Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
With the launch of the iPhone officially out of the way, Tech Digest has gotten down to business talking about things other than the iPhone. The first order of business: taking note of the fact that other anticipated cell phones do exist.
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noname said 2:12PM on 7-10-2007
What about the neo1973 that is the coolest phone to come out and will and can compete with the iphone. http://www.openmoko.com/products-neo-base-00-stdkit.html
Plus with this phone your are not bound to one cell phone company.
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James Peters said 2:12PM on 7-10-2007
ALL CELL COMPANIES ARE GULTENOUS "PIGS"!!!
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camjam0218 said 2:50PM on 7-10-2007
dat's a really nice phone but d i phone is way diff
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mee said 3:00PM on 7-10-2007
they are all just phones, who cares what phone has what .. a phone is meant to make calls, not listen to music & take pictures, thats what mp3 players & cameras are for .. yet alone are cheaper than these new stupid phones.
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Donabed C. Kopoian said 3:17PM on 7-10-2007
Sony Ericsson by far has to be the best cell phone company out there. I bought an S710a two years back, not only was it cheaper than the RAZR, but it had a better camera, expandable memory (up to 128 megs), 5 band equilizer, Full Bluetooth and Infared (I could send pictures and music to my friends RAZR using bluetooth, and it could pull files from his phone onto mine).
The S700i was even better since it used Memory Stick Duo PRO and could store up to 1 gig of memory and came with an FM radio. The phone was way ahead of it's time, and if Sony Ericsson advertised their phones like LG, Apple, and Motorola, they would be a bigger contender in the cell phone market.
The Sony Ericsson W960 is far ahead of the iPhone (first off because it plays MP3's and you don't have to import your MP3 files to iTunes to use the iPhone's player). You can even make your own ringtones with a WavePad editor (I made all my ringtones for the S710a). It has a better camera, and you can replace the battery when it dies. The iPhone's battery is soldered in, if it goes dead, you'll need a whole new phone.
If Sony marketed this phone like Apple did with their iPhone, it would wipe the floor with it.
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Donabed C. Kopoian said 3:19PM on 7-10-2007
Also, the Sony Ericsson phone's have a built in picture editor, and they have the same options as a Sony CyberShot, can't beat that.
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kims son said 3:23PM on 7-10-2007
cell phones are cell phones. music or no music. pictures or no picturs. all u need is the call-making part.
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Candie said 3:43PM on 7-10-2007
When consumers try to keep up with technology it's only increasing their revenue. Learn to keep what you have and save the rest. When purchasing new gadets, they are obsolete before the next month and here comes something new again. I encourage everyone to save your money and quit trying to keep up with the Jones!
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Paul said 3:49PM on 7-10-2007
Buy a basic phone that makes calls, and leave the jewlery to your Rolex
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Bob Glasser said 3:57PM on 7-10-2007
It is just like the difference between buying a console stereo and components. When something goes wrong with the console it costs a fortune to fix because everything is inter-related. Hey,
why not add a voice-analyzer to the i-phone? Then you could check if the person calling is telling the truth.
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cozgy said 4:01PM on 7-10-2007
This is the future of cellphones. iPods and other MP3 players will soon be phased out. That's the way it's done everywhere else in the world. The phone does it all.
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Lefty said 4:11PM on 7-10-2007
The cell phones are impressive but the problem with the article is that these are mostly phones that are going to be released in other parts of the world and not in the US. What are the phones that are going to be released this year in the US that are going to compete with the I-Phone.
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Larry said 4:35PM on 7-10-2007
when are they going to start putting wheels on these phone gadgets and start charging mileage???
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J master J said 4:37PM on 7-10-2007
Hello. Goodbye. And what's in between orally. That's a phone baby. Why don't these geeks come up with a transporter so we don't need to rely on oil to get around. Beam me up Scotty.
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Tom said 4:42PM on 7-10-2007
Rolex? Why do I need a clock on my wrist. I got my cell phone!!!!
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mike hall said 4:56PM on 7-10-2007
FIRST IT WAS TENNIS SHOES, FOLLOWED BY THE INFAMOUS BEEPER,THEN CAME THE CELL PHONE,AND 4000.00 RIMS FOR 1000.00 CARS ,HAVE YOU PEOPLE GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY THAT THIS ENDLESS STUPIDITY?CELL PHONES ARE SAME AS A GUN ,WHEN STUCK TO THE EAR WHILE RECLINING IN THE CAR SEAT ,AND HOW MUCH FURTHER DO WE DIVE INTO STUPIDITY UNTIL WE WAKE UP AND SEE IT AINT ABOUT BLING
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bigmo said 5:00PM on 7-10-2007
Anyone who would pay those prices for a freaking phone is nuts---really is this world better off with them or without? I admit I can't be w/o my phone but there is a limit to my gadget needs and to have a phone /vcr/mp3/bluetooth/camera/ can opener/Swiss Army knife/GPS/Fish locator/radar Detector-jammer/PS2 and most of all a replica of the Buck Rodgers Ray Gun and Bat Man communicator all is one--is just plan freakin CRAZY!!! Some people just don't have lifes--Huh!!!!
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Norah said 5:26PM on 7-10-2007
I never leave home without my cellphone either.
Actually, I'm on my 6th phone. I simply upgrade when the new ones come out. And I only buy from Verizon Wireless. I'm addicted to coffee and my cellphone.
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jo jo said 5:27PM on 7-10-2007
It seems like everyone is in an agreement that buying all these gagets is a waste of money. Except for Donabed C. Kopoian. It sounds like he bought stock in Sony Ericsson or is a salesman for the product.
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FAS1 said 5:43PM on 7-10-2007
I AGREE WITH PAUL (ABOVE)....BUY A BASIC PHONE THAT MAKES AND RECEIVES CALLS....AND LEAVE THE JEWELRY TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL ROLEX!!!!
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