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Have you tried taking a photo with your iPhone or Blackberry and wondered at how quickly the phone can show an image preview? It turns out Kodak owns the patent, and it wants to be paid.

It’s been a big week for Netflix streaming news. And now, here’s something else! Netflix is close to signing a deal with Miramax. That’s according to sources “familiar with the deal” who have talked to the Wall Street Journal. Miramax is a movie studio that was, until recently, owned by [...]

If you have Time Warner Cable as a cable provider, you know that with internet, a couple of DVRs and the HD package – your monthly bill can get kinda pricey. But, I’ve never seen a bill from TWC as high as $16,000,000. One man did. Lt. Daniel DeVirgilio, an [...]

As was the case with the Mobile World Congress, the end of a trade show usually puts me in the post-mortem state of mind. And the 2011 CTIA was no different, so I put together a list of the top seven big winners from the 2011 CTIA show. There were [...]

As great as reading is, there are just some times when you can’t. I personally keep a stockpile of audio books in my car in a variety of formats (I have yet to find a replacement for my copy of Dave Barry’s A Complete Guide To Guys on cassette, of [...]

Comcast subscribers are going to get a little extra punch if they’re also iOS users–you’ll be able to get a lot more out of your iPad and iPhone with the release of the third version of Comcast’s Xfinity App. Several big changes have been made, some you’ll notice right away, [...]

Rhapsody has officially come to another mobile platform — Windows Phone 7. Of course, the WP7 app joins the apps for iOS, Android and the BlackBerry. Seems to be a nice roundup. And for those not as familiar with Rhapsody, its a subscription music service that is priced at $9.99 [...]

YouTube gets 35 hours’ worth of video uploads per minute. This includes viral hits (like that Friday song that got 40+ million views) and some outliers that almost never get watched. If you’d like to join the craze, you don’t have to own video-recording tools.

More bad news for Netflix and other online video rental sites. Starz, the premium cable network that played a role in putting Netflix’ Instant Watch streaming service on the map is taking another swing at the online video service, which seems to get more and more popular every day. They’ve [...]

When you think home audio, Pioneer has to be near the top of the list. They’re widely known for fantastic sound quality, dazzling products, all very much the top of the line. But you may not be familiar with a new offering from them, announced just last year at the [...]