Time Warner Cable is the latest pay TV provider to roll out an iPad app — and this one streams live TV. Unfortunately, the channel selection is somewhat limited, and if you’re a subscriber, you’re only allowed to stream live TV from inside your own house. Read More »
Archive for March 2011
If want to better understand broadband video technologies, the place to be is the “Broadband Pit” at the NAB Show, where three days of back-to-back presentations by senior executives at key broadband providers offer a 360-degree perspective on all areas of the broadband video ecosystem. Read More »
Amazon Web Services has been on a tear lately in terms of rolling out new features that go a long way toward patching the weak spots in its cloud armor, and it did so again today with the announcement of an actual virtual private cloud capability.… Read More »
The typically rapid release cycles of web apps can be problematic to manage in larger organizations, where complex systems may rely on particular pieces of functionality. To make its products more appealing to larger enterprise customers, Google is introducing a Scheduled Release option to Google Apps, Read More »
Apple had a tremendous opening weekend for the iPad 2, regardless of which analyst’s estimate you choose to believe, and that success could translate into another win in an upcoming battle for the company. I’m talking about the in-app purchasing showdown coming in June. Read More »
The latest wave of electric cars rolling into the market will be cars connected to the power grid and increasingly, to cellular networks. Along with smart meters and the smart grid, electric vehicles and EV charging stations will be areas to watch. Read More »
Web apps saved to the home screen of iOS devices run less than half as fast as the same apps launched from the Safari browser and don’t have offline caching access and other features, according to a new report. Did Apple design this deliberately? Read More »
Web apps saved to the home screen of iOS devices run less than half as fast as the same apps launched from the Safari browser and don’t have offline caching access and other features, according to a report by the Register. Read More »
The world the added 196 million mobile subscribers during the fourth quarter of last year, a record amount. The growth is positive for operators, but they are already looking ahead to ensure that when everyone has a cell phone their sales keep trending up. Read More »
After weeks of rumored launch dates and appearances in sales circulars, the HTC Incredible finally arrives this week on Verizon’s network. This is the first of several LTE handsets that can take advantage of the carrier’s new 4G network as a phone or a wireless hotspot. Read More »
Indie film subscription service Fandor is focused on building a social experience for its users, enabling them to share and connect with indie film fans in their social graph. In a video interview, Fandor COO Monty Kosma talks about the social aspects that set it apart. Read More »
Pond5 is drastically expanding the number of assets in its library with 5 million new photos for creators to choose from. That now makes Pond5 a one-stop shop for all the media one might need — including video, music, sound effects and after effects. Read More »
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