Ono, TiVo to expand HD Hybrid TV service in Spain
Spanish cable operator Ono and digital video recorder services provider TiVo will expand their HD Hybrid TV service in Spain. Following its initial launch in Madrid and Barcelona, the hybrid television offering is now available to Ono fiber optic subscribers in the Spanish region of Valencia. Ono fiber-optic network users…
What Companies Need To Know About Leveraging Facebook Timeline For Brands
Now that Facebook Timeline is available for brands, companies have access to a compelling new marketing tool. It allows brands to make an even bolder statement, and engage users in a whole new way. Companies like Starbucks and Red Bull have already rolled out their new Pages, and everyone else…
Android vs. iPhone: How to choose
In many ways, today’s smartphone era is a two-party system. While Windows Phone is finally starting to pick up a little speed, and there are BlackBerry devotees among us, smartphone shopping often boils down to picking between Android and the iPhone. Sure it’s true that they’re head-to-head competitors in many…
Is Windows 8 a mess or a new horizon? The Ars OpenForum weighs in
Oh Windows, are you going to go retro or actually surprise us? This week users got their hands on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Immediately, new conversations sprang up in our Windows 8 thread, which has been running since September of 2011 in the Ars OpenForum and now has over If you’re new…
Apple expected to sell 100 millionth iPad this year
Wednesday, Apple is expected to introduce a new iPad that’s faster and sharper than previous models. And analysts forecast that consumers will respond by opening up their wallets in record number, at least according to history. Up to 60 million iPads will be sold this year, bringing the total sold 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 Reviewed.com…
Robotics students compete for future in Manchester, NH
(NECN: Rich Mazzarella: Manchester, N.H.) – They are given a standard kit of parts and a standard set of rules. Their mission: To build a robot in six weeks. High school teams from around the Northeast are pitting robots they’ve built against each other this weekend. The 10th annual…
Virgin Media TiVo rolling out Red Button interactive TV services for Premier …
Sky Sports Interactive Red Button services start to roll out on TiVo Virgin Media today started the roll-out of next generation red button services for its TiVo-powered digital TV service. With 2012 promising to bring Brits a stunning year of sport, customers with Virgin Media’s TiVo service will now able Leading…
DARPA’s Robot Grabs Tools, Opens Doors
Showing-off 18 new human-hand-like maneuvers, DARPA’s Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) project reached the second milestone in its development, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Friday. In a video posted on March 1, ARM displays its dexterity. It can unlock a door with a key and turn the handle, grab The…
iPhone tracker arrest
Some tech-savvy cops tracked down a brazen iPhone thief by using a special feature on one of their own phones to locate and arrest the young punk, police said yesterday. “It was a good day,” said Officer Ashleigh Sofia, who used the “Find My iPhone” app (left) on her own…
