While online video coverage of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing is unlikely to drive the same spikes in traffic as the recent Michael Jackson memorial, we realize there is a contingent of people who want to watch our government in action. Fans of … Read More »
I’ve always been of the belief that a memorial service is not for the person who passed away, but for those left behind. Which is why I don’t think there’s anything wrong with today’s epic celebration of Michael Jackson’s life and work; it’s been … Read More »
Study: DTV Switch to Boost Pay TV Subscriptions; analysis from Wells Fargo Securities says cable will get 475,000 new subs, satellite will get 137,000 and telcos will get 41,000. (MediaWeek) Thomson Reuters Acquires Streamlogics; terms of the deal not disclosed; Streamlogics provides webcasting-based services to enterprise, … Read More »
If I was the Count from Sesame Street I would say something like, “Three! Three of the four major broadcast networks now have their content on Hulu!” (with accent, of course). ABC, which had long been a Hulu holdout, refusing to run its full-length content anywhere … Read More »
I’ll admit, I haven’t always tracked my time when it comes to my clients and their projects. Although I always knew roughly how long things took me to complete, until recently, I never kept up with a more detailed view of my time. The longer I … Read More »
It might just be a burst of people playing with their new, fancy toy, but it appears the the new iPhone 3GS, the first Apple phone to enable mobile video capture, is already affecting web video in a big way. YouTube, the world’s biggest user-generated video … Read More »
One of the big, new features of the iPhone is its ability to tether. BlackBerrys have had this ability for a while, so below I have outlined how to tether your BlackBerry with your … Read More »
I still think the Verizon MiFi is the most impressive mobile device I have used, even after weeks of use. It never fails to make an impression on me when I pull it out and with one button, connect to the 3G network and use … Read More »
It is Friday, the day when we get to chat about what happened at Mobile Tech Manor over the past week. It was the week of the Palm Pre, I still had UMPCs scattered everywhere and I finally got into the Google Voice beta program. … Read More »
YouTube today integrated Facebook Connect, endorsing the social sharing site and its power to bring people to content. YouTube users will now be able to directly share with their Facebook friends the videos they publish on YouTube. They can also automatically send uploads to Twitter … Read More »
Conan O’Brien’s debut on The Tonight Show made him the talk of Twitter last week, spiking with more than 3,500 Tweets on June 2, according to Trendrr. Elsewhere, Burn Notice, well, burned up the charts as the summer programming season kicked into high gear. And … Read More »
I’m working in the local coffee shop with the Viliv X70EX UMPC as a little laptop. I have my portable keyboard in front, and today I am adding the mouse I just picked up. The Microsoft Arc Mouse is not new, but I finally picked … Read More »
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Posting has been scarce this morning, as I watched Terry, my Verizon FiOS installer, make the magic happen. He just completed the install — and did a bang-up job, as you can tell by the results of a quick speedtest: low latency and solid speeds both … Read More »
Net Applications measures market share based upon Internet usage from some 160 million visitors to a network of hosted sites each month. According to the web metrics firm, OS X, iPhone OS and Safari are continuing to incrementally increase in market share after sharp declines … Read More »
NVIDIA is all over the news today — and not just for the new Tegra devices. The Computex show is under way in Taiwan, and today NVIDIA announced that its Ion chipset is rolling out in 21 computers soon. Ion provides high-quality graphics in low-cost computers … Read More »
Recently, I switched to a dual-monitor setup for working each day, and I’ll never go back. The productivity benefits were immediately apparent, and we’ve written before about how easy it is to switch to this type of setup. Both the Mac OS and Windows have support … Read More »
Want to generate coverage of your industry conference? Book NBC CEO Jeff Zucker. Whether it’s digital pennies, digital dimes, or the bottled excitement of a tape-delayed Olympics, Zucker gives good sound bite. And yesterday was no different when he took the stage at … Read More »
I was just reading an official AT&T press release, which tells us what we already knew: The carrier is doubling its 3G network speed over the next year or two. This effort will raise the theoretical speeds from 3.6 Mbps to 7.2 Mbps, although … Read More »
As is to be expected when nearing a major Apple event, the normally active rumor mill has gone into overdrive, with each day bringing fresh reports, speculation, and confirmation of existing theories surrounding new hardware and software. Yesterday, AppleInsider posted an article in which … Read More »
It’s hard to hate too much on the Society for Geek Advancement. I’m not quite sure what or how serious the project is, but the group wants us all to embrace our inner geek while giving a little something to charity (and a lot of … Read More »
Right about now, someone’s handing someone else the keys to a shiny new Australia. Tonight is the opening performance of the first authorized high school production of Joss Whedon’s web spectacular Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Dayton, Ohio-based Miami Valley School students came up with … Read More »
Confirming early reports from last week, Sony just announced a machinima tool for use in PlayStation Home, the virtual world for its PS3 videogame console. Dubbed the “Living Room Stage Set” and selling for $4.99 in the PlayStation Home Mall starting today, … Read More »
Today, FileMaker announced the release of Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch, a companion to their popular personal database software. Priced at $4.99, the mobile application can synchronize directly with Bento 2 running on your Mac to keep information up-to-date. If you’re unfamiliar with … Read More »
Apple arguably could do a better job of educating their non–tech oriented customers about the advisability and desirability of periodic software — especially OS version — upgrades. That epiphany dawned on me during a telephone conversation last weekend with a friend I don’t see or talk to … Read More »
How have I, a long-time fan of the cat video genre, gone so long without writing about Maru? Beats the heck out of me. But it’s time to correct this grave, grave oversight. According to Wikipedia, Maru is a popular name for Japanese … Read More »
If you have been following my adventures with the Viliv S5 Premium UMPC then you are aware I have been so impressed with the little PC that I have ordered one for my own. I am getting a tremendous amount of good use out … Read More »
Yesterday, Apple held its quarterly conference call to discuss Q2 financial performance. Expectations were mixed heading into the call, with many saying that this would reveal the true effect of the recession on Apple’s business, and that we would finally see that the Cupertino … Read More »
We have covered our share of tips and tricks to help keep your system safe, secure and malware-free. Sam has written a couple of times about one of my favorite tools, the excellent Malware Bytes product, … Read More »
File this one under “Seriously, does every 80s toy need to be revisited as a summer blockbuster?” The upcoming Stephen Sommers-directed GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra seeks to make the military action figure line relevant and relatable to a new generation of kids. But … Read More »
Not one to be baited into a direct reprisal of Microsoft’s latest “laptop hunter” series of commercials, Apple is firing back in their own way with the release of four new installments of their “Read More »
About two months following the pricing experiment by App Cubby’s David Barnard, Gas Cubby gets a 2.0 upgrade. Gas Cubby provides a way to track gas mileage for your automobile. But more than that, all maintenance and other costs sunk into your vehicle are dutifully … Read More »
SUBERNOVA is a brand-new online project management app for freelancers that helps to manage projects and clients, track time, and keep tabs on milestones and invoices. Unlike many of the project management apps we’ve seen, it’s built in Flash and the interface looks very sleek. After … Read More »
OS X has long been labeled the platform for “creatives,” though in recent years it’s finally becoming known for more than that. Adobe’s Creative Suite is generally regarded as the crown-jewel of digital design, and they’re priced to match. So … Read More »
Rumor on The Street has book retailer Barnes & Noble getting ready to release their own electronic e-book reader to compete with Amazon’s Kindle. B&N is supposedly one of the companies that Verizon recently admitted they were talking to about providing a 3G network … Read More »
For those hoping that the high-pitched, hyperactive “Fred” was just a passing sensation — guess again. The Fred YouTube channel today surpassed 1 million subscribers, the first channel to do so — and he got all of those subscribers in less than a year. (Suck … Read More »
Do-it-all media software Boxee just got a new update that should have Apple users jumping for joy. It incorporates elements from recent test releases and is now relatively bug-free compared to early antecedents. Those elements include Hulu and Pandora integration, as well … Read More »
Movie rental chain Blockbuster’s troubles aren’t over yet. The company painted a grim picture for itself through an SEC filing yesterday, saying it might not be be able to meet lender conditions needed to complete financing deals, throwing its ability to continue as a so-called “going … Read More »
SNIKT! The illicit copy of the upcoming summer blockbuster Wolverine, err, clawed ( Read More »
Netflix officially announced its deal to stream the first nine seasons of South Park on its Watch Instantly service, and it also announced an agreement to stream Nickelodeon shows like SpongeBob Squarepants, Blues Clues and Dora the Explorer as well. The new deals give … Read More »
It’s the weekend and this is TheAppleBlog…so that means only one thing: the latest picks fresh from the App Store. This week, Apple news seems to have been predominantly iPhone-centric so, before jumping in to the latest apps, it’s time for a quick refresher of Apple news … Read More »
Taiwanese tech news site DigiTimes is reporting today that sources have informed them that California-based company OmniVision has won the contract to produce 3.2 megapixel sensors for use in Apple’s upcoming iPhone hardware refresh, expected this June. DigiTimes has been correct in the past, … Read More »
Break Media has purchased HBOlab, a.k.a. Runawaybox, Break CEO Keith Richman confirmed to NewTeeVee today. This was a deal we’ve been following for a couple months now, but according to Richman, this morning he is meeting with HBOlab team for the first time … Read More »
A new report by Credit Suisse projects that video-sharing giant YouTube is on track to lose $470 million this year, writes Multichannel News. Credit Suisse says YouTube will generate $240 million in revenue, but those revenues will be dwarfed by the $711 million in licensing, … Read More »
The Chinese government issued an edict this week that all movies, TV shows and cartoons distributed over the Internet or on mobile must first get approval from censors. The new rules are an expansion of the oversight the The State Administration of Radio Film and Television … Read More »
Though I get a wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing kinda feel from it, different cable and media execs talked up the opportunities of online video at The Cable Show in Washington, D.C., yesterday. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that web video could be a friend of the cable industry … Read More »
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