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Subscription Hulu: Beginning of the End for Cable, Satellite TV?
Hulu, which currently showcases free content from NBC, Wired.com and other video providers, will try charging for a premium version soon, according to reports. The stage is set for a showdown between television networks and cable/satellite TV services, thanks to the internet. It won't happen overnight, but your monthly cable or satellite bill could eventually be ...
Biggest Tech Industry Apologies of 2010 (So Far)
While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the tech industry has not been without its fair share of apologies during the first half of 2010 either. Google: Sorry about Buzz, Street View Privacy Issues Google acknowledged in ...
The Making of America: Thomas Edison
We're surrounded by the fruits of his genius, from electric light to recorded sound, while the example of his “invention factory" at Menlo Park lives on in Silicon Valley. So who was this tireless man, and what are his lessons for us today? Movies Lights, Camera ... Edison! Though Edison didn't invent the Vitascope, ...
Did Disguising the Iphone 4 Mask a Temperamental Antenna?
Did Apple know before this week that there is a right way and a wrong way to hold the iPhone 4? The incorrect left-handed way, which even Steve Jobs has been known to use, apparently can cause attenuation of the phones antenna performance, the Apple spokesman Steve Dowling told me on Thursday. When I asked Mr. ...
iPhone Reception Problem? Hold It Differently, Apple Says
A day after users discovered that cradling Apple's new iPhone in your hand may interfere with its antenna and cause it to lose its signal, the company has suggested a solution: Don't hold it that way! Apple said that some loss of signal from gripping a handset is “a fact of life for every wireless phone," ...
Most Exciting Part of Web Isn't "World Wide"
The world wide web removed a sense of space from our lives by connecting everyone on the globe to the same content totalitarian regimes excepted. But the webs most promising developments of late indicate that were entering a new phase where place matters as much as reach. Perhaps there is a “there" here after all, in ...
IFixit Gets iPhone 4 Prior to Release, Publishes 'Teardown'
IFixit, the San Luis Obispo outfit known for prying open and analyzing high-profile gadgets the day they hit stores, has bested its usual schedule. The electronic parts reseller acquired an iPhone 4 on Tuesday night, two days before its planned launch, and began posting a teardown, as they call the gadget examinations. We published a profile ...
Google Voice Officially Launches to the Public
Google Voice is arguably one of Google's most ambitious services. The platform allows users to have a single number that will ring all of the user's many land line and mobile phone numbers at once. If a caller leaves a voicemail, Google Voice creates an e-mail-like transcript to be viewed at another time. All calls placed ...
How To: Build a Twitter Strategy for Your Band
Megan Berry, a Marketing Manager for Klout,has written a great overview of the questions that businesses need to ask themselves and consider before crafting a Twitter strategy. Her five insights are just as applicable to your next band meeting on social media as they are for the boardroom. (via Mashable) Strategy For Your Band: ...
When Vevo and Ad Supported Music Go Too Far
Updated Ads Creep Onto Official Artist Web Sites As easy and often justified as it is to criticize the major labels, I've also always tried to maintain a sense of balance. These are, after all, also the companies that helped bring us some great music; and they are often staffed by decent people ...
