Google announced that it's working together with Microsoft on a new YouTube application for Windows Phone. Following a fight with Microsoft over its unauthorized YouTube app, the pair appear to have resolved their differences. Google demanded that Microsoft should remove its app by May 22nd, but Microsoft issued ...
Verizon FiOS Customers Get 1,700+ Free On Demand Titles This Memorial Day Weekend
on 5.23.13
As you dive into the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 24, Verizon FiOS TV customers can get ready for a true TV watching marathon, with more than 1,700 free movies and over 50 full seasons of TV series from a variety of networks, including NBC, Chicago Fire, Smash, The Voice, Grimm, BBC America, HGTV, Food Network, ...
Is the PC Dead? Looking Back on Two Decades of Debate
on 5.23.13
Futurist Paul Saffo may have been the first to proclaim the PC dead back in 1991. Six years later, PC Week editor John Dodge refuted Saffo’s position, claiming the PC was not dead and that it “will be with us a long time.” Ironically, these two were on the front lines of a more than two-decade-long debate over the ...
AT&T: ‘Any’ Mobile Chat App Will Work on Network by End of 2013
on 5.23.13
When Google Hangouts first launched, we noted that AT&T Android customers couldn't use its video chat capabilities on a cellular network. A statement from AT&T implied that video chat could be used on downloaded apps (like the iOS Hangouts app), but that Google would need to work with AT&T to enable it for ...
Microsoft Updates Windows Phone’s YouTube App, Google Asks for Removal
on 5.23.13
Microsoft is updating its Windows Phone YouTube app. In a statement to The Verge, the company says it's making some changes to address concerns from Google. "Microsoft updated the Windows Phone YouTube app to address the restricted video and offline video access concerns voiced by Google last week," says a spokesperson. "We ...
Netflix Looks to Double Original Content Next Year
on 5.23.13
We're just a few days away from the long-awaited fourth season of Arrested Development, one of the most high-profile Netflix original series to be released. Ted Sarandos, the man behind the company's ever-burgeoning original content strategy, just sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about Netflix' strategy and what ...
Analyst: Don’t Expect Apple’s Smartwatch Until Late 2014
on 5.23.13
Consumers awaiting Apple's rumored wearable, watch-like device might need to wait until next year before the gadget sees the light of day. That's according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who said Apple "may not have adequate resources" to develop a version of iOS for the device given its efforts to revamp the ...
Kim Dotcom Says Companies Are Violating His Two-Step Verification Patent
on 5.23.13
Hours after Twitter rolled out support for two-step verification, Kim Dotcom has claimed credit for inventing the security feature. In a series of tweets, the embattled Megaupload founder points to a patent dating back to 1997 as proof for his claim, and accuses companies including Google, Facebook, and Twitter of ...
Chevy’s Spark EV Electric Car Priced Below $20,000
on 5.23.13
Forget pricey Teslas; Chevrolet announced pricing for its Spark EV model at $27,495. If a buyer qualifies for the full federal tax credit of $7,500, that price drops to $19,995. The Spark EV goes on sale in June but will be limited to California and Oregon. California owners will be able to apply further credits up to ...
Google Engineer Points Out Major Flaw in Windows 7 and 8
on 5.23.13
A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" just days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights. Microsoft acknowledged the vulnerability late Wednesday. "We are aware of claims ...
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