Texas Gov. Rick Perry showcased his affection for the 10th amendment, and a bit of tech-savvy in an animated speech to CPAC Friday — the first speech by a major speaker to include an explicit text message pitch from the podium. (more)
“Late Show” host David Letterman may be a more seasoned entertainer than pop sensation Justin Bieber, but he could learn a thing or two from the 16-year old. (more)
Chicago-area police are undoubtedly feeling like a bunch of asses after an inadvertent cell phone “butt dial” sent more than 30 gun-toting SWAT team members storming into a middle school looking for a hostage situation. (more)
Starbucks wants to move beyond coffee – and it’s shedding its name from its logo to do so. (more)
Family comes first to N.J. Governor Chris Christie, at least during the holidays. Both Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno were out of state during “Snowpocalypse 2010,” the winter storm that blasted the East Coast in the days after Christmas. (more)
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets are paying for their sideline shenanigans. (more)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Lawrence Gauthier, the 61-year old arrested Sunday by Volusia County, Fla., sheriff’s deputies for calling 911 and demanding that the media be arrested, has a simple explanation for his actions: “I fucked up.” The emergency services call had nothing to do with politics, though. Gauthier rarely watches the news, and when he does, it isn’t national cable news, he told The Daily Caller. (more)
ICE STATION ZEBRA — On Sunday, in the warmth of the NBC Studios, I found it absurd the NFL called the Eagles-Vikings game because of snow and wind in Philadelphia. You play football in snow and wind. I’ve seen fabled, unforgettable games (The Tuck Rule Game, Michael Vick beating Brett Favre at Lambeau) in snow and wind. Part of NFL lore. And I agreed with Cris Collinsworth, who said last night on NBC that postponing the Minnesota-Philadelphia game until Tuesday night is a dangerous precedent, because, as he said, it opens the door to more weather-related postponements for whatever reason. This can’t have been the first time a municipality declared a weather emergency on the day of an NFL game. (more)
1.) Unethical Google alumnus leaves White House one day after FCC passes net neutrality — Andrew McLaughlin should have left the White House in March, when he was found to be using his personal gmail account while at work, or even in May, when internal memos revealed McLaughlin was coordinating PR with Google’s U.S. public policy director. Instead, the nation’s deputy CTO waited until the FCC passed its net neutrality bill to bid adieu to government life. According to WaPo, “McLaughlin, who previously worked as a Google executive, oversaw many of the White House’s Internet policy initiatives including Internet access regulations, the expansion of broadband connections and global cybersecurity.” Not mentioned in WaPo’s writeup is Google’s ardent support for net neutrality regulations. McLaughlin will dive back into the startup world, creating products for state and local governments. He “also said he will return to teaching law, which he did at Harvard University’s Berkman Center seven years ago.” Interesting factoid: The Berkman center is the far-left think thank that the FCC commissioned to produce objective reports on the apparent need for net neutrality regulations. (more)
If you thought the TSA body scans and sensual pat downs went too far, then you will be displeased to learn that the federal government is now considering using technology that will deactivate your cell phone while you are in a moving vehicle. This is in response to the fact that, according to Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood, 5,500 people were killed last year due to distracted driving. (more)
If education and awareness don’t work, the Department of Transportation Secretary has some other interesting ideas on how to lower the number of distracted drivers careening down the pavement. (more)
RAVENEL, SC (WCSC) – A woman apparently abducted and forced into her trunk called 911 early Tuesday morning as her assailant drove the car, sheriff’s deputies said. (more)
The petrified porn star trapped inside Charlie Sheen’s suite at The Plaza during his drug-addled meltdown wants the sitcom star to pay up in court. (more)
WASHINGTON — Alex lives in Washington but votes at a church in Virginia. Kathleen signed a lease here but casts her ballot in Pennsylvania. Nicolas moved to the nation’s capital a year ago, but his polling place is in Connecticut. (more)
Verizon Wireless said Sunday it will pay up to $90 million in refunds to 15 million cell phone customers who were wrongly charged for data sessions or Internet use, one of the largest-ever customer refunds by a telecommunications company. (more)
MADISON, Wis. – A law student said Tuesday that a Wisconsin prosecutor accused of abusing his power to seek relationships with two other women also sent her sexually harassing text messages in 2008 while helping her seek a pardon for a drug conviction. (more)
Consumers may soon get a guarantee that no new local and state taxes will pop up on their cell phone bills over the next few years. (more)
The FBI and other police agencies don’t need a search warrant to track the locations of Americans’ cell phones, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday in a precedent-setting decision. (more)
Though they seem able to get away with just about anything, athletes are not as invincible as they appear. (more)
A man has been killed in India after the mobile phone he was using exploded, according to reports. (more)
