In The News for 5-17-2013 – Regal Cinemas offers closed-caption glasses, Google combines cloud storage space and Microsoft says it’s time to lay off criticizing Windows 8. Continue reading
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Where Can You Find Original Series? EVERYWHERE!
Sunday, May 12th, 2013Originally series, once the exclusive property of the TV networks are now popping up everywhere, including on-demand services such as Hulu Plus and Netflix. Continue reading
In The News – 5-10-2013
Thursday, May 9th, 2013In The News – 5-20-2013 – XP users are refusing to let go of the operating system, Adobe says goodbye software and hello cloud and the Senate passes an Internet sales tax. Continue reading
Girl Scouts Add Video Game Design Merit Badge
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013As part of a push to encourage girls to pursue science and technology related fields, the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles has teamed with Women in Games International to create a new merit badge for young video game developers. Continue reading
Government Wants Texting, Mapping, Internet Disabled In Cars
Monday, April 29th, 2013Your in-vehicle electronics could get you killed -that’s why the government whats automakers to disable devices that enable in-vehicle texting, Internet access, mapping and other potential distractions. Continue reading
Microsoft To Make Xbox Announcement May 21
Monday, April 29th, 2013Microsoft announced that it’s ready to reveal the next generation of Xbox on May 21 at a even it promises will reveal a new generation of gaming at an event on the company’s Xbox campus in Redmond Washington n May 21. They have a countdown clock to the big event posted on their website. Continue reading
The Newest Way to Watch TV: Aereo
Saturday, April 27th, 2013Aereo is a new web based video service that offers live TV streaming and virtual DVR service for a small fee to your computer. It is perfectly legal and safe and offers a great alternative to traditional TV. Continue reading
In The News 4-26-13
Thursday, April 25th, 2013In The News 4-26-13: Strong support in the House and Senate for an Internet sales tax could mean online retailers could soon be required to charge state sales tax for purchases and Comedy Central is teaming up with Twitter for a comedy festival. Continue reading
In The News for 4-12-2013
Thursday, April 11th, 2013In The News for 4-12-2013 – Broadcasters worry about “Zero TV” homes, the new Xbox expected to be unveiled soon and no GPS while driving in California. Continue reading
There’s a Cell Phone Upgrade Fee On My Bill… What’s it For?
Thursday, April 11th, 2013Why is there an upgrade fee on my bill? What did i get for that fee? Can it be refunded? I try to answer all of these questions and more. Continue reading
What is Crowd Funding?
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013Learn all about a new way to connect backers with creators of creative content – crowd funding! Continue reading
Google To Pay $7 Million Fine For Drive-By Wi-Fi Snooping
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013Tech giant Google has settled a lawsuit accusing the company of violating privacy rights during its Street View Mapping Project. The cars used in the project were outfitted with equipment and software that collected information from unsecured wireless networks. Continue reading
Adobe Ending Disc Sales For Creative Suite Products
Monday, March 18th, 2013Adobe, the maker of popular products like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere, After Effects and Acrobat is ending the sale of physical discs in stores at the end of April. Continue reading
Microsoft Changes Its Mind – Office 2013 Now Transferable
Monday, March 11th, 2013Microsoft has changed its mind about Office 2013. The company had previously announced that if you purchased Office 2013 and the computer it was installed on failed, you were just out of luck. But thanks to angry consumers, that policy is changing. Continue reading
3D Printers Create Prosthetic Ears From Living Ink
Friday, March 1st, 2013Physicians at Cornell University say they’ve used a 3D printer with a biological ink to create a replica of the human ear that looks and functions like a real one. And that’s good news for the thousands of children born with congenital ear deformity every year and those who have lost an ear to accident or cancer. Continue reading
In The News 03-01-2013
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Big news causes quite a stir within Yahoo! and Instagram reaches quite a milestone. Get all the in depth news in this week’s edition of In The News! Continue reading
New Chip Gives Camera Phone Photos Professional Look
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Your camera phone photos could soon look a whole lot better thanks to a chip designed by scientists at MIT. They say it automatically gives a professional look to shots by instantly making adjustments to things like lighting and color. Continue reading
In The News 02-22-2013
Thursday, February 21st, 20137 years. That’s how long it’s been since Sony released its popular (and expensive) PlayStation 3. That all changed Wednesday when Sony announced their next generation system, the PlayStation 4 (no points for creativity, but points scored for consistency). Continue reading
Coming Soon: PixelTone Voice-Controlled Image Editing
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013How would you like the ability to edit digital images using the sound of your voice? That technology could be coming to your tablet, phone or laptop soon. Continue reading
