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Verizon Wireless Hopes Virginia Can Hear It Now

in Mobile on January 24, 2011 at 2:18 pm PT

Verizon Wireless customers in Virginia enjoyed some unexpected quiet time on Monday as the carrier experienced a significant data and voice outage in the Old Dominion state. In a message on its official Twitter page, Verizon said that things should be back up and running. “Network should be full speed as of 3:50 pm ET in affected Virginia communities: Williamsburg, Newport News, Norfolk, VA Beach,” the company said, asking customers: “You good?”

A New Search Engine Specializing in Fun

in The Digital Solution on October 20, 2009 at 2:54 pm PT

Goby.com aims to take the guesswork out of finding leisure activities.

Mossberg Does Moby: Video and More!

in News on August 11, 2009 at 1:43 am PT

Last night, onstage at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, my most excellent partner, Walt Mossberg, interviewed well-known techno musician Moby about music and entertainment in the digital age. The wide-ranging talk was part of an ongoing cultural festival series organized by The Wall Street Journal, called Summer Scoops Live. Here are some video clips of the event and more.
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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Bubble-Pops at Democratic Policy Confab: The Full Speech

in News on February 6, 2009 at 3:14 pm PT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made an appearance at the three-day U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Retreat today to talk about innovation and, let’s be real, the very bad economy and the impact on businesses like the tech giant. The confab has already seen an appearance by President Barack Obama yesterday and one by Vice President Joe Biden this morning. Ballmer got the lunch spot today. Ballmer’s message was a bummer, appropriately: “In my view, what we now have will be a fundamental economic reset.” Here’s his whole speech.