Child Wants Cellphone; Reception Is Mixed
To her parents’ amusement, Hannah Stacks, a third grader in Rye, N.Y., started asking for her own cellphone at age 6. To their consternation, …
NBCU rolls out ‘Digital2Go’ mobile initiative
NBC Universal’s Digital2Go initiative includes the launch of two dedicated, linear video channels on the MediaFLO mobile service — NBC2Go and …
The Office- New Video
We can’t get enough of the saga between Pam and Jim on “The Office.” Here’s the tag: For all you Office fans — a funny …
Vinyl Junkies Help Rescue Rare Music From Obscurity
Vinyl records collectors don't just buy music, they rescue it from obscurity. Their efforts prevent discontinued recordings from going extinct.
MySpace Sues Sanford Wallace The Spam King For Creating Fake Profiles (2007)
Sanford Wallace, the Spam King, is being sued for setting up thousands of fake profiles on MySpace containing unnatural links to porn and gambling …
TIME WARNER MAY SELL AOL: ANALYST’S NOTE
Time Warner may sell AOL in the next 18 months because of a “challenging” profit outlook at the Internet unit, said Bear Stearns & Co. …
Sony Adds TV Shows to iTunes
Last week Sony Pictures Television made its programming available for the first time in Apple’s iTunes Store (US). Episodes from current shows …
Conan Flashback
Here is an older skit from “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” the Walker Texas Ranger lever. Every time Conan pulls the lever, we get …
Google canvasses for political ads
As the 2008 presidential campaign gets rolling, Google Inc. wants to be every candidate’s running mate. That was clear early one morning this …
An MP3 Player With Bluetooth: Look, Ma, Stereo but No Wires
Tiny MP3 players are a dime a dozen nowadays — but how many have Bluetooth? The Insignia 4-Gigabyte Player can transmit stereo MP3 music and video …
Chief Says F.C.C. Is Against Cellphone Use on Airliners
The Federal Communications Commission will give up on the idea of allowing cellphone use on airplanes, the chairman said on Thursday, because it is …
NBC and News Corp. to Create YouTube Rival
Two big media companies, the News Corporation and NBC Universal, finally announced today their joint venture to sell video clips and entire shows and …
First Generation Apple TV Unboxing Photos
Guess what showed up in the mail today? After a lot of anticipation, my first-generation Apple TV was finally delivered. Here are some of my first …
NBC on more solid ground
As he meets with the nation’s top media buyers this morning, NBC Entertainment prexy Kevin Reilly is in for a different reception than the one …
Apple Finally Released The Apple TV
In the technology world, conventional wisdom says that we’ll soon be saying R.I.P. for the DVD. Internet downloads are the future, baby. No …
Retro Games In Stop Motion [video]
Pes from EatPES.com frequently makes stop motion short films and commercials, but their latest work titled “Game Over” is a masterpiece. …
