Denver

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of spending some time in Denver with marketers from the American Banking Association.  I was excited to do this not just because it meant crossing paths with Barack Obama and his huge crew of security in our hotel, but because I was coming at the invitation of Eric Lucero of Umpqua Bank - WOM darlings of the banking industry located in Oregon, Washington, and California.

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of spending some time in Denver with marketers from the American Banking Association.  I was excited to do this not just because it meant crossing paths with Barack Obama and his huge crew of security in our hotel, but because I was coming at the invitation of Eric Lucero of Umpqua Bank - WOM darlings of the banking industry located in Oregon, Washington, and California.

For those America-BoundJustin E. H. Smith

TiVo dropped two big announcements Thursday at CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association trade show that opened Wednesday in Denver, Colo.

First up was TiVo's one-terabyte high-definition DVR box, the HD XL. Next was a deal to bring the TiVo experience to DirecTV subscribers.

Massive Storage for the Masses

Republican or Democrat, most everyone can agree that the online coverage of politics has changed significantly since four years ago. With the political convention season upon us, the impact of social media is hard to overlook.  From online video to Facebook, take a look at some of the new media tools and resources being utilized during this year’s conventions…

Were you one of the millions to receive news of Sen. Joe Biden's selection as Sen. Barack Obama's running mate via text message from the Obama campaign at 3 a.m. Saturday? Then Google's new mobile election coverage is probably right up your campaign trail.

Just in time for the Democratic National Convention this week and the Republican National Convention next week, Google has expanded its election news coverage, tailored specifically to mobile political junkies. The Democratic convention is in Denver and the Republican convention will be in Minneapolis.

The arrival of Apple's 3G iPhone was breathlessly awaited by the device's many fans, but now that it's here, many of those fans are reporting spotty 3G reception.

The company trying to speed travelers through airport security lines said it found its laptop containing the personal information of 33,000 people about a week after reporting it stolen.

But the Transportation Security Administration suspended any new enrollments in the fast-growing program because of the failure of Verified Identity Pass to encrypt customer data stored on its computers.

The New York-based company said a software fix will take a matter of days and it sought to ensure customers the missing computer didn't contain any data such as credit card or Social Security numbers.