Every now and then, you come across a story that is so outlandish, so crazy, that you don’t believe it’s real the first time (and sometimes even the second time) around. This story is one of those stories. Though verifying it is proving to be quite difficult. So here it goes — a Brazilian evangelical group has banned all USB devices from members’ homes. Supposedly, the USB symbol looks too much like Satan’s trident. Excuse while I roll my...

You know, every day that I’m not on AT&T I pat myself on the back. How many times have we heard AT&T PR fluff (most recently from CEO Ralph de la Vega himself) stating that AT&T simply can’t keep up with the massive data usage increases since the iPhone’s launch? Charts circulated several weeks back showing the 5,000% increase in AT&T data traffic clearly. A small shred of mercy may have been doled out but a select few. However, a...