Author Archive: Steve Anderson
Netflix's Impact On Studios Unclear
These days, when people think about home entertainment providers, their thoughts are a lot more likely than they used to be to turn to the Internet. And while Netflix may not be front and center on everyone’s mind, they do weigh on the thoughts of the studios themselves, as Netflix’s [...]
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Apple Stores To Sell The Nest Learning Thermostat, Say Reports
If you don’t recognize the name “Tony Fadell” offhand, don’t worry; I didn’t either until I looked into it. Suffice it to say he’s a former Senior Vice President with Apple, and it must be good to have friends in high places as his new Nest Learning Thermostat is set [...]
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Steve Jobs Would Have "Lost His Mind" Over Siri Performance, Say Reports
While many of us think of Siri as an impressive little piece of hardware that only occasionally screws things up–which many of us shrug about and then remember, oh, yeah, it’s a beta product–the same cannot reportedly be said of Apple staffers, who are growing increasingly embarrassed by Siri’s faux [...]
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BBC iPlayer System To Hit New Venue In Coming Weeks, Say Reports
For those of you out there with BBC iPlayer on one device or another, you’re probably enjoying it. There’s quite a bit of good material on the BBC, especially stuff like Top Gear and Doctor Who. Hard not to like what’s showing up out there, of course, though some of [...]
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New Dell Hardware Releases Get Unexpected Photo Outing
It’s hard not to be impressed, in general, with the Dell lineup. Sure, sometimes it’s not all it’s cracked up to be, but most of the time they put together a solid piece of laptop joy that does a great job of keeping running and doing so with plenty of [...]
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MIT Developing New Piece Of Star Trek Technology
The one great thing, I’ve always said, about science fiction was that, while it was often today’s science fiction, it was often tomorrow’s science fact. And we’ve seen plenty of technology pulled whole and breathing out of the Star Trek universe of late, with the folks at MIT looking to [...]
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Google Tablet Looks To Ship Soon, Say Reports
With Apple not surprisingly interested in potentially bringing out a small tablet, it’s just as not surprising that Google would have a likewise interest. I mean, let’s face it: the Kindle Fire is doing almost unbelievably well in a down economy, thanks to all the extra stuff that can be [...]
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NASA Brings Back Retro Solution For Space-Based Computers
It’s hard to believe that NASA can still generate news, especially given all the recent setbacks it has suffered in recent months. But here they are with a whole new solution for computer power, and this particular solution is going to be just a little bit retro.
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Apple TV Could Play To Portability Needs, Say Reports
A new analyst report has emerged, providing a little insight toward new possibilities for Apple. And perhaps the biggest one comes from Forrester’s James McQuivey, who recently released a report detailing one possible big reason Apple’s television could be the one to watch, by making it not so much a [...]
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Gigabit Squared Plans To Bring Gigabit Fiber Networks To Ohio
Boy, what a difference a year makes, huh? Seems like only about last year around this time we were talking about Google’s attempts to bring gigabit fiber internet service to the masses, at least, masses in a very small area. But Ohio is looking to join in the fray thanks [...]
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