When David Carnoy, an executive editor over at CNET, asked an official Apple Genius for help with his iPhone’s battery life, I don’t think he was prepared for their answer: turn it off to save your battery. I’m not making this up. Apparently, the official Apple Store technicians (referred to as Geniuses) say that leaving […]
In the response to that New York Times article on Netflix’s recent woes, this short paragraph has gotten lost in all the Wall Street Sturm und Drang: Despite the decline in subscribers, the company did well financially in the [third] quarter. It reported net income of $62.5 million, or $1.16, a share, compared with $38 […]
Back in August, I reviewed the Sony GoogleTV I had just purchased. At the time, one of my complaints about the otherwise enjoyable unit involved its often confusing on-screen menus. Today, Google announces a major software update rolling out to Sony GoogleTVs early next week and to Logitech hardware shortly thereafter. I’m techcited to report […]
The New York Times ran a fairly comprehensive story recently about Netflix’s recent troubles. Writers Nick Wingfield and Brian Stelter went over the quick introduction and sudden abandonment of Qwikster, as well as July’s 60 percent price hike. I think they pinpointed exactly why people reacted so differently than CEO Reed Hastings and the Netflix […]
For those of us content to get our entertainment media from our PCs, the last few years have brought a wealth of options. Photos, music, movies, TV, whether downloaded or streamed, it’s virtually impossible to say there’s nothing on anymore. Unfortunately, the PC entertainment experience often leaves something to be desired when it compared to […]
There are times when I despair at mankind’s ability to inflict pain on itself. This is one of those times. Actor/director/weirdo-with-a-following Tommy Wiseau stars in the new web series The Tommy Wi-Show (get it?) from Machinima, in what can only be described as a horrible mess produced solely on the cynical knowledge that regardless of […]
Back to the Future 2 has become the litmus test for whether or not we’ve actually entered “the future.” It looks like we may be one step closer to entering that reality — a team in France has made a hoverboard. That said, the device doesn’t have “the POW-ah” to float more than 2cm off the […]
At Game Developers Conference (GDC) Online in Austin, TX, I spent the majority of the first day listening to the writers of Blizzard talk about their process for developing narrative for their franchises. Their day-long group of talks was named, “The War of Worldcraft: Developing Franchise Narrative in the Transmedia Age”. Transmedia is a fancy […]
All’s been quiet on the Netflix front for a week or so, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when the company made an unexpected announcement early yesterday morning (emphasis mine): It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Cartoon Defense by bbazzigames which usually runs for $.99. […]
