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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The music industry video portal Vevo will launch December 8th. The site, associated with both Sony and Universal, uses YouTube’s platform to host and stream high quality, official music videos from artists. Vevo’s goal is to reclaim the “premium luster” of Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The new ShopSavvy app for the iPhone allows shoppers to photograph bar codes and identify them. ShopSavvy not only identifies the item, but provides information on the product, while locating other retailers and prices. The app could save you a lot Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life, Google knows where you are! Is Android a Windows killer? What happens if you buy a chipped Xbox? And, is “Where My Ihop” a valid legal defense? Plus, I’ll talk with Jeff Hayzlett, Kodak‘s Chief Marketing Officer, I’ll discuss the famous Zagat’s Survey with Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Nina Zagat and Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Time Warner’s long awaited spinoff of AOL will happen December 9th. The spin off estimates that AOL is worth approximately $3.4 billion, 1/11th of Time Warner’s total worth. The $3.4 billion valuation is two billion less than the company was estimated Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. YouTube is updating its site to make way for 1080p HD. The online video destination will make the update live this week, with YouTube working on re-encoding the current set of 720p HD videos to the new format. The upgrade is Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life I did a segment about Email Signature Etiquette. It generated a bit of buzz, so I thought I’d share it with you. Almost every email program lets you automatically add a signature to the emails you send. I’m sure you seen all kinds of interesting ones: flowery ones, very dense Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Android and mobile users click here. Comcast is getting ready to launch its On-demand Online service. During the NewTeeVee Live conference, Interactive Media president Amy Banse announced that the service will launch before Hanukkah, which begins December 11th. Banse also stated Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Microsoft may ban as many as one million XBox Live users for modifying their consoles or playing illegal games. The company believes that between 600,000 and a million users have played pirated games on their system, or modified their Xbox console Continue Reading →

If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Google is stepping up its mobile tracking services. The company added a Location History feature to its Google Latitude application, which specifies locations users have visited, as well as a Google Map which outlines where users can receive flu shots. The Continue Reading →

This week on Digital Life, a real $300 laptop, Samsung TV’s go over the top, Twitter introduces Twitter en Espanol, and T-mobile may think you’re a Metrotextual. Plus, I’ll talk with Gary Shapiro, the President and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, and I’ll discuss social media strategy and tactics with actor/comedian Orlando Jones. I’ll Continue Reading →