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Welcome to the pilot episode of Gadgetell’s InterrupTech.  Here’s how this works: every Monday we get you caught up on the most important tech news with a bit of analysis.  Since we don’t want to waste your time, we’re on a timer.  When the time’s up, we switch topics.  In… Continue Reading »

Just two weeks after blocking most all Google services, China has blocked Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube (which had already been sharply restricted) following ethnic violence and civil unrest there.  In the province where 140 people have been killed and 800 injured in clashes between Uighurs and authorities, the government cut… Continue Reading »

Michael Jackson’s funeral was the most watched daytime program in history and quite probably the most watched program ever worldwide.  The service, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, was broadcast all across the globe, and for those who couldn’t get to a TV, it was streamed live on… Continue Reading »

If you weren’t one of the few to get your hands on a ticket voucher for the Michael Jackson memorial service, you may be wondering where to watch coverage of the event.  Several news outlets and social networking sites will provide continuous live streams throughout the day.  The actual memorial… Continue Reading »

This week we’re going to take a look at how spammers and scammers use news headlines to do their dirty work.  It’s an old and well worn technique, presumably because of its effectiveness.  Scammers and spammers love to send emails and links claiming to have exclusive info about a hot… Continue Reading »

A new malware attack exploiting the upcoming and highly anticipated new Harry Potter movie “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is hitting the net.  Using black hat SEO and malicious posts in blog comments, the scammers try to trick fans into clicking on the link, which claims they can watch… Continue Reading »

Wikipedia editors have found themselves overwhelmed as scores of users log on to make edits to Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page.  His death was quickly reported on the site, but users continuously tried to delete the references and made comments, such as “He’s Not Dead” and “Unverified.”  The references came soon… Continue Reading »

With help from the so-called Web Sheriff, Michael Jackson (along with The Village People, UB40, and some folks who have the rights to Bob Marley’s music) are going to take on The Pirate Bay, just like how MPAA did. This all springs from, as you may already know, the fact… Continue Reading »