CES 2015 (Las Vegas) – TV makers are now catering to online viewers with 4k display TVs.
People are watching TV, but less and less each year. The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as for watching broadcast or cable channels. (more…)
What is “Goliath” and why are Hollywood’s most powerful lawyers working to kill it?
Leaked emails from the hack against Sony show that major movie companies are working together with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) on a project aimed to stop a company known as “Goliath.”
It’s pretty clear they’re referring to Google. (more…)
Last month, hackers infiltrated the computer network of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The attackers stole a huge number of confidential documents, which are now being downloaded (primarily by journalists) from file-sharing networks. Since then, journalists have been poring through the files looking for tabloid-worthy information.
The FBI, and Obama Administration, have now formally accused North Korea’s government of being responsible but offered few hints about how or whether it would retaliate. Its proof: The U.S. detected communications between computer Internet addresses known to be operated by North Korea and hacking tools left behind at the crime scene, which the FBI also said contained subtle clues linking them to that country’s government. (more…)
As predicted in our recent article, How to Cancel Cable and Save with Free TV, cable companies starting to lose TV subscribers as consumers find better alternatives to cable TV. We can now safely say that folks are listening, and jumping off the triple-play bandwagon. (more…)
The new old-school Nokia 130 comes in single or dual-SIM versions and goes on sale in China, India and Africa.
A new budget mobile phone that can play movies, has a one-month battery life and is cheaper to buy than one of the top-up cards it uses has been unveiled.
Nineteen euros won’t buy you much in this day and age, but it will buy you a no-frills Nokia phone. The Nokia 130 is an old-school mobile phone at an old-school price for developing markets, with basic smartphone features like music and video in a phone that will last over a month before it needs juicing up. (more…)
The Google Play store is constantly getting fresh new titles each week, that are very impressive and (with the right phone) can be as fun as any console game. If you own an Android tablet or smartphone, you may have tried games in the past but it’s difficult to mill through all the new games and know which one is best. (more…)
Value propositions for cable providers are changing as broadband becomes more indispensable than TV.Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report, “Couch Potatoes Are Switching Screens” as Broadband demand becomes higher than video for cable companies. Most companies are well positioned to reap the benefits, and manage the risks, of the transition. (more…)
Eliminating your FAT cable bill is easier than you think !These days, streaming devices are inexpensive and popular, compared to the steep monthly price of a cable subscription. Cable subscribers pay anywhere from $80/month on the low side, to over $150, for simple cable internet service with TV. Now in 2014, cable TV is losing market share to sites like Hulu, Amazon, and Neflix. Not to mention satellite. It’s time to cancel cable and save, while adding services you only dreamed of. It’s easy to find great alternatives to cable TV. (more…)
You can probably quit holding out any hope that additional recovery efforts might retrieve some of the missing emails from former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner’s hard drive: The drive, which the IRS says crashed in 2011, just days after Republicans began investigating the tax agency’s scrutiny of conservative non-profits, was apparently thrown away. Is she lying or just completely incompetent? (more…)
Just like the odd eBay storefront that popped up last year, a new site called Factory Outlet eBay Store is selling refurbished Apple products and, despite any official Apple branding, is almost definitely the result of a partnership between Apple and eBay. And it’s selling Apple Certified Refurbished iPhones for cheap. (more…)
Could the Supreme Court’s decision endanger cloud storage services?The Supreme Court’s ruling against Aereo is a huge deal — not because it’ll upend the TV industry, as some may have hoped, but because of the disruption it won’t cause. What is (was?) Aereo, and what does the decision mean for the way we watch TV? Read on for more.
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The power waste from the world’s 6.8 million mobile devices and increasing amount of tablets costs us 2 nuclear power plants, 25,000 wind power mills, or enough solar panels to cover Minnesota. But now you can charge your phone responsibly – A Finnish engineer has invented a ‘smart plug’ that turns off when not in use.
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