Technology News

YouTube Continues Page Upgrades

Source: HypeBot
March 30, 2010

YouTube has been testing page design upgrades and last week added a highlights view for comments that summarizes top rated comments, uploader comments and responses that can be drilled into for more detail. YouTube also made some improvements to their new like/dislike ratings system. You'll need to opt-in to be part of the test of these new features.

Here's a good video overview of the upgrades recorded by someone who appears to either be on speed or trying ...

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The Future of the Digital Living Room

Source: PC Magazine
March 30, 2010

Intel, Sony, Google, and Logitech are about to embark on a space where many technology companies have already failed miserably—your TV set. For most people, the digital experience is dominated by three screens. Until recently, the PC was at the center of this world. However, over the past three to four years, the smartphone has become integral in the ways we interact with our digital content. Meanwhile, the other primary screenthe televisionhas played a minimal role in the delivery of ...

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Amanda Palmer on Why Social Networking Works

Source: HypeBot
March 30, 2010

“i use it to connect and to peel my brain and emotional landscapes inside out in public during the touring process (and last month, during the recording process). as if my followers are there in the room with me..." “this is not a style for everybody, but since i'm built to over share, it works for me. you cannot create a formula for why your fans with emotionally relate to you (and therefore bring you income, ...

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Apple to Unveil New Ad Format Following iPad

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2010

Apple has something different up its sleeve: an advertising platform that will deliver personalized ads to the iPhone, iPod Touch and the soon-to-ship iPad, to be announced shortly after consumers first lay hands on the iPad on April 7. According to unnamed “executives familiar with the plan" who apparently told Online Media Daily about this, Apple expects this new ad platform to have as significant an impact on its business as its iTunes, iPod, iPhone and iPad launches, and Steve ...

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Finally, Wireless Headphones with Clean, Clear Audio

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2010

Wireless headphones used to be perfect for head-bangers: The constant static and dropouts made you want to bang your head against the wall. But it's a different ballgame now, and cruising around the house sans wires doesn't have to cause any audio-induced migraines. Sennheiser's RS 180 is part of a new line of wireless headphones that use Kleer technology, a 2.4-GHz-band wireless system that transmits CD-quality audio over (reasonably) long distances without interference. The RS 180 setup is pretty simple: ...

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Who Will Win the Google Fiber Contest?

Source: PC Magazine
March 29, 2010

We've previously reported on the hijinks and silliness that various cities have undertaken in an effort to win Google's eye and the promise of the company's future high-speed, broadband connectivity. Well, Google has finally reached the deadline for proposal submissions for its giant beta broadband test, and it's going to be quite a reviewing process to sort out the winners from the losers: more than 1,100 communities responded with proposals, and more than 194,000 individuals pitched a nomination in the ...

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iPhone App to Sidestep AT&T

Source: Michael Ricci
March 29, 2010

For a little $1 iPhone app, Line2 sure has the potential to shake up an entire industry. It can save you money. It can make calls where AT&Ts signal is weak, like indoors. It can turn an iPod Touch into a full-blown cellphone. And it can ruin the sleep of cellphone executives everywhere. Line2 gives your iPhone a second phone number a second phone line, complete with its own contacts list, voice mail, and so on. The company behind it, ...

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Apple Pushes Back Shipping of New iPad Pre-Orders

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2010

Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer hits U.S. shelves on Saturday, but fans who want the new touch-screen gadget shipped directly to them must wait a week. The company began taking preorders for the iPad on March 12, promising to get the device to eager buyers by its store launch date of April 3rd. Customers who placed pre-orders by March 27 will receive the device by that date, where Saturday delivery is available, but Apple said Sunday that new pre-orders won't ...

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