Of the various television companies, NBC Universal has always had the most trouble grasping the basic economics of scarcity and abundance, so perhaps it’s no surprise that it’s still misinterpreting the data that shows its mistake in trying to stop anyone from watching any …
Microsoft might want the world to believe that Vista is a massive improvement over XP but, according to new research in the US, the public strongly disagree. In fact, some startling figures indicate …
Dell’s not known for its artistic looking products but, to be fair, it’s been working hard in recent weeks to shed its grey-tinted business image to appeal to style-conscious consumers. …
The Hoff (David Hasselhoff), king of chest hair and Germany, has decided that it’s high time the world of social networking made room for the man who made talking cars cool and brought a …
The latest SkypePhone from 3, the S2, has just gotten its official unveiling although much has been known about the model since last month. Alongside the free Skype calling and instant …
A few years back, the Beastie Boys gave video cameras to a bunch of fans at a concert and then pieced together a video of that concert from all the footage. Other bands have done similar things more recently, and it’s becoming increasingly …
Fluke Networks has purchased Viola Networks’ intellectual property, which includes technologies and source code of the popular NetAlly product line.
This will represent a big widening of the company’s product lines and a further business shift towards VoIP analysis.
It seems that Fluke were particularly keen …
There was a time when slouching in front of your parents earned a quick clip around the ear followed by ‘Sit up straight boy!’ or something like that. Technology has now …
Larry Lessig points us to news of another good court decision, tossing out EMI’s attempt to stop Ben Stein’s movie Expelled from using John Lennon’s song Imagine. If this sounds somewhat familiar, it’s because Yoko Ono had filed a similar …
Over the last year or so, a number of airlines have announced that they (finally! really!) will be installing internet access on airplanes for customers to use. Some have announce very aggressive rollouts, but Joe Brancatelli over at Portfolio has noticed that …
While it took about a week and a half, a judge has now lifted the gag order that had prevented some MIT students from sharing a presentation about vulnerabilities in the Boston subway system. The judge refused to ban the students …
The movie version of DC Comics’ Watchmen is getting a lot of hype these days, as the early buzz on the film is quite strong. But, you may not get to see it at all. That’s because 20th Century Fox claims that it …
The Progress & Freedom Foundation is hosting its annual tech policy conference in Aspen, and given that it’s PFF we’re talking about, it’s chock full of entertainment industry folks without any input from anyone who questions the basic premise that the entertainment industry puts …
EBay will unveil sweeping changes today to encourage more fixed-price sellers as part of a wider attempt to transform the business from global car boot sale to worldwide shopping mall. A new fee structure for fixed-price items and increased financial protection for buyers are part …
A paradox of spacewatching is that some of the most secret of satellites are also the brightest and easiest to see. This is true of the US Lacrosse craft, perhaps because they are thought to need huge solar panels to power radar dishes by which …
While the FCC and certain broadband companies like to insist that there’s real competition in the broadband market, right here in the heart of Silicon Valley, there’s little evidence that this is true. If there were real competition, they might take customer service seriously. …
I do so love it how the world of technology is converging and the newly released Archos 5 and Archos 7 portable media players are perfect examples. The idea behind these two handhelds is …
In 2004, Chris Anderson wrote his feature article for Wired Magazine in which he coined the term “the long tail” to describe the business possibilities made possible by digital distribution. Four years and one best-selling book later, the CEO of Blockbuster is still confused …
For a while now, we’ve been pointing out that people in both the advertising and content businesses need to recognize that they’re both in the same business. All advertising is content, and all content is advertising — whether intentional or not. The …
Of course, we all know that in the long history of Disney, the company has made much of its money by taking the content of others and repurposing it in cute animated stories. Yet, when it comes to anyone else doing things with …