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In news from the official Yahoo blog today, it’s been noted that the web company’s attempt at a live video streaming site is going kaput! The service had just launched in February, however following an initial buzz-filled launch, “Live” simply failed to take off – so Yahoo is pulling the plug.
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Who said American automotive innovation is over?!
For its 100th anniversary, not to mention the lagging sales in the traditional auto markets, General Motors is introducing the first mass produced electric car, the Chevrolet Volt.
Let’s looks at both the drawbacks and the advantages of the Volt over existing cars. First, the drawbacks: [...]
This one is over four minutes long, but I must say – I found it much more entertaining than the previous commercial. However, the general feel from around the blogosphere is that Microsoft is still missing the mark with this ad. Check it out for yourself:
What are your thoughts? Is this a home-run, [...]
If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out Microsoft’s new commercial, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld – check it out below:
Some people apparently enjoyed this ad, but, really, I have never seen Jerry Seinfeld so unfunny. The whole time watching, I was waiting for a rib-tickling line, or at least [...]
Sony has spent the last three years restructuring the company and today releases its big plans for growth. Apparently, the next big thing is electronics products that connect to each other and the Internet and stuff. You know, downloading movies onto a [...]
On a recent call to Cox about a billing issue I was having I stumbled across a very interesting finding: Cox is already implementing data transfer caps. The rep on the phone told me about it, and acted like it was no big deal. Intrigued, I looked into this further [...]
Last night Netflix sent out an email (full text below) explaining that it will be getting rid of profiles. For those unfamiliar, the profile feature allows one account to have multiple profiles. For example, you could pay $13.99 to get 2 DVDs at a time sent to your addresss but have one DVD come [...]
An Amazon promotion good through June 9 has over 100 Blu-ray movies in the to range (with many around $14-$15). I thought this would be a good time to revisit getting into Blu-ray. The last time I checked out Blu-ray [...]
Paul’s Soapbox is a regular feature of TechConsumer where I sound off on various tech topics/products that I’m interested in (or hate). This is just my $.02, so consider yourself warned. This week’s subjects are all over the place: DRM, “3G” Wireless, and Playstation Home.
Video Comments Are Here: This Could Be Huge… Or a Flop
TechCrunch made the announcement today that all of its blogs will have the option for you to leave video comments via a service called Seesmic. It’s a powerful idea with a dead simple execution. As a result, comments are now a mix of text [...]