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Two men, one from Gwynn Oak and the other from Columbia, were arrested Friday after allegedly stealing electronics from the Hampstead Walmart. - Sometimes aggravating situations resolve and even add something to our lives. I'm not talking about tragedies, like the murder this summer of Roland Park
- Comcast is equipping 16 community centers around Baltimore with free wireless Internet and web-connected computers as it also expands eligibility for its Internet Essentials service.
- Apple's newest phone, the iPhone 6s will be released Friday, marking the latest evolution in the cell phone market. Since the term "smartphone" was introduced 18 years ago, changes in cell phone technology and — more importantly — people's relationships with their phones, have made drastic strides.
- An app called Octava developed by professors at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, allows tablet users to read program notes in sync with live performances.
- AT&T opened an interactive, speciality retail store – dubbed the "Store of the Future" by the company – last weekend inside Towne Centre at Laurel, bringing the number of speciality stores in Maryland to three.
- Comcast announced Wednesday that it has increased the speeds of Internet services for many customers in the Northeast including those in Baltimore.
- They're called technology evangelists, those who trumpet the benefits of and trends in the digital age without the need of a fire and brimstone app.
- As part of its continuing network investment and ongoing 4G LTE rollout, AT&T said it has upgraded six mobile Internet cell sites in Harford County to expand AT&T 4G LTE coverage for area residents and businesses.
- Airline passengers may no longer have to power off and stow their portable electronics when they fly, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, clearing airlines to lift most restrictions on how and when customers can use phones, tablets and e-readers.
- AT&T has upgraded a mobile Internet cell site in Catonsville that will expand 4G LTE mobile coverage for Catonsville and Ellicott City residents and businesses.
- Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers.
- Believe Wireless Broadband donating equipment for Lexington Market
- Comcast Corp. has launched a marketing blitz to sign up customers for its new "Xfinity Home" package, which features a residential alarm system, video monitoring, and temperature and lighting controls — all manipulated from a touchpad, mobile device or computer.
- On March 27, TowsonGlobal at Towson University marked its fifth anniversary and recognized the achievements of six entrepreneurs who have turned ideas into real businesses. During the Celebration of Entrepreneurial Success ceremony at the university, certificates of accomplishment were awarded to the incubator's first graduates.
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- Kweisi Mfume says poor and minorities will especially benefit from expanded broadband and tele-health advances
