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The Google/Apple war appears to be in the arms race stage at the moment, with the Nexus One set to be unveiled today as the latest weapon in the Google arsenal. Apple, for its part, appears to be momentarily playing catch-up, with plans to… Read More »

With a new day comes new tablet rumors, the latest being a new date for the Apple Event, January 27. There’s also a new time frame for shipping the tablet, March, maybe some new specs, and, hey, why not an SDK for iPhone OS 4.0, too. While… Read More »

 
 

So the holidays are over. The food portions are returning to healthy sizes but the damage is done. New Year resolutions you’ve been ruminating on for weeks must now be taken seriously. It’s time to get in shape. No more excuses! No more distractions. You have… Read More »

A new third-party accessory and software combo announced at CES will turn an iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote capable of controlling home theater equipment. The L5 Remote will cost around $49.95, and avoids some shortcomings found in previous similar offerings. Read More »

I have a confession to make. I don’t dual boot. I don’t use Windows on my Mac. I don’t need to. There’s not a single bit of software I need that is Windows-only. And even though I have Office:Mac 2008, I open Word and Excel documents… Read More »

File this one under “seriously not likely,” but for what it’s worth, a site called PhoneArena.com is showing off images it says are of a leaked document that details the hardware specifications of Apple’s upcoming tablet. The iSlate moniker is used, but there are… Read More »

The last report for 2009 from web metrics firm Net Applications ends another solid year of growth for the iPhone OS. In contrast, Mac OS X appears to be flattening out at around five percent, while Chrome has officially passed Safari to become the third… Read More »

NewTeeVee’s Top Ten Posts of 2009

Another year is almost in the books, which means it’s time to look back at the stories that got the most eyeballs on NewTeeVee over the course of 2009. This year, Michael Jackson and Barack Obama were big draws, as one might expect. But two other… Read More »

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people come from all over the world to crowd into Times Square and spend hours without food or bathrooms to listen to live music, revel in the excitement of a New Year and most importantly, to watch… Read More »

How bad are things in the U.S. TV industry? Pretty bad. 2009 revenues for local TV stations are expected to show a decrease of 22.4 percent from 2008 to $15.6 billion, according to a recent report by BIA/Kelsey. That’s even worse than the 17… Read More »

Vid-Biz: TWC-Fox, FCC, Avatar

Time Warner Cable, Fox Negotiations Near 11th Hour; cable subscribers could lose access to American Idol, The Simpsons and some of the NFL playoffs if the cable company fails to resolve a fee standoff with Fox by Dec. 31. (CNNMoney.com) FCC’s Levin: Broadband Plans Don’t Threaten… Read More »

Nine Inch Nails (NIN) fans have released a free download of a concert video titled The Gift that is based on three shows of one of the band’s last and possibly final tours. The video can be downloaded via BitTorrent in various… Read More »

More Must Reads

So last Tuesday, Lucasfilm Ltd. sent Darth Vader to ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange, as a representative of “the lasting appeal of the Star Wars saga.” The Associated Press has video. R2-D2 was also there! Ringing the opening bell is… Read More »

One of the big downsides of BitTorrent is that you have to be patient. Streams from Hulu start after a few seconds of buffering. Download a file from a torrent site, on the other hand, and you’ll often have to wait hours before you can start… Read More »

As someone who spends a great deal of time focusing on the virtual, I always enjoy moments where the online crosses into the offline world. And last weekend as I finished my Christmas shopping, I noticed a couple of interesting instances of this, which I… Read More »

Hey, merry Christmas! To celebrate the day, we at NewTeeVee have taken a little time to share what we think of when we think of the holidays — through an online video filter, of course. Janko Roettgers: Cookies, presents, a tree with real candles and an inappropriately… Read More »

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