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Cable companies’ worst cord-cutting nightmares may be about to come true, with new rumors emerging that Sony is considering launching an online alternative to cable TV. It’d apparently offer a variety of live programming available to anyone with an internet-enabled Sony device, cutting out the need for cable boxes, satellite dishes or even plain old antennae.
A new study has revealed that 46% of all Americans have downloaded copyrighted material illegally at some point, with that number shooting up to 70% for Americans between 18-29 years of age.
I’ve been thinking of the “Ultrabook” category of laptops–devised and named by Intel–as being pretty much synonymous with “MacBook Air lookalikes that run Windows.” But HP’s new Folio is an Ultrabook that isn’t that Air-like. It aspires to be practical and portable, not super-sleek and sexy.
Question: What exactly is Wi-Fi and if I have it on my phone, what does that mean for using my phone any differently?
Microsoft’s leaked social search plans over the summer were no fluke; the company is working on its own social network called “Socl” that will be tested publicly, according to The Verge.
Is it safe to go back in your favorite social network’s waters? Perhaps.
Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here’s what’s going on in tech so far…
The endlessly curious, deconstructive folks at iFixit have had a look inside Amazon’s just-released Kindle Fire and returned to tell the tale: It has the heart of a Playbook.
It’s the best application for Android, and it just got an upgrade. Which means it’s time to whip out your phone, mosey on over to the market and update to the latest version of Google Voice.
People tend to think of ASIMO as a Honda mascot; a cute, harmless looking mechanical man that appears in car commercials and even has its own show at the Disneyland Resort. ASIMO, however, is no robotic Mickey Mouse. What started in 1986 as a pair of legs that took five seconds between steps can now do everything from perform sign language to autonomously detect and avoid obstacles while walking down a busy office hallway.
Even though Nokia’s Lumia 800 is just one Windows Phone among many, there’s a lot of hubbub about it, and for good reason: the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft is a desperation move by both companies as they try to reclaim business lost to the iPhone and Android. For techies, this is high drama.
