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Set-top shakeup is in the cards

Set-top shakeup is in the cardsSelf Serving Pap from Paxton[i]"There really aren't any benefits to consumers," said Mike Paxton, an analyst with In-Stat.[/i]Bullshit. I have an HDTV with CableCard built in. Yet I still have to rent a box from Comcast because they won't make CableCard work right....

Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Set-top shakeup, cable, CableCard, set-top, cable card, Paxton, TV

Discussion threads 2007-07-01

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Average US household credit card debt is $8,565

Americans carry $2.56 trln in consumer debt, up 22% since 2000 alone, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The average household’s credit card debt is $8,565, up almost 15% from 2000. ?verage US student emerges from college carrying $20,000 in educational debt. Household debt, including mortgages and credit cards, represents...

Tags: Credit Card, Debt, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, AM

Blog posts 2008-07-20

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir  and I was asked to register...

Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-19

Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?

After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!

Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, workstation, Vista x64, Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop, server, Vist-___

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset

Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headsetWhy is it?You praise the proprietary Magsafe connector on the MacBook but dis the one for this device. How about that 30 pin iPod connector that everyone pays through the nose to use on their products? Is this just another case of double standards?...

Tags: Jawbone 2, headset, Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset, Bluetooth headset

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?

So, it would seem we have found the outer limits of user tracking and ad-serving. At a House hearing yesterday, NebuAd ran into universal condemnation for its plans to monitor broadband customers' web visits and deliver targeting advertising, reports News.com's Declan McCullagh. Contemptible. Goes against everything...

Tags: Web, Advertisement, Cable Company, Internet Service Provider, Notice, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cable, Channel Management, Network Technology, Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

UPDATE: AT&T free WiFi access offer to iPhone owners is up again, NOT!

We have seen the on and off saga of free WiFi at AT&T hotspots for a couple of months now and it looks like iPhone users may again have access to free WiFi at AT&T locations, such as Starbucks. There doesn't seem to be any time limit on access either,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-18

News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest

Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Sound Recorder (exe)

Sound recorder is the simplest way to record sound on your machine. Anything that plays through your speakers can be recorded as well as microphone and line in inputs used for external devices. Files are recorded in Wav file format as it is one of the most available and one...

Tags: Microphone, Recorder, EndicoSoft, Files

Software downloads 2008-07-18

USB Digital Media Data Recovery (exe)

Download Portable mp4 player songs recovery to undelete Mp3 photo songs, images, music, and digital snaps from thumb drive, pen drive, external hard disk, removable drive, compact flash memory card, multimedia card, memory stick, smart media, SD card or equivalent removable media. MP4 audio player files rescue software can restore...

Tags: Multimedia, Photograph, USB, Drive Recovery Software, Flash Memory, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Top digital camera vendors partner to develop new wireless transfer technology

Imagine being able to display photos on your TV screen just by touching your digital camera to the TV--no more card readers or cables to fuss with. Today, Sony along with the likes of Canon, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung, and eight other big names in consumer electronics announced an...

Tags: Consortium, Digital Camera, Camera, Wireless, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Romanian authorities arrest cybercrime suspects

Well, eight days, and a joint effort to help prevent phishing and two major arrests related to identity theft, and I feel like we've made a decent attack on the identity theft culture. Score one for the good guys for once. Just a day after reading...

Tags: Arrest, eBay Inc., Romania, Romanian, Phishing, Identity Theft, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Techie's green pet: IDC develops new report card for tech asset recyclers

Does your IT services company make the grade when it comes to retiring and disposing of technology assets in the greenest way possible? Researcher IDC has come up with a new certification and weighting system for IT assess disposal functions that it is calling the Green Recycling...

Tags: Asset, Card, International Data Corp., Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Optimus Maximus

Despite its innovative approach to keyboard design, the OLED-based Optimus Maximus keyboard is best considered an expensive novelty. Its $1,600 price tag keeps it out of the hands of the average consumer, and we also question the practical benefit of using 113 customizable OLED screens as an input device. There...

Tags: Keyboards, Lebedev Studio, default layout, Optimus Maximus, Optimus Corp., keyboard

Product reviews 2008-07-17

The edge-centric Internet

The edge-centric InternetRE: Edge Centric InternetSir,RE: The edge-centric InternetYour idea sounds good from the stand point of greenness. I would be curious as to how the ISP and myself would go about securing such data stored on a drive in my pc. Right now i have 5 pc's in my...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Routers & switches, Backups, Network technology, centric Internet, Internet, router

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along

NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...

Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

Panasonic DMR-EA18K

In preparation from the upcoming analog-to-digital DTV transition, any device manufactured since 2007 and equipped with a standard analog NTSC tuner has been federally mandated to also include a digital ATSC tuner. For manufacturers of DVD recorders, that leaves two options: include a digital tuner, which increases the price a...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, tuner, Panasonic DMR-EA18K, Direct Navigator, recorder, Panasonic

Product reviews 2008-07-16

AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source

Sources said a deal with Yahoo would likely involve merging AOL--with Time Warner keeping a share, and a deal with Microsoft would have Redmond completely taking over AOL. NEW YORK--Time Warner's discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft or Yahoo have taken on new...

Tags: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet, Search, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Reuters, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, mergers

News items 2008-07-16