AT&T Launches an Emergency Blimp In the aftermath of natural disaster or mass terror, emergency personnel need reliable phone and internet service. Unfortunately, such incidents often bring critical damage to communication networks. Where cable or fiber networks are disrupted, how…Continue Reading →
Comcast May License XFinity Flex Comcast wants to get its advanced video products, including XFinity X1 and XFinity Flex, into as many homes as possible. To this end, it seeks partners. For several months, Comcast has discussed licensing of its…Continue Reading →
DISH Unveils AirTV Mini & Wireless Network Some corporations know how to throw a party. The largest satellite TV system in America certainly does, as exemplified by its Team Summit in Phoenix last month. TEAM SUMMIT is Dish Network’s big…Continue Reading →
Do You Need a Vertical Screen TV? Do you need a TV set with a vertical screen? Years ago, we would have scoffed at such a question. But with most amateur videos uploaded to social media shot in vertical (or…Continue Reading →
Could Assassin’s Creed Help Rebuild Notre Dame? Could a video game help to rebuild a cathedral? This may seem an odd question, but it has acquired relevance since the holocaust that gutted the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on April…Continue Reading →
Can You Download Clothing from the Web? You have long been accustomed to downloading information from the internet, and now you can easily download music and video. But these are only forms of data. They are immaterial. Could you also…Continue Reading →
World Wide Web Due for Replacement? Does the internet need replacement? Tim Berners-Lee, who invented what was then known as the world wide web, says it does. His brainchild, he says, has drifted far from what he envisioned. According…Continue Reading →
Hackers Can Listen to Your Screen By now, you’ve received multiple warnings about your webcam. You know that hackers can hijack it and use it to spy on you. Protecting yourself from visual surveillance is easy, though. All you have…Continue Reading →