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America's Most Internet-Friendly Cities

GeekSugar — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:10:15 -0800

Forbes has done it again with its most wired cities in the US list. Atlanta tops the list with tech-savvy Seattle coming in second, and Raleigh, North Carolina, coming in third. Wondering how the results were tallied? Forbes looked at the the percentage of Internet users with high-speed access, the range of service providers within a city, and the availability of public wireless hot spots. So basically, when all is said and done, the results are based on factors pertaining to the Internet. Since Atlanta is home to the regional headquarters for AT&T, Verizon, BellSouth, and EarthLink, it's starting to make sense why this city beat out all of the Silicon Valley competition. Here are some of the other winners:

Atlanta, Georgia

Seattle, Washington

Raleigh, North Carolina

San Francisco, California

Baltimore, Maryland

Orlando, Florida

Charlotte, North Carolina

Be sure to check out the complete list to see what other cities made the list!

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Fake Steve Jobs Blogger Revealed, Not Sexy Clive Owen Lookalike

GeekSugar — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:12:13 -0700

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, a blog written by an Apple CEO wannabe, has been a source of entertainment, intrigue and scandal for Apple haters and lovers for more than a year, but the identity of the person behind the blog has finally been revealed.

Daniel Lyons, who is a senior editor at Forbes magazine and lives near Boston, confirmed he has been writing as fake Steve. In fact, Lyons, who is 46, said he was shocked it took reporters so long to figure out it was him. His blog entry "Damn, I am so busted, yo" outed his identity to his readers.

My cover has been blown. Guy named Brad Stone, who works for the New York Times. Have you heard of him? Well, tip of the hat to you, Brad Stone. You did the sleuthing. You put the pieces of the puzzle together. You went through my trash, hacked into my computer, and put listening devices in my home. Now you've ruined the mystery of Fake Steve, robbing thousands of people around the world of their sense of childlike wonder. Hope you feel good about yourself, you mangina.

Fake Steve announced he is taking a little vacation and medication break and will be back, "badder than ever, with a new sponsor," (his real employer, Forbes.com). I happen to be a little disheartened by the discovery, primarily because the speculation and investigations from newspapers and geeky gossip rags will no longer be necessary and secondly because I can no longer fantasize Fake Steve Jobs is a lovable 20-something geek that looks like Clive Owen.

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Lonelygirl15 Tops Forbes Web Celeb 25 List

GeekSugar — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:07:58 -0800

It was all a hoax! Were you one of the YouTuber's that got sucked into the whole lonelygirl15 era? Makes sense that lonelygirl15 aka Bree, aka Jessica Rose, was chosen as Forbes No.1 Web Celeb. Jessica played sixteen year old Bree, a home-schooled and quirky girl who became the queen of YouTube in just a few short months. Fans eventually caught on and Bree was outed as nineteen year old New Zealand-born actress Jessica Rose. Fake or not, lonelygirl15 has became a household name as her fame and fortune continues to rise. Therefore, it's fittingly suitable that Jessica Rose was chosen as Forbes No.1 Web Celeb!

Click The Web Celeb 25 to access the full article.

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Geek Tip: Smartphone Help

GeekSugar — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:03:08 -0800

The Smartphone Winners: The Blackberry and Treo

Smartphones and PDA's (personal digital assistants) have become the hottest all-in-one phone, email, internet, wireless, communication gadgets on the market.

In a study conducted by Forbes magazine, the two leading smartphones- the Blackberry and the Treo - were compared in various categories. Click the Forbes link to see the interesting results!

Check out the Treo vs Blackberry Forum where people have shared their views and opinions about both smartphones.

Want to know more about various networks including GSM (Global System Mobile) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)?

Check out Which Technology is Better?: GSM or CDMA? to learn more.

Daily Tech: A Closer Look at the iPhone SDK

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:20:35 -0800

After getting all jazzed up about the exciting iPhone SDK announcements, I knew that the not-so-great details were yet to come. - TechCrunch
Pioneer electronics has decided to quit making plasma panels. - Gizmodo
Learn how to sync your Google calendar with your cell phone. - Crave
Worth about $1.5 billion, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire on Forbes' top 100 world's richest list. - Valleywag
Switched put party video games to the test to see which one parties the hardest. - Switched
Samsung and Adidas have teamed up to bring you a new mobile phone called the miCoach that is also a personal fitness coach. - Yahoo! Tech

Would You Be Able to Survive a Week Without Gadgets?

GeekSugar — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:05:43 -0800

This may be TMI, but I often have moments when I think my cell phone is in my coat pocket or bag and I pat down both like a madwoman until I find it. The moment I realize it's not in its "usual spot," anxiety sets in, my heart starts racing and panic takes over my entire body. I'm not the only one who can't stand the idea of being disconnected. Meet Dennis Neil, the managing editor of Forbes magazine. Dennis was featured on a Today Show special last year, which tested the limits of individuals being unplugged from technology. He was to live without his cell phone, BlackBerry, and two laptops for an entire week . . . Could he do it?

After watching this video on Lifehacker, I couldn't help but sympathize with Dennis who had to rely on pay phones and land lines to make and return phone calls. After only forty hours into the experiment, Dennis broke down after the thought of being unreachable to his 6-year-old daughter was too much to bear. "Staying in touch becomes addictive," he says, "when you cut off communication, you cut off connection." What do you think? Could you survive being disconnected?

Daily Tech: Out With the Hoover, In With the MacBook

GeekSugar — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:35:21 -0800

Unplgged wants to know what your holiday tech wishes are this year for Christmas.
- Unplggd
Forbes names their web celeb 25 list and surprisingly only four of them are women.
- Shiny Shiny
Facebook adds a feature that allows you to separate your friends from your frenemies. - Vallywag
Check out seven of the most unique holiday e-cards. - Switched
Apple finally fixes some of MacBook keyboard issues. - Engadget

Is The Prada Phone Worth It?

GeekSugar — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:00:38 -0700

In a recent article Forbes writer Daniel Lyons points out that there is no logical reason to spend $780 on the Prada phone by LG. A point I wholeheartedly agree with, except for the phone is so darn pretty. The thing is, and Lyons does acknowledge this, there is common sense and then there's fashion sense.

The Prada phone is approximately $200 more than the upcoming iPhone, but does tout the designer label and "oh, it's Prada" factor. Of course, most people expect the iPhone to deliver in terms of its touchscreen technology and the iPod bonus. For those of you who are still aching for the phone despite its price, there may be a few road blocks. Prada was taking pre-orders in its boutiques in New York and Los Angeles this spring, but the phones are now all sold out in the U.S. On top of that, you will need a SIM card from a European or Asian cellular carrier for the phone to work in the U.S., as no local networks recognize the phone.