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Borders has recently announced that they will begin offering free Wi-Fi in their 500+ retail locations.  The announcement comes as part of the recent partnership with Verizon and will allow for customers visitors to surf the Internet for free beginning sometime in mid-October. According to the official announcement; Borders Group… Continue Reading »

Just recently Barnes & Noble announced that they will be offering free in-store AT&T Wi-Fi.  Which can only be taken as an attempt at making people aware that they are pursuing the eBook e-delivery market.  According to the details: “Customers can also download free Barnes & Noble Apps giving them… Continue Reading »

At times like this I am even happier being a Verizon FiOS customer, now in addition to the nice fast Internet speeds that I get at home, Verizon is going to be offering me free Wi-Fi while on the go courtesy of Boingo.  According to the details, Verizon has partnered… Continue Reading »

Mitsubishi is teaming up with the manufacturers of the Vudu Box for a month long promotion that gives consumers free movies for buying a new Mitsubishi HDTV.  The promotion includes the $150 valued Vudu Box, a downloadable movie player and $50 of credits to use to download movies from the… Continue Reading »

Did you think Microsoft forgot all that stuff they said about clouds and their products?  Nope.  After the flurry of activity surrounding Office 2010 this morning, here comes the web part.  Microsoft will begin limited testing of the web apps today by invitation.  When the apps are available online, all… Continue Reading »

Haven’t done your Father’s Day shopping yet?  Maybe you’re a dad and want to get yourself something nice.  Well, Gadgetell is giving away some real dad-friendly gadgets.  You can win a prize package of both the Stanley 100 Watt Power Converter and a Black and Decker 18V Smart Select Drill. … Continue Reading »

You’ve gotten that call a number of times.  “My computer isn’t working.”  The only problem is explaining how to fix something may take much longer than it would take to actually fix something.  So what can you do to avoid this?  Screen sharing over the Internet is pretty helpful.  Skype… Continue Reading »

ReverbNation just announced their plan to have 1000 of their artists to start participating in a new Sponsored Songs program.  This program will actually pay the bands $0.50 each time one of their songs is downloaded for free by a user.  Yup, you get it free and the band gets… Continue Reading »

Here is a quickie but goodie for you.  How do you like free?  But, you know what I mean.  And hey!  Free is good. Microsoft’s My Phone backup service for Windows Mobile has shifted from “by invite only” mode to public beta.  And what does that mean for you?  It… Continue Reading »

YouTube may be dabbling in live streaming videos and Hulu may be getting Disney content, but don’t forget about Sony.  Sony’s video site, Crackle.com, is turning it up by producing two video shows that will air only on Crackle.  Sony looks like it’s putting money behind these new shows.  One… Continue Reading »