A Proprietary Web? Blame the W3C
A recent post of mine about Firefox and my general view of corporations and organizations caused a bit of a stir. It even caught the attention of Asa Read More…
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Rhapsody’s New DRM-Free MP3 Store with Full Song Previews
Today’s big announcement comes from Rhapsody, the online music service previously known for its subscription-based streaming music for a monthly feeRead More…
Sony: Big News & A Recap of Blunders Just in The Past Year
Sony has spent the last three years restructuring the company and today releases its big plans for growth. Apparently, the next big thing is electroniRead More…
Firefox 3: Impressions, Issues, and Verdict
It’s been nearly a week since I installed Firefox 3. And though the end result is largely positive, the process wasn’t free of complications. As IRead More…
PlayStation 3 Getting In-Game Ads Two Years After Xbox 360
Sony has some big news coming out today: The company will allow “dynamic” ads to be placed in PlayStation 3 games. The Wall Street Journal is callRead More…
Blu-ray Movies Now Affordable. Players? Not So Much.
An Amazon promotion good through June 9 has over 100 Blu-ray movies in the $14 to $20 range (with many around $14-$15). I thought this would be a goodRead More…
The Firefox Catch-22, Will Firefox 3 Help?
A New York Times article reminded me of my love/hate relationship with Firefox. The article points out that Firefox 3 will be released next month withRead More…
Microsoft Offers Cash Back to Searchers, But for How Long?
More details are likely forthcoming shortly, as Microsoft plans to announce a big search initiative later today. But in the meantime, restless bloggerRead More…
Paul’s Soapbox: DRM, 3G, Playstation Home
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 juRead More…
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’sRead More…