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Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Local tech news in a compact, digital format. After a bit of a hiatus, The Tech Buzz is back. It's not new or improved, just back. iPhone Madness We're not going go too in-depth with the iPhone as it has been covered by just about every major media outlet in the U.S. this past week. What we are going to do is provide you with this link to two local geeks and their reports...

Jung Center Lecture Series: America and the Religion of No Religion In this lecture series, drawn from his new history of the Esalen Institute, Rice University professor Jeffrey J. Kripal (pictured) explores how the human potential movement reflects a vital, enduring, and often hidden vein of American religious experience. Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the...

Tonight, there's a real retro treat at the Continental Club, beginning at 8:00 p.m. (you have time to register yourself as an Art Car Parade Volunteer first). The Aqua Velva, Houston's only BEST B-52's cover band takes the stage at 3700 Main Street at 8:00 p.m. for some amazing '80's dance music. Folks, if you haven't seen them perform, and you like the B-52's even a little bit, you are missing out. Following them up...

Good morning, Houston! Two, four, six, eight ... yeah, whatever, we weren't cheerleaders. But those of you who were (or those of you who are cheerleader fans — no more needs to be said about that) should be excited to know that Houston is one of the finalists to be home of the Cheerleader Hall of Fame. We're up against Ohio, Kentucky, California, Florida and another city in Texas for the Hall of Fame,...

More on Shiraz Qazi, the third local man arrested for allegedly conspiring to help the Taliban: Yesterday, he was ordered to be held without bail because prosecutors said he heard conversations about possible terrorist acts and didn't tell authorities. Qazi, remember, was the guy who prosecutors were so vague about last week — they said his arrest was related to the arrests of two other local men and another in Dallas, but they didn't say...

We're admittedly still sick over this story about a 14-year-old boy allegedly stabbed and beaten to death by a female member of a rival gang, 15, in a Montrose park.