Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. When it comes to time-shifting television viewing, the conversation almost always comes back to premium streaming services — namely, Netflix and Hulu Plus . But consumers routinely shell out more than they do for either of these services — in fact, sometimes more than for both of them combined — simply to have more convenient access to the television from their existing cable or satellite subscriptions
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. When it comes to time-shifting television viewing, the conversation almost always comes back to premium streaming services — namely, Netflix and Hulu Plus . But consumers routinely shell out more than they do for either of these services — in fact, sometimes more than for both of them combined — simply to have more convenient access to the television from their existing cable or satellite subscriptions
When a United Postal Service delivery worker shows up at your house, the bulky handheld that he yanks out for you to write your digital signature is known as a “rugged device.” Microsoft’s older Windows Mobile operating system is running on the vast majority of these devices, and it’s questionable how long the software giant can fend off competitors offering alternatives on newer software.
When a United Postal Service delivery worker shows up at your house, the bulky handheld that he yanks out for you to write your digital signature is known as a “rugged device.” Microsoft’s older Windows Mobile operating system is running on the vast majority of these devices, and it’s questionable how long the software giant can fend off competitors offering alternatives on newer software.
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Digital copies of games that you download bypass the time-and-money-consuming manufacturing, logistics and retail processes. It’s only natural that we as consumers expect some of that saving to be passed along to our own wallets. There’s a fair chunk of evidence to suggest that downloading PS Vita games over PSN will result in a ten percent saving on the boxed edition (that you’d have to drive to a store for, and everything)
Digital copies of games that you download bypass the time-and-money-consuming manufacturing, logistics and retail processes. It’s only natural that we as consumers expect some of that saving to be passed along to our own wallets. There’s a fair chunk of evidence to suggest that downloading PS Vita games over PSN will result in a ten percent saving on the boxed edition (that you’d have to drive to a store for, and everything)
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Open data is all very well, but what if you don’t release the most useful datasets of all? Paul Clarke on the scandal of UK transport data Remind me again: what’s the purpose of opening up all this public data? Ah yes, that’s it
Open data is all very well, but what if you don’t release the most useful datasets of all? Paul Clarke on the scandal of UK transport data Remind me again: what’s the purpose of opening up all this public data? Ah yes, that’s it
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Where open government data falls down: buying a train ticket
Oh spring, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, the smell of new e-readers in the air. According to The New York Times , the folks over at Barnes & Noble’s digital team are putting the finishing touches on a “fifth e-reading device,” to be released during the aforementioned season. Not a lot of details on that at the moment — the bookseller’s not spilling the beans
Oh spring, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, the smell of new e-readers in the air. According to The New York Times , the folks over at Barnes & Noble’s digital team are putting the finishing touches on a “fifth e-reading device,” to be released during the aforementioned season. Not a lot of details on that at the moment — the bookseller’s not spilling the beans
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As SOPA ‘s aftershocks continue to ripple across the US, a slightly different brand of techno-political drama is unfolding over in Europe, where the European Commission today announced a new set of online privacy regulations. The new legislation, unveiled this morning , was crafted with the intent of giving consumers more control over their online data, and places more pressure upon private companies to protect user information.
As SOPA ‘s aftershocks continue to ripple across the US, a slightly different brand of techno-political drama is unfolding over in Europe, where the European Commission today announced a new set of online privacy regulations. The new legislation, unveiled this morning , was crafted with the intent of giving consumers more control over their online data, and places more pressure upon private companies to protect user information.
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European Commission unveils new online privacy rules, aims to protect consumer data
Plus Tim Cook on smartphone competitors, and Western Digital hard drive prices rose 47% after Thai floods A quick burst of 6 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Tim Cook on first four months at Apple > > AllThingsD Cook is not discounting Windows Phone: “I wouldn’t say it is a two-horse race,” he said. “There’s a horse in Redmond that always suits up and always runs.” Apple reports first-quarter earnings > > Apple Blink and you’d miss it. [Apple] sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter
Plus Tim Cook on smartphone competitors, and Western Digital hard drive prices rose 47% after Thai floods A quick burst of 6 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Tim Cook on first four months at Apple > > AllThingsD Cook is not discounting Windows Phone: “I wouldn’t say it is a two-horse race,” he said. “There’s a horse in Redmond that always suits up and always runs.” Apple reports first-quarter earnings > > Apple Blink and you’d miss it. [Apple] sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter
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