Going to the movies provides you with two hours of mindless entertainment. But once everyone lives happily ever after and the credits roll it’s back to the real world, or is it?

According to a poll of 1,000 Australians, romantic comedy movies are starting to impact people’s lives. The survey was released by Warner Home Video to mark the DVD release of the feel good movie “Valentine’s Day.” According to the survey almost half of the people who responded said the endless happy endings at these types of movies have swayed their views of relationships.  read more »

Have you ever wondered how much radiation from your cell phone is seeping into your blood stream? One company is hoping San Francisco consumers never find out.

Last month a federal court in San Francisco ruled that cell phone makers had to warn customers about the levels of radiation each phone gives off. Now the wireless Cita-The Wireless Trade Association is trying to block the law saying it will confuse, and not help shoppers.  read more »

People might be getting desperate for a little extra money, but they’re also getting creative.

There’s been a surge of bank robberies around the country and they’re gaining attention not for the amount of money stolen, but for the disguises chosen. Earlier this week police in New York arrested the bouquet bandit.

Forty four year old Edward Pemberton is accused of robbing two banks with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant. Police say he would pull out notes from his flowers demanding money and hand it to bank tellers. And while New York police may have put a stop to his crime spree after he left his flowers at the last bank, they are still on the lookout for the person who robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and cape from the movie star wars.  read more »

For anyone who cringes when asked to shut down electronic devices upon take-off, the airline industry has good news for you.

According to Computer World, about one in three commercial planes flying around the country today are equipped with Wi-Fi. All these planes are operating a GoGo internet service, plus an additional six Southwest planes are using Wi-Fi from a provider called Row 44. And they’re planning to increase the fleet by hooking up all 540 Southwest planes by 2012. Lagging behind the bunch is United Airlines who only has 13 planes set up with Wi-Fi compared to Delta and American which have a combined total of 650.  read more »

On a long flight you expect bad food, cramped legs and unruly neighbors. You don’t expect to get robbed.

Earlier this week an Air France stewardess was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of Euros in cash, jewelry and credit cards. A local newspaper reported that police had been investigating the stewardess, known only as Lucie R. For several months. Police say the investigation started in January after five passengers reported about $5,000 missing.  read more »