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The Motorola Droid X is now available to the world at Verizon Wireless Stores. You may have noticed the hype surrounding this gorgeous device. Is it worth a change of heart? Better yet, how does the Motorola Droid X perform against the iPhone 4?

I don’t have the iPhone 4, nor do I plan to get one, so I can’t give you that scoop. However, I have been given the opportunity to play with the Droid X before it hits stores thanks to Verizon and Motorola. After nearly a month of playing with the Droid X  and a great deal of input from my tech peers, I have three words for you: make the switch.

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Is iTunes  converting Amazon customers because Hulu is taking a community beating that’s usually reserved for Amazon. If you’re lost about this beating, just take a look at the Hulu Plus App Store page. Hulu fans are voicing their complaints against Hulu Plus loud and clear using the App Store rating system.

Hulu Plus was announced last week as a premium service to Hulu. It extends access of Hulu’s content to your mobile gadgets like the iPad, iPhone, and your TV.  Apparently, thousands of people visiting the App Store didn’t get the memo. Instead, fans are calling foul on the Hulu Plus app by giving it 1-star ratings (5000+ times) and leaving plenty of reasons to the app and stick with the desktop.

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Yesterday afternoon I finally found the time to upgrade my iPhone 3G to the new iPhone OS 4 (iOS4). The new upgrade was released on Monday amidst competition from Google’s incredible Android platform sales. iOS4 will be the determining factor for folks like myself who are considering switching to an Android device. Will this OS update be big enough to keep iPhone users from switching and get them to upgrade? Keep reading to get the scoop.

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Guest Post by: Lillian Solomon, a full-time educator at work and at home.

Many students around the globe are using social networks such as Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter to share their lives in a way that was unheard of prior too. While communicating online is nothing new, doing so in a highly public manner with disregard to privacy and security is. Students and parents may be unaware of negative impacts of prospective employers researching resume applicants using the very social networks that applicants communicate on the most. So here are a few ways for students and parents to keep themselves protected from web bloopers and more serious privacy concerns.

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There have been many rumors about how Twitter would monetize itself and all roads led to advertisements. Simple enough, but when you throw ads in a Twitter conversation you tend to get mixed reactions from the public. Twitter serves as a conversation platform first and foremost. Some think that ads will disrupt real engagement, the type that has made Twitter what it is today. Others feel that Twitter needs to just find a way to make some money and stay in the game. What did Twitter think? Promoted Trends for ads!

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