Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Electronic Delivery better than DVD’s, for Studios
Films are being sold with a higher profit margin on the internet and on cable than on regular DVD. Jeff Bewkes of Time Warner said that each movie purchased electronically produces $13-$14 in profits for the studio while a DVD is about $10. Along with the increased profit margin Bewkes also noted that the increase [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Jason D.
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Google Co-Founder Finally Enters Blogosphere
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google–which owns Blogger–this week finally created a blog. The blog’s first post, which can be found at http://too.blogspot.com/, reveals that Sergy is predisposed to be at greater risk for Parkinson’s Disease. He found this out through the genetic testing company co-founded by his wife, 23andMe (“genetics just got personal). Interestingly, Brin’s got [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Google,User generated content by Jason T.
Friday, September 19th, 2008
Yearbookyourself.com, a fad for everyone
Not one to pass up an internet novelty that will disappear out of consciousness in about a week. I offer to you www.yearbookyourself.com. Upload any photo of yourself, or friends, and then let the fun begin. Your picture will be placed into a cutout of a stereotype of that year dating back to the 50s. You [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Internet,Sweet by Jason D.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Googlephone on 9/23
Via Engadget, Google along with T-Mobile, will unveil the first “Googlephone”–a phone running on Google’s Android platform. This will pit Google/T-Mobile in direct competition with AT&T and Apple. I wonder if Google will remain the default browser in Safari 4…
No Comments » - Posted in Apple,Google,iPhone by Jason T.
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Aw, Snap! How to see Sad Tab!
I haven’t yet run into Sad Tab through the course of browsing the web using Google’s Chrome. That being said, I wanted to see it for myself. Turns out this is really easy to do. Just type in about:crash into the Chrome Omnibar and BAM! Sad Tab! How awesome is that!? He really [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Google by Jason T.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
App Store is “anti-competitive”
Apple’s iPhone/iPod Touch App Store continues to draw some heavy criticism this week. It appears that some applications which could be considered to compete with Apple’s own apps are being rejected because they duplicate functionality. Seeking Alpha reports that the a developer created a program called Podcaster because it “duplicates the functionality of the Podcast [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple,Content,iPhone,User generated content by Jason T.
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Al Gore creates Internet, John McCain creates Blackberry
I know this is not a political blog, and save for a few recent posts I’ve tried to stay right on the edge of politics. Only commenting on politics when it crosses into our world. Frankly the less politics gets in the way of the entertainment industry and the technology sector the better. It should [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Big Brother by Jason D.
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Awesome! LHC Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment Webcams!!
Watch the action live at the LHC! http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
No Comments » - Posted in Sweet by Jason T.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
Follow-up: What to do if your iPhone is lost or stolen
The grim reality is, there really isn’t anything you can do it seems. I’ve spent countless hours getting bounced back and forth between AT&T and Apple phone representatives and in-store people. AT&T will tell you that you need to contact Apple in order to track your stolen phone. Apple will inform you that they can [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Apple,iPhone by Jason T.
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
‘God Particle’ hasn’t killed us all… yet.
The largest and most expensive particle accelerator in the world, with a cost of $9 billion, was fired up today. The 17-mile’s of tunnel beneath France and Switzerland haven’t disappeared into a black hole yet, and as far as I know Europe hasn’t fallen into a worm-hole and is now in another galaxy, so we [...]