For Android users who like the overall vibe of good, old-fashioned terrestrial radio but would prefer not to cart around a separate device just for the pleasure of listening to ad-riddled FM, there are several solutions in the form of apps. One is Mundu Radio, a free app that packages Shoutcast specifically for the mobile …
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December, 2010
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7 December
The Daily Show app: Everything but full episodes
I’m a huge, huge fan of “The Daily Show.” It’s the single funniest thing on TV, and Jon Stewart is perhaps the smartest guy ever to sit behind a talk-show desk. (The less said about his interviewing skills, however, the better.) Needless to say, it didn’t take a lot of arm-twisting for me to grab the new The Daily Show …
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7 December
Online TV: how IPTV changes everything
IPTV, or internet TV, is a service that enables you to quickly access a wealth of video content and can be as easy to use as turning on your TV. No matter whether you’re looking to find a quick diversion during your coffee break, to catch up on a show you missed or to sit down to the latest movie …
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7 December
TiVo coming to Virgin Media with Web
Good news everybody! Virgin Media has finally announced details of its first TiVo-powered device. The set-top box will access the Web and show you 3D, high-definition and on-demand content, as well as learning what you like and recommending. The box comes with a thoroughly respectable terabyte of storage, housing up to 500 hours of content. A built-in internal modem connects …
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7 December
TiVo to make triumphant return to UK with Virgin Media
We forgive you if you don’t know what TiVo is. Any Americans reading will tell you it’s a PVR that’s done for TV recording what Apple did for MP3 players. Like Google, its success has made its name a verb, leading to some employment for our learned friends. Central to its appeal is a simple, user-friendly interface that makes recording …
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7 December
Virgin Media launches TiVo box to give your telly magic powers
Good news, square-eyes: TiVo is back in Blighty today. Virgin Media is launching its TiVo-powered set-top box today, allowing your telly to access an app store and record things it thinks you’ll like. Magic powers, basically. The TiVo set-top box includes a whopping 1TB hard drive, which means you’ll be able to store huge amounts of telly, even in high …
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6 December
Android 2.3’s ‘Gingerbread’ OS: What’s inside
CNET We’ve been talking about Android 2.3–code-name Gingerbread–for so long, this morning’s Google’s co-announcement with Samsung of the Gingerbread-powered Nexus S was frankly anticlimactic. Nevertheless, version 2.3 of the operating system that’s taking the mobile world by storm is a significant next step in Android’s evolution. While there are plenty of user interface changes (we’ll get to those), some of …
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6 December
Verizon may pay Apple for iPhone semi
Verizon Wireless may be willing to pay Apple to keep the iPhone off competitors’ networks when the carrier eventually gets the device in 2011, one Wall Street analyst says. On Monday Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu published a note to investors in which he cited unnamed sources who indicated that Verizon is willing to pay Apple to keep the iPhone …
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6 December
Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone Zeus Z1 defies the gods in leaked video
By Zeus! A mysterious gamer has risked the wrath of the gods — well, Sony Ericsson — with a video showing the much-anticipated PlayStation phone in action, and naming it the Sony Ericsson Zeus Z1. The phone, based on the Sony PSP Go portable games console, is set to be the first serious attempt to unite the gaming handheld with …
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6 December
Verizon service to let home phones use cell minutes
Verizon is testing a new service that could eliminate the need for a dedicated landline account. Known as Home Phone Connect, the service would let Verizon Wireless subscribers make calls from their landline phones using Verizon’s cellular network, allowing them to share minutes between their cell phones and home phones. Customers would be able to keep their existing landline phones …
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