

Talk about long lines, Gadgetell has the report from a Sprint representative that thousands Palm Pre units are on back order in the entire USA.  Sprint is on the record reporting that the Palm Pre launch was the biggest in the company’s history and the line that has formed for… Continue Reading »

We’ve all gotten them - official looking emails that look like they are from Paypal, eBay, our bank, or credit card company.  They usually say there is a problem with our account or something needs updating and to please click the convenient link provided and log in.  Dire consequences such… Continue Reading »

If you’re the Palm Pre, an amazing phone that challenges the notion that a software keyboard is best, what don’t you want to see from Apple today?  The Pre had its big launch on this past Saturday punctuated with lines and shortages, many Pre-sters are still sitting at home with… Continue Reading »

On the edge.  As the world eagerly awaits the release/announcement of the worlds hottest new phones, we are all on edge.  That curious desire to camp out at a phone store overnight suddenly seems realistic yet for a Palm?  This is Palm for goodness sake! This week sees the Wall… Continue Reading »