We’re still in the early days of 4G deployments and adoption, and while I’m loving LTE access on my HTC Thunderbolt, the real impact of next-gen mobile broadband won’t be felt for another year or two. When it does hit, we’re likely to see a lot of changes in how mobile devices and applications are … Read more
Click to enlarge. Thinking of unloading a prior generation iPhone, like me, ahead of the new iPhone 5? In the past I’ve turned to ebay and craigslist to recycle gadgets (for cash), but it’s become a hassle and I’ve been burned too many times (on ebay/PayPal). Leading me to an ebay consignment shop… until they … Read more
A different day, a different story. Experts are now predicting that connected TVs will be hot this holiday season. Jonathan Weitz, a partner at IBB Consulting says that consumers will buy up smart TVs this winter and beyond, and Parks Associates expects more than a tenth of broadband households to purchase a connected TV in … Read more
As expected, Amazon went ahead and launched their tablet entrant earlier this week. And while the Kindle Fire ($199) isn’t some mythical dual-screen affair, the 7″ Android-based slate is a unified portal into Amazon’s online content services — including video streaming, MP3 playback, and of course e-books and digital periodicals. All which makes me wonder … Read more
You’d never know T-Mobile was in the process of possibly being acquired by AT&T from hearing CMO Cole Brodman speak. Today at the GigaOM Mobilize conference, Brodman talked about T-Mobile’s growing handset portfolio and the strength of its 4G HSPA+ network. In fact, Brodman used the conference as a platform to launch officially two new 4G … Read more
Roku’s line of digital media streamers lands Disney video today. While it’s not full length movie or television content, the companies are providing hundreds of short-form video segments from Disney.com. As you can see from the brief walk-thru I filmed, it’s an interesting mix of entertainment and advertisement. And a pretty good deal at the … Read more
It was nearly three years ago that I got my first netbook, an Asus Eee 1000HA. And despite a failed hard drive a year later (still under warranty), and complete failure six months after that, I loved my compact little machine. I loved it so much that I got another one in May of last … Read more
While many of us continue to enjoy the rogue Roku YouTube channel that Google asked to be removed, we finally have word of official support that would enable new customers to partake: We are working on the channel and know just how much our customers want it. Hopefully, I’ll have a date for launch soon, … Read more