Gene Policinski: Free speech rights travel at speed of bytes

BY: Gene Policinski
POSTED: August 30, 2012
Tags: ACLU, communications, digital, electronic, first amendment, freedom of speech, gene policinski, internet, rights, tweet, twitter

As it made the quantum leap from parchment to paper through the electronic era to digital formats, First Amendment law on freedom of expression has lagged behind technology. Today, this delayed legal reaction is playing out once again with Twitter, Facebook and the World Wide Web.

Payments made to spur electronic health records

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 5, 2012
Tags: electronic, health, Health Care, information, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, maryland, Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program, O'Malley, payments, records, Technology

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland has made its first payments to medical providers and hospitals through the federal Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown announced Thursday that more than $2 million has been sent to the first group of eligible providers. The program is funded with federal money through the American Recovery and [...]

Motorola Xoom an iPad threat

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 2, 2011
Tags: android, Apple, at&t, cellular, electronic, google, honeycomb, iPad, iPhone, motorola, network, Technology, threat, verizon, xoom

SAN FRANCISCO — Motorola’s Xoom has been hailed as the most likely tablet computer to rival Apple’s iPad — the first with the goods to compete against the uncontested leader in this nascent but rapidly growing market. After trying it out, I found it to be a great gadget that, in many ways, can keep [...]

Texts, Web really do allow Santa to be everywhere

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 22, 2010
Tags: Business, Christmas, e-mail, electronic, facebook, holiday, philadelphia, Retail, santa claus, shopping, twitter

PHILADELPHIA — He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, and he knows how many followers you have on Twitter. Not long ago, there were two ways to tell Santa Claus what you wanted for Christmas: sitting on his lap or writing a letter. Now, like with just about everything else, St. [...]

Gift Guide: Techie kids’ toys for every age group

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 19, 2010
Tags: buzz lightyear, Christmas, Economy, electronic, gifts, holiday, iPhone, iPod, new york, Recession, Retail, sales, scrabble flash, shopping, tech

NEW YORK — While stores still sell a plethora of good old-fashioned toys such as board games, action figures and stuffed animals, electronic ones aren’t exactly a niche category anymore either. And fortunately for parents, the selection has grown beyond video games and noisy radio-controlled cars to include educational e-readers, musical instruments and interactive robots. [...]

Hey Jude: Beatles songs coming to iTunes

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: November 16, 2010
Tags: Apple, beatles, commerce, digital, electronic, emi group, itunes, online, online music sales, online sales, songs, sony, Steve Jobs, Technology

“Beatles for Sale” is finally for sale on iTunes — along with the rest of the Fab Four’s albums, from “Please Please Me” to “Revolver” to “Abbey Road.” The Beatles had been the most prominent holdout from iTunes and other online music services. On Tuesday, Apple Inc. said its iTunes store will start selling downloads [...]