Europe is a happy hunting ground for TiVo
After pioneering the DVR and trick-play functions over a decade ago, TiVo eventually ran out of steam, until reinventing itself as a vendor of hybrid software for integrating broadband and broadcast services from 2008. This meant it was no longer confined to its own boxes but could enter partnerships with The…
National Security Agency defines smartphone strategy: Think Android (maybe)
March 04, 2012, 7:42 AM America’s intelligence agency, the National Security Agency (NSA), today disclosed how it’s going to handle mobile security. The NSA has come up with a security design that currently depends on Google Android smartphones, though the NSA contends it doesn’t want to be wedded to any particular smartphone operating…
HDTV Almanac After Midnight: More Retransmission Disputes
The retransmission agreements between New Young Broadcasting and Time Warner Cable (TWC) for Young’s ABC affiliate stations in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Albany, New York expired Wednesday night, February 29. At the eleventh hour, the two sides were not able to come to terms. Rather than force a black-out as has The…
Apple iPad 2 Tablet (16GB, Wifi,) NEWEST MODEL on Amazon
According to some new rumors circulating on the Internet, Apple might bring out not two but three different varieties of the upcoming iPad 3. One would be the usual WiFi only model meant for lesser mortals. The other two would be some combination of GSM, CDMA and LTE networks technologies. The…
Make your smartphone a better camera
When it comes to photo editing programs, there’s really one name in town: Adobe Photoshop. The photo editing program has been around for over 20 years, across more than a dozen iterations, advancing the art of advancing your photos, one tweak at a time. Adobe Photoshop Express for Android and The…
Android mug shots have no lock and key
Apples OS was the first platform to get nailed for photo insecurity. The loophole is tied to the permission that apps seek to use location data, when access can be gained to the entire photo library. Now The New York Times reports that because of a security loophole, Android apps…
How to get Windows 8 beta running on a netbook
Now that the Consumer Preview of Microsoft’s Windows 8 platform is available for testing, people have to consider where to install the beta OS. I put it on an iMac using Parallels software, mainly because I need my current Windows laptop to be stable. But I do have two old The…
Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2
Samsung makes devices in so many sizes and variations, I wasn’t that surprised when it crafted the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, a 4-inch Android smart phone that’s not a phone. Bereft of calling capabilities, the Wi-Fi-only gadget was designed to take on the iPod touch as a music, video and I’ve…
REGION: Robotics competition helps students score points for invention
In 1962, basketball great Wilt Chamberlain scored a record 100 points in a single game. Fifty years later, a group of talented robots is shooting hoops this weekend in a building Chamberlain played in many times. The event is the sixth annual San Diego FIRST Robotics Regional Competition that started Friday and…
Pew study shows the democratization of the smartphone
The percentage of smartphone owners is growing closer to the 50 percent mark, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. Forty-six percent of American adults now have smartphones, with growth in several areas that show increasing democratization in ownership. Smartphones saw more growth among women than men, with…
