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?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dennis R. White said 7:31AM on 11-21-2008
This phone sounds interesting. I can only get dial up were I live or I have to use a satelite dish or an air card. If I were to get a Verizon Air Card, do I also have to pay a monthly fee for the internet on this phone?
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Marty said 1:23PM on 1-04-2009
Yes I am a long time custumer of Verizon there service is the best in the industry but they do charge you for evereything nothing comes free with them,there data plan that will alow you to brose the web and email is $29.99 and that is in addition to your regular cell phone plan price still well worth it if your using the Storm for business!
J said 8:10AM on 11-21-2008
Anyone notice how he contradicts himself at the end? He says the iphone has greater apps and is more appealing and better looking and then says but because the new storm is the closes thing verizon has to the iphone that he likes it better. He keeps saying "having said that" but isn't making any sense.
In response to the iphone's sure type system vs the storms, I find it very useful and makes texting very easy. I like the fact that I dont have to press down like a normal key on the iphone. Not sure how this guy makes calls in the middle of the night like he said but you can solve that by simply not sleeping with your phone.
I switched over from verizon to at&t just recently and I love my iphone. Kudos for verizon trying to make their own version of the iphone but that just shows how great the iphone is when everyone else is trying to copy it.
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MT said 8:39AM on 11-21-2008
I love my Iphone. I am however, intrigued by some of the BlackBerry Storm's features such as the click based touch screen to minimize user errors such as accidentally calling people or prematurely sending an email before it's complete (which happens to me frequently). And I have also been wishing that Apple will finally enable the phone so you can get the keyboard to flip horizontally. I hope this encourages them to do just that.
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Tracy said 12:34PM on 11-21-2008
Look into the apps. there is one you can download for free right now that is a horizontal board. and it does a bunch of other things too... its awesome. I have long nails and cut them down shorter because it was a little hard to type on the vertical board... but now with this app...i can grow them long again...!!
I love my iPhone!!!!!!!!!
MT said 12:36PM on 11-21-2008
What is the name of this app? I would love to try it. thanks!
jk said 9:02AM on 11-21-2008
one thing he didn't mention is that the storm is global capable and can use high speed data services in places like japan. It even gets service in antarctica if you are going there. the iphone definately won't do that. the storm also comes with 1gb of internal memory an 8gb card installed and is capable of using a 16gb card. the iphone has either 8 or 16 built in, but cannot be swaped out. the storm also has preinstalled sim card for global capabilities. i have hands on experience with the storm. trust me...this phone is cool.
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truthteller said 9:11AM on 11-21-2008
I just want to add a different perspective from the R&D side. When AT&T designed the IPhone, it was designed around what 'they' the corporate side thought what consumers wanted in a phone. Then, low and behold just a few short months into the release and a newer version came out with a larger capacity. Now the Google phone took on a different approach. Google's R&D went to work heavily asking consumers what 'they' wanted in a touch screen phone, and after 1 1/2 years of R&D, we now have the G1, and the G1 can grow and learn indepently with it's owner, something the Iphone cannot. With the BB storm, eh, I've gotta tell ya, I'm not impressed, as the Storm and the Iphone, both have touch screen qwerty keyboards. Consumers have expressed the need and desire for touchscreen but desiring a 'real' keyboard, hence the G1 gives consumers what they requested, touchscreen with features that are really unbelievable, and a full keyboard. While I own not a single one of the devices, I have played with them all, and the G1 by far, wins, hands down
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Mark said 1:16PM on 11-21-2008
The only issue with the G Phone is that is isn't a business phone. It's ok if you are only looking for a personal phone without Outlook integration.
Kristen said 10:45AM on 11-21-2008
Actually, Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is supposed to put Apple Iphones out of the picture, and substantially put Apple out of business. I've seen the phone and it is amazing. For the cost of $1k, but $800 if pre-ordered, obviously for the price, it has a lot to offer. Look it up, I'm sure a lot of you will be impressed, and see that the Iphone is last centurys news.
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HoVa said 4:44PM on 11-25-2008
That XPERIA X1 is a really nice phone I wish they made phones for sprint.
nick said 2:06PM on 11-21-2008
I'm a novice so can someone explain the differences between the iphone and storm?
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Phil said 10:02PM on 2-10-2009
Yes.
The storm sucks. Had it for a week and sent it back and canceled my Verizon account in disgust.
karen said 2:47PM on 11-21-2008
The iPhone app for the horizontal keyboard is called "Easy Writer". It is great!!!
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HoVa said 4:17PM on 11-25-2008
Cool phone everything is better than anything apple makes all they do is shove all of their products down your mouth and don't give you the option for thinking for your self.
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Jack said 10:57PM on 11-25-2008
I have the AT&T Palm Centro, and it seems to have more than I need. So I guess I'm one of those "less is more" people. Beyond using it as a phone and occasional texter. It has a built in stil camera and a vieo camera with sound. A nice extra, but really, I just wanted a phone.I guess I allowed the salesman to talk me into it, since it was free with a two year agreement. Oh well I'd beusing one either way, so why not.
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Lynda said 11:42AM on 12-04-2008
I got me a BB Storm.. I love it. It does all that I need. The vertical touch screen is great for text messages or when I am doing a word document. I have had palms.. they did not do the trick for me. I was with Qwest and they merged with Verizon.. so I got the phone for nothing. I am one that loves the BB Storm.
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ray malzo said 7:15PM on 12-17-2008
I own an iphone and purchased a new Storm on trial. Gave it back in two weeks. What takes one step on an iphone takes 3 on a Storm. They need to go back to the drawing board on this one. Also, the Storm is not really a touch phone in the true sense. The screen presses down, so it is not truly a touch phone. Need to come a long way to match the iphone.
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Sarah said 10:25PM on 12-19-2008
I have the blackberry storm. The one thing I don't like about it is pressing down on the screen. It makes me angry.
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TrackZero said 7:18PM on 12-23-2008
I'm a long-time blackberry user (as in the RIM 850 on forward), and I was really looking forward to the Storm. I like the browser better than the one on my 8830, but the touch-screen interface..well...it's not ready for prime time. It feels like it was rushed through development for a Christmas release. The screen rotation is temperamental, the interface response generally sluggish, and the "tactile touch screen," while a decent idea, is pretty unpleasant in practice.
In short, I'm returning it, going to stick with the 8830 a while longer.
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