Word surfaced earlier this week that Rovi has a new Connected Platform coming to Android. And while we assumed the underlying software stack had to be based on DLNA, a quick note to our Rovi sources has confirmed it. Rovi now joins Skifta in enabling media streaming from an Android mobile device to any DLNA-compliant … Read more
My favorite home music server is getting better. Today Sonos released this teaser video showing off their new Android Controller (much like their very popular iOS Controller) for the Sonos music system. Like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad apps this one will be free. According to the Sonos Twitter feed, the Android app will be available … Read more
You can use a Google account to login to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and dozens of other Google services — but you can also use it to login to third party apps such as online office suites, news readers, and more. That means if someone manages to obtain your Google account info, not only can they … Read more
Let me start by saying that I’m not one to camp out. Heck, I’m not even one to line up. I’m the guy mocking that guy. While I thought today could be the day I finally move on from AT&T, if the queue was too long, I figured I’d probably pick up a CDMA iPhone … Read more
Image via Gaming Angels Google has rolled out a minor update to Google Android which adds support for more Near Field Communication (NFC) features. To be honest, this update isn’t going to mean anything to most people, because there’s only one phone currently shipping with Android 2.3: The Google Nexus S. But for developers, Google Android … Read more
HP held their big webOS event today, in which they detailed how the computer powerhouse intends to leverage their Palm acquisition in 2011. As expected, they’re taking the luscious webOS experience beyond the smartphone… to printers, tablets, and computers (!). But what interests me most is that tablet play. The newly announced webOS TouchPad not … Read more
The folks at Netflix ran a most interesting post yesterday on the company’s technical blog (via ReadWriteWeb). According to the director of engineering, one Netflix device is responsible for roughly 50% of total API calls. The same device, however, isn’t responsible for a comparable level of streaming traffic. In order to cut down on the … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has an uncanny knack for getting Apple rumors right (said people familiar with the matter). Perhaps that’s because these aren’t actually leaks. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that Apple and the WSJ have a cozy relationship, enabling Apple to get its message out in a controlled fashion to a broad … Read more