Goodbye DVD screeners, Emmy voters will receive a Chromecast

Definitely a definitive shift from physical media to the digital streaming age, the Google Chromecast HDMI dongle will be distributed among Emmy voters to provide streaming access of nominated shows.

News         July 14, 2015

Apple Music bump? iOS 8.4 adoption explodes to 40 percent in a week

Likely driven by the growing popularity of the free three month trial of Apple's streaming music service, iPhone users are driving a rapid adoption rate of Apple's iOS 8.4 upgrade.

Apple         July 8, 2015

Microsoft won’t include support for Silverlight in Windows 10 Edge browser

Unlikely to impact the majority of streaming media consumers, Microsoft's video streaming standard Silverlight will not be supported in the upcoming Microsoft Edge Web browser that's shipping with Windows 10.

News         July 4, 2015

Lifetime bets you will pay $3.99-a-month to watch sappy movies

Definitely targeting a niche group of cord cutters, A+E Networks has launched a streaming application that lets subscribers watch Lifetime movies that are related to the ongoing theme on the Lifetime channel.

News         July 3, 2015

Chicago’s new cloud tax forces Netflix subscribers to pay 9 percent more

Definitely impacting cord cutters in the Chicago area soon, city officials have decided to extend the city's amusement tax to cover anyone that subscribes to a streaming audio, video or gaming service.

News         July 1, 2015

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested for assault on UCLA campus

Arrested for allegedly assaulting an assistant coach on the UCLA football team with a kettlebell weight, Sean 'Diddy' Combs was taken into police custody on Monday following the incident on his son's college campus.

News         June 22, 2015

Charleston shooter’s manifesto, photos found via WHOIS search

Allegedly uploading a lengthy, racist rant about his decision to commit murder, a deep Web search has uncovered Dylann Roof's manifesto as well as a number of selfies taken to showcase the confederate flag.

News         June 20, 2015

President Obama will appear on Marc Maron’s Web podcast “WTF”

Taking place in a crowded garage on Friday morning, the President of the United States will be recording a lengthy interview with comedian Marc Maron for a podcast that's called WTF.

News         June 18, 2015

Fox’s first four UHD titles will include HDR mastering

Launching with recent films such as Kingsman: The Secret Service and The Maze Runner, Fox is jumping out early to announce support for the Ultra HD format before other studios get into the mix.

News         June 18, 2015

Orange is the New Black Season 3 is now “out on early release”

Definitely great news for fans of the popular prison drama, Netflix decided to debut the new season of Orange is the New Black six hours early.

News         June 11, 2015

Two men arrested for sending threatening emoji over Facebook

Definitely a idiotic way to land a potential five year prison sentence, two men in South Carolina were arrested this month for threats using emoji graphics.

News         June 10, 2015

Man receives $120 ticket for using Apple Watch while driving

It was just a matter of time before someone would be pulled over for using a smartwatch while driving. A young Canadian man just got a hefty ticket for using his Apple Watch while operating a vehicle.

Cars         May 29, 2015

Walmart preps $50-a-year shipping service to take on Amazon Prime

Possibly ideal for anyone that regularly shops on Walmart.com, the retail giant will be launching a competing service to Amazon Prime later this year that will provide three day shipping on most orders.

News         May 28, 2015

Firefox will scan your browsing history to suggest advertiser sites

Possibly a feature that you will want to flip off if privacy is important to you, Mozilla is working with advertisers to suggest sponsored sites that are related to your Web browsing history.

News         May 22, 2015

Ultra HD Blu-ray finalized, 4K discs headed to the home theater

Potentially good news for anyone that's an early adapter of Ultra HD television technology, specifications for Ultra HD Blu-ray discs are now complete and production on software as well as hardware can begin.

News         May 13, 2015

Will Comcast’s 2-Gigabit service be priced at $300 a month?

Published on Comcast's site accidentally before being hastily removed today, the company's Gigabit Pro service that will offer 2-Gigabit speeds may cost consumers approximately $3,600 a year.

News         May 11, 2015

AT&T scales back speed throttling on unlimited LTE data users

Possibly good news for any AT&T subscriber that's still on an unlimited data plan, the wireless provider has limited the practice of data throttling to time periods of heavy network congestion.

Mobile         May 6, 2015

Will Microsoft’s holographic headset allow you to read emotions?

Happy or sad? Confused or bored? Angry or surprised? Microsoft may give you the edge on reading people's emotions using the HoloLens headset according to details within a related patent.

News         April 28, 2015

Best Buy will start accepting Apple Pay in stores later this year

Inadvertently making that expensive Apple Watch slightly more useful, Best Buy has decided to start accepting Apple Pay in all stores within the United States before the end of 2015.

Apple         April 27, 2015

U.S. Marshal smashes woman’s smartphone to avoid being recorded

Yet another instance of a law enforcement agent being filmed behaving badly, a U.S. Marshal was recently recorded grabbing a smartphone away from a citizen filming the police and smashing the device on the ground.

Mobile         April 22, 2015

Netflix’s streaming hit, Daredevil, gets renewed for second season

Definitely good news for Marvel fans as well as comic book fans in general, Netflix's Daredevil will return in 2016 for a second season and likely branch out to include more villains from the comic books.

News         April 21, 2015

Ditch your cords with IKEA’s wireless charging furniture

Definitely easier than hunting down a charging cable, IKEA's new furniture line includes wireless charging inserts that will charge any mobile device that supports the Qi wireless charging standard.

Smart Home News         April 15, 2015

Florida teen charged with hacking felony for changing computer wallpaper

Once again, Florida doesn't disappoint when it comes to ridiculous news. An eighth-grader could receive a sentence for up to five years for changing a computer's background wallpaper at his school.

News         April 11, 2015

Chris Hansen may revive To Catch a Predator using Kickstarter

Likely to change due the vast differences in online communication compared to seven years ago, Chris Hansen's To Catch a Predator reboot will have to adapt to a Snapchat-world if the Kickstarter campaign is a success.

News         April 10, 2015

Citizen films fatal police shooting with smartphone, officer charged with murder

Thanks to a video recorded on a smartphone by an anonymous citizen, the true account of a fatal police shooting was captured and has led to the arrest of a police officer in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mobile         April 7, 2015

OnLive streaming game service closing on April 30 due to Sony buyout

Likely closing down due a lack of users and an attractive buyout option from Sony, OnLive will be closing down at the end of the month while Sony acquires patents that could impact the company's PlayStation Now service.

News         April 2, 2015

Securifi adds smart home automation features to Almond routers

Designed to provide a whole home automation solution without the need for a separate smarthome hub, a new home automation user interface has been added to the latest lineup of Securifi Almond Wi-Fi routers.

Smart Home News         March 30, 2015

Coming soon to a bar near you: Jevo, the Keurig for Jell-O shots

Potentially a great way to get a steady supply of Jell-O shots at your local bar, the Jevo is a new device that takes a page out of Keurig's playbook with a pod system for creating various flavors of Jell-O shots.

News         March 26, 2015

HP ditches Beats Audio in PCs, tablets for Bang & Olufsen

Moving from a widely known audio brand to a luxury brand, HP has entered into a new partnership with Bang & Olufsen in regards to branding and technology for HP's lineup of desktop PCs, laptops and tablets.

Computing         March 24, 2015

Microsoft commits to summer launch of Windows 10 in 190 countries

Definitely ideal if you've been itching to ditch Windows 8.1 for the return of the start menu among other features, Microsoft is targeting a summer 2015 launch for the company's new version of Windows.

News         March 17, 2015

Google releases EMIC, a short film influenced by Interstellar

Designed to create a time capsule of knowledge related to our experiences on Earth, EMIC is a new documentary film that was inspired by the recent theatrical release, Interstellar.

News         March 16, 2015

A mom just shot her 50-inch TV because her kids watched too much of it

Arguably a surefire and ill-advised way to drive children away from embracing the life of a couch potato, an Illinois mom thought it would be a brilliant idea to shoot her 50-inch HDTV while the kids were watching it.

News         March 12, 2015

Pandora launches iOS app for the Pebble smartwatch

Definitely useful if you recently picked up the new Pebble Steel, Pandora has launched official support for the smartwatch to allow users to control music from the Pebble interface.

Mobile         March 6, 2015

House of Cards Season 3 pirated heavily in non-Netflix countries

Likely due to the lack of availability of Netflix Instant streaming, pirating of the latest House of Cards season spiked in areas of the world that still don't have access to Netflix.

News         March 2, 2015