AIR TV BOX FROM SLING TV Last year, Dish Network unveiled Sling TV, its dedicated internet video streaming service. The new platform quickly added new channels. Shortly after launch, its basic package grew from seventeen to twenty-three channels, and Sling…Continue Reading →
4K NETFLIX ON HOPPER 3 When Dish Network launched the Hopper 3 early this year, the new receiver did not create nearly the media sensation that the original Hopper did. This doesn’t make the Hopper 3 insignificant, though. It offers…Continue Reading →
Phillip CorvusMarch 31, 2016AT&T, InternetComments Off on Unlimited Data from AT&T
UNLIMITED DATA FROM AT&T Competition in the home internet market intensifies almost every passing month. AT&T is one of the first major internet service providers promising to lift data caps for certain subscribers. The telecom giant said it will launch…Continue Reading →
MICROSOFT AXES ITS NAZI CHATBOT The best-laid plans of mice and men go oft awry. So it is with all of the works of man, including artificial intelligence. Microsoft received a painful reminder of this truth with its latest release…Continue Reading →
Phillip CorvusMarch 17, 2016AT&T, DirecTV, Internet, TVComments Off on Video Streaming from AT&T
VIDEO STREAMING FROM AT&T When AT&T bought DirecTV a few months ago, it promised big changes in the way DirecTV programming is packaged and marketed. Early in March, the telecom giant revealed important details. In the fourth quarter of this…Continue Reading →
Phillip CorvusMarch 10, 2016DISH, TVComments Off on Local Now on Sling TV
LOCAL NOW ON SLING TV Sling TV, Dish Network’s semi-independent IP video streaming platform, continues to upgrade its service. On Friday, March 4, Sling TV announced that its Local Now service will be available through Roku devices. Local Now, produced…Continue Reading →
Energy-Efficient Wireless Internet We love our mobile devices. We like WiFi because we have access to it nearly everywhere, and we can connect our phones, computers, even our gaming devices when away from our wired home and office internet…Continue Reading →
Phillip CorvusFebruary 20, 2016DISH, Internet, TVComments Off on ABC & Cinemax Now on Sling TV
ABC & CINEMAX NOW ON SLING TV Sling TV continues to expand its channel lineup. Barely one year old, Dish Network’s internet video streaming platform has grown quickly. At the beginning, Sling TV’s core package, called The Best of Live…Continue Reading →
Phillip CorvusFebruary 13, 2016InternetComments Off on Googling Your Brain: IBM Says You Will
GOOGLING YOUR BRAIN Memories, deep in the corners of my mind… Misty watercolor memories of the way we were… Have you ever forgotten your lover’s birthday? Have you ever forgotten an appointment? Have you ever, while briefing your…Continue Reading →
DOCSIS 3.1 Internet by Comcast Tuesday, February 2, 2016 marks an important milestone in the history of the internet. Comcast, the largest cable system operator in America, said it will offer the world’s first DOCSIS 3.1 service to business and…Continue Reading →