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Dish Network escalates DVR war with new “Hopper” system
Guys. My life changed forever this morning. I happened to catch a commercial for Dish Networks new Hopper DVR and immediately rushed online to find out more about it. An hour later, I had scheduled my installation for Monday morning. ... -
Trouble In Cupertino?
A former Apple employee claims that the new Apple TV user-interface was shot down by late CEO Steve Jobs. According to Redmond Pie Jobs hated the new UI, shelving it 5 years ago. With Tim Cook at the helm, we’ve ... -
Facebook puts on legal cape, flies to the rescue
Interesting report from Ars Technica saying that Facebook is considering several options, including lawsuits, to prevent current and potential employers from demanding employee Facebook login details. It is becoming an increasingly popular tactic for job interviewers to ask for an ... -
Quest for the new iPad
As discussed in our upcoming pilot episode of the podcast, here is my video chronicle of obtaining the new iPad last Friday. -
Ask Microsoft what sour grapes sound like. I’m guessing something like “Whah Whaaah”
Mary-Jo Foley over at ZDNet says she has seen an internal Microsoft email telling its employees that they will no longer be allowed to purchase any Apple products with their expense accounts. This new policy is certainly understandable given that ... -
Netflix iOS app updated with retina graphics, but where is our HD video?!
Netflix announced on their Twitter feed that they have updated the iOS Netflix app to utilize high resolution images, to better show off the new iPad’s snazzy retina display. Beautiful HD video streaming to accompany those graphics though… well, we’ll ...