Cablevision Launches iPad App for TV
Following the lead of TWC, Cablevision has launched its own App to watch about 300 channels at home for free on the iPad. Internet access is not needed to view the programming. Both cable companies are pushing the envelope on rebroadcasting purchased content, expecting a court test on the access. The move by New York-based Cablevision comes weeks after Time Warner Cable launched its own iPad app in mid-March. Comments
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Co-Founder Page Returning to Google Helm
Tomorrow is the big day for Larry Page. He will be returning to Google as CEO, replacing Eric Schmidt who will remain as an advisor to both Larry Page and Sergey Brin. "If you can get back to an entrepreneurial management approach, that allows for more innovation," he said. "That gives Larry a foot up in this particular case." Comments
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Is Steve Ballmer Really the Worst Tech Boss?
Glassdoor.com crunched the figures (actually employee votes) and rated Steve Ballmer the lowest of the top dozen CEO's of the leading tech companies. With everything else on the Microsoft CEO's plate, this must have really topped off a good week. If he wasn't a Billionaire, I would feel sympathy for him Thanks and a tip of the hat to The Weazmeister for the link. Between March 2009 and March 2010, Ballmer's average approval rating was 46 percent, but has dropped to 40 percent in the past year. Comments
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True 4G Standard WiMax-2 Approved by IEEE
After 4 years working with hundreds of professionals from over 20 countries, the global standard has been set for WiMax-2 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). While WiMax, LTE and HSPA+ have all -- as far as mainstream branding goes -- been accepted as 4G technologies, only WiMax2 and LTE-Advanced, a next generation of the LTE currently offered, meet the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) criteria for being a true 4G technology. Comments
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Customers Warned After Breach at Epsilon
Epsilon Marketing warned its customers of an illegal entry into its email system, possibly exposing customers email account information. Epsilon launched an investigation into the situation which mainly affects banking system JP Morgan Chase and the Kroger supermarket chain. Epsilon only learned of the breach on Wednesday and it is unclear how serious the issue is. On Friday, spokespeople for Chase and Epsilon declined to say much beyond their prepared statements. Comments
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Ubuntu Delivers Natty Narwhal Linux Beta 1
The latest Linux operating system was released on Friday. This flavor is Ubuntu 11.04 otherwise known by the new tougher sounding labeling system as Natty Narwhal Beta 1. This newest edition has loads of new features and a new interface. This will be the first of the big distros to include 2.6.38 and it will make the Natty experience for even current Ubuntu 10.10 users better. Comments
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Google Mapping in China Faces Shutdown
China is getting tougher with internet mapping services by instituting new regulations and qualifications to operate in the country. To date, Google has not filed for a license, possibly indicating a reluctance to operate the mapping service in China. In fact, Google has had a hard time doing business in China since it withdrew from the Chinese mainland last March. Comments
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Electronic Arts Sued by Game Creator
Robin Antonick, the man who created the concept and the original version of Madden NFL Football, has filed a complaint against Electronic Arts for compensation totaling in the tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. Over the past couple years, EA and Antonick are said to have engaged in confidential settlement negotiations. Comments
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'PlayStation Phone' Launches in Europe, Asia
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, better known as the PlayStation phone, has been released to selected countries in Asia and Europe. The android-based device will be available in the US sometime this spring. The Xperia Play launches with more than 60 games from providers like Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts, and Glu Mobile. Comments
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AT&T Turns Off 4G on New Motorola and HTC Phones
When is a 4G plan just a 3G plan? You will have to ask AT&T since the communications giant has flipped the switch on the new smartphones. AT&T has been pelted with customer complaints, so instead of fixing the problem, the company simply turned off the 4G capabilities. Neat solution, no? For AT&T's consumer and small-business customers, however, two years is a device lifetime, Pierce noted. "AT&T's HSUPA lapse is certainly providing 4G-hungry customers with ample reason to seek out other providers," she added. Comments
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Netflix to stream "Glee," "Sons of Anarchy"
Netflix is growing its available streaming base by widening the commitment with 20th Century Fox for more content. Glee and Sons of Anarchy along with a number of older series from Fox will be the newest additions. Netflix has distribution deals with a number of providers. "Our expanded non-exclusive streaming arrangement with Netflix maintains Fox's flexibility to effectively manage both the content we offer, and the appropriate window of availability relative to our other distribution partnerships." Comments
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Millions of Sites Hit with Mass-Injection Cyber Attack
The ploy is the same: you visit a website and it informs you that your computer is compromised and needs to be scanned. This version is not really all that different, but it looks like it has infected an unusually high amount of computers. The easiest way to beat the malware is just say no. Is the malware getting smarter or the average computer user just getting dumber? Comments
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"Know Your Meme' Acquired by Cheezburger Network
That "I Can Haz" bunch over at Cheezburger are rounding out their catalogue of web sites with the acquisition of Know Your Meme. The website explores various internet memes, investigating and documenting their origins and presenting them in an original manner. Cheezburger founder Ben Huh said in a 2009 interview with Slate.com that he prefers to buy established sites rather than copy them, something he appears to have done here with the pickup of the web's largest meme database Comments
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April 1, 2004: Gmail Hits Webmail G-Spot
It seems April 1st is a very popular day for company birthdays and seven years ago, (it sure feels like Gmail has been around much longer) Gmail made the scene. The introduction of Google's Gmail web-based email client changed the structure of web-based email and raised the bar for others to follow. Some people thought Google was leaving the "beta" tag on the Gmail logo as a joke, a nod to its prankish birthday. "It's not a joke," Coleman said in March 2009. He insisted that Gmail would leave the beta phase once the product reached some specific milestones as a business. And indeed, the beta tag was lifted a few months later, in July 2009 Comments
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