Facebook’s Metaverse: The Matrix Cometh Before long, Mark Zuckerberg will own all of us. It’s his world, and he’ll expect us to show appropriate gratitude that he allows us to live in it. Consider, for example, his latest brain bubble:…Continue Reading →
Save Money on Streaming Video for Prime Day If you’ve hesitated about subscribing to a video service, this may be the time to stop waiting. For Prime Day, several internet service providers offer free or discounted streaming video to new…Continue Reading →
Slow Internet? What Can You Do About It? If you’re like the rest of us poor sinning mortals, you’ve probably banged your head against a wall at least once in frustration over a slow internet connection. At times, you may…Continue Reading →
Voice Profiling Is Coming. Are You Ready? If you ever order a product by phone, or call customer service, you might undergo voice profiling. On a sales or customer service call, you may have heard the following message: “This call…Continue Reading →
Foul Weather Discounts from AT&T and Verizon You adapt to foul weather the best way you can. I adapt as well as I can. We all do as much as we’re able. Survival can be more difficult, though, if severe…Continue Reading →
Movie Theaters May Stream Movies to Homes For decades, cable, telecom, and satellite video systems have fought fiercely with theater chains and with TV and movie studios– sometimes over market share, more often over licensing. They have to deal with…Continue Reading →
Interactive Livestream Launched by Comcast Following Disney and Sling TV, Comcast is exploring new frontiers in two-way video communication. This includes interactive TV. last month, America’s largest cable system operator launched Watchwith, an interactive livestreaming app, in concert with a…Continue Reading →
You’ve Heard of HDR; Now Get Ready for XDR As you may have heard, one of the most interesting recent developments in video is HDR (High Dynamic Range). HDR provides greater contrast between dark and light, greater detail and subtlety…Continue Reading →
The Federal Communications Commission just approved an interesting new fixed wireless device. Called Skyboxe, the device combines a pay TV box, a WiFi router, and a modem…
Sure, you’ve heard this before. Every few weeks, someone announces a massive breakthrough in internet speed, and over and over again you’ve had reason to question if this will affect your own internet service…