CBSNews.com Will Start Linking To CBS Affiliates Websites (2008)
Following the lead of CNN.com, CBSNews.com has begun linking to its CBS affiliates for local news stories.
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Apple Pulls Out Of NAB (2008)
Apple is pulling out of NAB this year. What does this mean for the future of this broadcast conference?
American Podcasting Audience Soars Past 18 Million Users (2008)
If you thought podcasting was just a fad, then think again. The U.S. podcasting audience reached 18.5 million in 2007, according to eMarketer, and is projected to top 65 million by 2012 with 25 million listeners downloading one or more podcasts a week. Podcast Advertising Growth Ad spending on podcasts in the U.S. is also …
Apple Announces 16GB iPhone With 3G
Yesterday, Apple unveiled a new 16GB iPhone ($499) that will work on AT&T’s faster 3G network. When the iPhone was first announced in January 2007, Steve Jobs said 3G would need to become more widespread in the United States and much more energy efficient before it’s included in the iPhone. I guess that time has …
Apple TV Update Delayed
Last week Apple announced they needed another couple of weeks to finish updating the Apple TV software that will finally allow users to rent movies directly from the TV rather than having to download on the computer and sync or stream the video to the Apple TV device. This anticipated software upgrade will be available …
Croatian Smurfs Fail World Record Attempt (2008)
395 Croatian Smurfs gathered in an attempt to set a world record for "most Smurfs gathered together at one time." However, it was all in vain.
Star Trek Actor Wil Wheaton Endorses Barack Obama For US President
Wil Wheaton endorses Barack Obama for US President.
Quarterlife TV Show Gets An Official Premiere Date From NBC (2008)
Good news for fans of Quarterlife. Not only has NBC has acquired the popular Internet series, but they've set a premiere date and a time slot.
Apple TV Take 2: Movie Rentals, No Computer Required
Steve Jobs announced an update to the Apple TV at Macworld San Francisco this week as well as iTunes Movie Rentals, which were already rumored to be part of his Macworld keynote speech. Jobs admitted that Apple’s online video plan had been a disappointment and that users didn’t take to watching online video the way …
MacBook Air Announcement: Steve Jobs Announces New Laptop At MacWorld (2008)
Steve Jobs' official MacBook Air announcement took place at Macworld today. The new laptop is incredibly thin but powerful.
Apple Pivots Video Strategies To Help Boost Apple TV Adoption
Apple plans on overhauling their Apple TV strategy by making a couple major changes.
Macworld: iPhone 1.1.3 Update
It turns out that Andru Edwards from GearLive.com was right about the iPhone 1.1.3 update. Here’s a rundown of the new features that were announced at Macworld… New features include: location data via cell tower triangulation (via Google) or WiFi triangulation (via Skyhook Wireless) Webclips – ability to make sections of web pages into widgets …
Did Paramount Just Drop HD-DVD?
UPDATE: Paramount spokeswoman Brenda Ciccone made this statement in response to reports that Paramount is abandoning the HD-DVD format: “Paramount’s current plan is to continue to support the HD-DVD format.” The statement didn’t specify if Paramount would also produce Blu-ray DVDs in addition to HD-DVDs. It will be interesting to see how this story pans …
Rumor: Apple And Jay-Z Are Launching A New Record Label
Forget all the hype around iTunes movie rentals. It looks like something even bigger will get announced at MacWorld this year. According to the rumors, Apple is launching a record label with Jay-Z, who’s set to step down from Def Jam Records once his employment contract with Universal Music Group expires. Jay-Z has one more …
iTunes Movie Rentals – Rumors Say They Are Coming Soon (2008)
According to reports, Apple is close to announcing plans to make Fox and Disney movies available as online rentals via iTunes (US). Apple CEO Steve Jobs is likely saving the official iTunes rentals announcement for his Macworld Expo keynote on Jan. 14. How iTunes Movie Rentals Would Work Customers would pay a fee to download …
Big fat finale for The Biggest Loser
The 2007 finale of Biggest Loser was the biggest winner on TV last night.
Why The USPS Hates Netflix Envelopes
The USPS Inspector General's office is not happy with the red envelopes used by Netflix for their DVD mailings because they have to be hand sorted.
