Sony To Sell 3-D TVs Starting in June
March 9, 2010 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 2 Comments
3-D TV sets are coming home.
Sony announced yesterday that it will begin selling 3-D television sets in June.
Appeals Court Upholds DVR Ruling
March 8, 2010 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | Leave a Comment
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court ruling that Dish’s DVRs violate TiVo’s patents, including one that enables users to watch one TV show while recording another.
The appeals judges also upheld a ruling by the U.S. District Court in eastern Texas that Dish had been in contempt after [...]
Eager to get your hands on an iPad?
You can pick one up starting April 3.
Google Boss: Desktops Will Be Dead in Three Years
March 5, 2010 || Category: Technology News | 28 Comments
According to one Google executive, desktop computers will be a thing of the past within the next three years.
Google Europe boss John Herlihy made the statement during a speech at the Digital Landscapes conference at UCD.
“Daily Show,” “Colbert Report” Removed from Hulu
March 5, 2010 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 2 Comments
Citing a difference in pricing, Comedy Central and streaming video service Hulu have apparently parted ways when it comes to showcasing two of the cable outlet’s most popular shows.
As of Tuesday, Comedy Central was no longer posting new episodes of “The Daily Show with John Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” on Hulu. The network still continues to post the episodes on its own web site, however.
Smith Giving Everything He Has As The Doctor
March 4, 2010 || Category: TV News, Technology News | 2 Comments
Actor Matt Smith says when it comes to playing the Doctor, he has only one goal–to give the role his all.
“I go in, do 14 hours on set, then come home and learn lines. I’m saying reams of mad dialogue, and you can’t blag that, you have to know it inside out,” Smith tells the UK’s Esquire.
Apple Purges “Adult Content” From iTunes Store
February 24, 2010 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 4 Comments
Responding to requests from customers and developers, Apple has recently removed over 5000 applications from the iTunes store that were deemed to have “adult content.”
The move is being hailed by some and condemned by others.
Google Upgrading G-Mail to Challenge Facebook
February 9, 2010 || Category: Technology News | 3 Comments
G-mail is going social.
In an attempt to challenge Facebook’s social network dominance, Google announced that it will offer a new version of g-mail that incorporates more social networking functions. Included in the upgrade will be the incorporation of photos and videos as well as the ability to update your status.
Google will hold a press conference [...]
New Facebook Craze May Violate Terms of Service
February 2, 2010 || Category: Technology News | 4 Comments
If you’re one of the millions who has changed your Facebook profile photo to that of a celebrity you think you resemble, you may want to think about going back to that old photo of yourself.
Microsoft Encourages Pirates to Update Windows Security
February 1, 2010 || Category: Technology News | 2 Comments
If you’ve got a pirated copy of Windows, Microsoft wants you to know that you can update your security settings too.
You Tube To Experiment With Charging For Videos
January 21, 2010 || Category: Technology News | 4 Comments
Internet steaming video giant You Tube will begin testing whether or not consumers will pay to rent streaming videos, according to USA Today.
The Web’s most popular video sharing site Friday will offer five films from the 2009 and 2010 Sundance Film Festival for a fee around $5
Citing government censoring of search results and because of hacking attacks of human rights activists who use its free Gmail service., on-line giant Google says it may pull out of China.
No longer will Wii users be left out of the ability to stream movies via Netflix.
Netflix will announce plans later today to add the popular gaming console to devices that can stream movies and television series on its popular on-line streaming service.
The Sunday night return of “Chuck” brought good news for NBC.
The spy dramedy saw its highest ratings since last year’s much hyped 3-D episode aired, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Philip K. Dick Estate Sues Google
January 7, 2010 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 5 Comments
If you thought the name of the recently introduced Google mobile phone, the Nexus One sounded familiar, you’re not alone. The estate of the late sci-fi author Philip K. Dick says that the Internet giant lifted the name from the author’s classic novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” (better known as the movie “Blade Runner.”)
In the novel, the Nexus One refers to the model of a rogue android.
Ford To Introduce Twitter In Your Car
January 7, 2010 || Category: Technology News | Leave a Comment
Twitter is everywhere these days. Well, at least it seems that way.
With many states in the country debating new texting while driving laws, it appears that Ford is taking a step to help Twitter- addicts avoid a ticket and drive safely. The car company will introduce an application that will read Twitter messages to you while driving. The application is one of three that will be introduced by the auto giant during today’s presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Barnes and Nobel’s new e-book reader has just hit stores and already the hackers are looking for new uses for it.
Wired reports that some hackers have already found a way to run the Pandora music software in the background of the device.
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If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to express your thoughts in 140 characters or less in Klingon, wonder no more.
Game publisher Cryptic has created a way to allow you to express your innermost thoughts and feelings in Klingon.
SciFi to SciFact: Iron Man’s Armor
December 2, 2009 || Category: Science News, Technology News | 2 Comments
Engineers at Michigan’s U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) are working on a way to take the armor seen on “Iron Man” from the comic book page and movie screen to the real life battlefield.
According to AMC’s SciFi scanner, a team is testing smart armor that could make the movie [...]
Google Limits Free Newspaper Articles
December 2, 2009 || Category: Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 7 Comments
If you rely on Google news to get your daily news, you may want to be a bit more selective in which full stories you read.
Google has implemented a change that will allow some newspapers to offer only five free stories to be read per day. For more than that, you may have to register with the paper’s on-line service or, in some cases, pay a subscription fee.
If you have Netflix and a Playstation 3, you can now stream movies via the popular gaming console.
The on-line movie rental giant rolled out its streaming video service for PS3 users over the weekend.
To watch Netflix movies on your PS3, you will need to order a free special Blu-ray disc from Netflix, which [...]
Fans of Hulu can breath of sigh of relief.
After rumors sprang up this week that the popular streaming web-site would start charging for content, a source close to the company has told Entertainment Weekly that isn’t the case.
“A source close to Hulu, however, tells EW that the site remains steadfastly committed to free content, explaining [...]
NASA Debuts iPhone Application
October 29, 2009 || Category: Science News, Technology News | Leave a Comment
Want to keep up with the latest developments at NASA?
Now there’s an app for that.
The space agency launched an iPhone application last week that allows users to track current and future launches as well as keep up with the position of the International Space Station.
The app also offers users access to the agency’s vast [...]
Facebook To Keep Profiles of Deceased Members
October 29, 2009 || Category: Technology News | 1 Comment
Just like the mafia, it’s easy to get on Facebook but difficult to get out.
At least with the mafia, when you die you’re out.
Apparently the same isn’t true for Facebook.
Your digital footprint could live on once you shuffle off this mortal coil thanks to a new program announced by the popular social networking site.
If your [...]
The Roku device, which allows users to watch streaming content on their televisions, is introducing several new players and dropping the price on its entry level device.
The price for an entry level Roku device is dropping from $99 to $79, USA Today reports. An HD version of the device will retail for $129. A new [...]
Hulu To Start Charging As Early As Next Year?
October 28, 2009 || Category: Featured, Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 7 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you news that Comcast was looking to purchase enough of a stake in on-line site Hulu that it could begin charging users to view content on the popular site.
While the deal between Comcast and NBC/Universal hasn’t gone through yet, it appears that Hulu may be getting ready to [...]
Disney Wants Movies To Play Across All Platforms
October 22, 2009 || Category: Featured, Technology News, The Biz In Show Business | 3 Comments
The House of Mouse has created waves within the home entertainment industry by beginnng to offer packages that include the DVD and Blu Ray versions of some of their most popular releases.
Now it appears Disney wants to take the next step forward and create digital editions of their movies that could be viewed across multiple [...]
Maybe you can’t use them to fight a duel with your nemesis, you could use a light saber to help save you or your comrade from dying on the field of battle.
A new Pentagon report indicates that the U.S. military is using special issue plasma knife that cuts through flesh with a “blade” of glowing [...]
New iPhone App Will Unlock, Start Your Car
October 14, 2009 || Category: Technology News | 5 Comments
Lost your car keys?
There’s an app for that.
And while it may not help you find the lost keys, a new iPhone application will help you unlock and even start your car. The new application, released this week, includes an iPhone application and a receiver that enables users to lock, unlock and remotely start their car [...]
We’re slowly getting closer to the future predicted by movies like “Blade Runner” and “Minority Report.”
Kelloggs has announced that it is looking into using a laser to burn its logo onto individual corn flakes. That way when you’re enjoying a bowl of corn flakes, you’ll know whose corn flakes they are.
The company has become so [...]
