Linkpost | 6.30.2011
• TouchPad Needs More Apps, Reboot To Rival iPad – The WSJ’s Walt Mossberg reviews HP’s new webOS-based TouchPad tablet. It’s cool, but unfinished and no match for the iPad. Also reviews from the NYT’s...
View ArticleLinkpost | 6.30.2011
• TouchPad Needs More Apps, Reboot To Rival iPad – The WSJ’s Walt Mossberg reviews HP’s new webOS-based TouchPad tablet. It’s cool, but unfinished and no match for the iPad. Also reviews from the NYT’s...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.11.2012
• Apple developing Flashback malware removal tool – Apple finally ends its silence on the Flashback Trojan epidemic, saying it’s working on a removal tool that will be released “soon”. • Apple working...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.26.2012
[Note: I'm back from vacation. Many thanks to Peter Hughes for handling the linkposts while I was out. – D.S.] Updated 1:46 p.m. • Google Gets Into The Cable TV Business, For Real – As part of its...
View ArticleLinkpost | 10.6.2012
• Foxconn denies China iPhone plant hit by strike – The company says there’s no strike, though there were two brief disputes several days ago. Reports had indicated thousands of employees walked off...
View ArticleLinkpost | 3.6.2013
• EU fines Microsoft $733M for breaking browser pact – The fine is for breaking an agreement to give Windows users a choice of browsers. It’s the first time the EU has ever had to fine a company for...
View ArticleLinkpost | 4.11.2013
• Computer Sales in Free Fall – Both Gartner and IDC show horrible numbers for personal computer sales in the first quarter, with Windows 8 and interest in tablets getting much of the blame. •...
View ArticleReport: Amazon working on its own streaming TV box
For some time, Amazon.com has been expanding its universe of branded hardware. What began with the Kindle e-book reader has grown into a large stable of readers and tablets. And, of course, there are...
View ArticleThe great debate: Roku vs. Apple TV
When I first set out to go cable-TV-free, I was determined to cut the cord without buying any additional hardware. Surveying my landscape of ways to watch TV via the Internet, it seemed I had...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.17.2013
• Spygate Lawsuit Accuses NSA of Unconstitutional ‘Dragnet Electronic Surveillance’ – A broad coalition of groups sues the NSA in the wake of disclosures about its electronic surveillance. • Responding...
View ArticleLinkpost | 7.27.2013
• When ‘Smart Homes’ Get Hacked: I Haunted A Complete Stranger’s House Via The Internet – Do you have an Insteon home automation system? One that lets you access your home’s components via the...
View ArticleLinkpost | 8.6.2013
• Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos – The founder of Amazon.com pays $250 million for the newspaper that broke Watergate and brought down a president. The obvious jokes here: Did he use...
View ArticleLinkpost | 8.9.2013
• Edward Snowden’s Email Provider Shuts Down Amid Secret Court Battle – Dallas-based Lavabit shuts down, and in a note on its blog, the owner says he can’t say why because he fears being imprisoned....
View ArticleLinkpost | 9.25.2013
[Note: I'll be on vacation Thursday through Oct. 4. My Technology Bytes co-host Peter Hughes will be handling the Linkposts while I'm out. – D.S.] • Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX: power, with a helping hand...
View ArticleNetflix gets a major facelift, but it may not come to your TV
Netflix looks one way on a Roku, another way on an Apple TV, and yet another way on a Smart TV. That's not really the best experience, so the company has decided to unify its look across multiple...
View ArticleCES 2014: Roku unveils Roku TV
LAS VEGAS – Saratoga’s Roku is here at the International CES to introduce Roku TV, the next generation of its streaming media players. The difference is instead of a stand-alone device that plugs into...
View ArticleApple TV vs. Roku 3: The great debate, revised
A few months ago, I decided to give the Roku 3 streaming box a try. After using it side-by-side with the Apple TV, I have to say that I'm glad I didn't try it back in June, because it would have made...
View ArticleCord cutting FAQ: She’s got questions, I’ve got answers
Since I began my own cord-cutting adventure in 2013, I’ve heard from a lot of people who are interested in going down the same road. But no one who’s a good friend or family member has decided to drop...
View ArticleCord cutters have no excuse not to watch the Super Bowl
CBS cranks things up a notch with the Super Bowl and offers multiple ways for cord cutters to watch, ensuring that no one has an excuse not to watch the big game. Let’s take a look at all the options.
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