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- HBO programming comes to iTunes
- HBO programming comes to iTunesThere ain't no way in hell I'm BUYING television episodes....Especially at $3 a pop, and especially since it's infected with DRM.Nope. I'll go back to iTunes as soon as I can send Jobs $15 a month to listen to/watch whatever I want whenever I want....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, HBO programming, HBO, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Thoughts on Windows Media Center
- Thoughts on Windows Media CenterSo you are saying......HBO doesn't have a business model. Sorry, facts on the ground say you are wrong."premium"These so-called premium channels are rarely worth it, and the few programs that are, you can simply purchase the DVD's of those shows, or rent them. I have...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Velocity Micro, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PC, digital-rights management, HBO, OCUR, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- HBO to launch a broadband channel?
- HBO to launch a broadband channel?Why can't the give t.v. to the tolley disabled that are home and can't getI'm 100% disabled and always wondered why can't someone give the cable free for the people that only recive $603.00 a month? I know that I'm at home day and night...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Network technology, Cable, home day, broadband channel, T.V., HBO, broadband
- Discussion threads 2006-11-26
- Tax Generater ("Tax)
- The Tax Generater software calculates the tax of the dollar amount you type in the program. This program will also add the total price (tax amount + the number your typed in). This program could be very helpful when on online Web site and you want to buy something and...
- Tags: HBO, Tax Generater Software, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance
- Software downloads 2006-10-20
- HBO not gambling with online betting
- HBO cancelled an in-ring boxing series sponsorship deal with an online betting site, following a vote earlier this month by the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime approving a bill that would ban Internet gambling, according to a report in the New York Post:The sponsor, Sportsbook.com, had appeared on HBO in...
- Tags: HBO, Internet
- Blog posts 2006-05-21
- Cingular Video
- After CDMA carriers Sprint and Verizon got a head start with high-speed EV-DO content services such as Sprint's Power Vision and Verizon's V Cast network, respectively, Cingular finally got on board last month with its own high-speed UMTS 3G service. Along with speeding up Cingular's existing Media Net Internet access,...
- Tags: Overall IT, HBO, video, Cingular Wireless, Cingular Video, mobile marketing
- Product reviews 2006-04-19
- HBO enlists Firefox for series promotion
- HBO enlists Firefox for series promotionTrying to get us to turn off Adblock?"Firefox users will be encouraged to install a browser theme, or skin, that can be downloaded via a link in banner ads."Sure sounds like it. If they didn't want us to, why wouldn't they just have it on...
- Tags: Web browsers, HBO, Mozilla Firefox, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
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- Apple's victory: No music royalty hike. Now what?
- Does this mean it's a moot point, that my blog post this morning - Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing? - is no longer relevant? The Copyright Royalty Board has denied a request by a music publishers association to increase royalties for songwriters...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Copyright Royalty Board, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?
- It's the other battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley and this one, more like a showdown between the record labels and Apple, could determine the future of music on the iTunes Store. The Washington-based Copyright Royalty Board is expected to rule, by today, on a request by...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Apple iTunes, Pricing, Marketing Research, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Flight attendants call for ban of WiFi porn in the skies.
- I kind of laughed out loud when I heard this morning that flight attendants, concerned about the arrival of in-flight WiFi, are calling for a ban on passengers watching pornography in the skies. Why laugh? Because I've never been an HBO subscriber, I had never seen The Sopranos - so,...
- Tags: Flight, Drunk, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Can sites violate net neutrality?
- Can sites violate net neutrality?I would say .."not exactly"This isnt the same case of outright blocking as we all know and have come to love Comcast for doing...however this is adding a perceived "added-value" to an overpriced pipe. IF the ISP decided to tier this and add in a method...
- Tags: NETWORKING, ESPN360, network neutrality, network, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Will consumer economics have an impact on RealNetworks?
- RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser almost made it through his company's quarterly earnings call without taking a jab at Apple and the iPhone. But near the end of the call, he took a quick mathematical poke at Apple to drive home his point that there are plenty of opportunities to launch...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Mobile, RealNetworks Inc., Apple Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels
- DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channelsHow good is Dish's Service/Performance?I'm about ready to leave Cable again. Usability features of their Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes is very, VERY weak.How does Dish's HD DVR stack up to Tivo and the SA Sara-based boxes?RE: DISH Network launches satellite, promises more...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, Dish Network, satellite, network, digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- News to know: Netflix; Google Health; Storm Worm; Fixing Vista
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: The Storm Worm would love to infect you Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: The information lockdown continues Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1 Microsoft: Half of Exchange inboxes to be Microsoft-hosted in five years...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Worm, Vertical Industries, Microsoft Windows, Benefits, Healthcare, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day
- Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- HBO programming comes to iTunes
- Well, that didn't take long. After some rumors of an Apple/HBO tie up yesterday, Apple today announced that HBO content will be available for download today. This is great news because two of my favorite shows are Flight of the Conchords and The Wire. (I've been resisting...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Programming, Pricing, TVs, Digital Music, Marketing Research, Development Tools, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HDBitrate numbers?Can you post the bitrate/codec that the recorded HD shows playback at? The data-rate would be an important factor for some of us as lower bitrates = less quality.ThanksVideo bit rateThis is DVR-MS format, which uses Windows Media codecs. A typical...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cable, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, Right Now IT, Media Center PC, CableCard, HD-DVR, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Center, cable television
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Six months ago, after years of waiting, I finally had a chance to switch my Media Center setup over to a fully digital, cable-compatible, high-definition configuration. How has it worked out? Let's just say you'd have to pry the Media Center remote from my cold dead fingers. ...
- Tags: Cable Television, Dell Computer Corp., Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Center, CableCard, Media Center PCs, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- HD DVD post-mortem: why did Toshiba fail?
- HD DVD post-mortem: why did Toshiba fail?It's all contentWhichever way the studios went, that would be the future. Toshiba was depending on the lower cost of both production and consumer machines to sway the studios, and from a money standpoint, it seemed logical.But the counter by Sony to put...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Hindsight, storage, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., disc, DVD, Sony Corp., disk
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Netflix through your XBOX?
- I wish I could say I had inside knowledge about the veracity of this rumor, but sad to say, I do not. However, I desperately hope that this rumor is true, as it simply makes sense for Microsoft to do something like this. According to this article...
- Tags: Game, NetFlix Inc., Console, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Game Console, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
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