This Week’s Headlines – Issue No. 729 (April 22, 2011)
Subscribe today!. THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES Why Aren’t G.hn and HomePNA Included in P1905? Get Into Smart TVs or Else! Acer’s New CEO Reduces Sales Forecast THIS WEEK IN CONTENT DEALS THIS WEEK IN FINANCE...
View ArticleThe TOR Quote of the Week
“The acquisition of Blinkbox, together with a range of other services currently in development, means we can link physical purchases of a product to the building of digital collections in a new and...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t G.hn and HomePNA Included in P1905?
The G.hn (HomeGrid) and HomePNA (HPNA) home network standards are not currently included in the IEEE’s P1905 effort, although HomePlug 1901 and MoCA are included, possibly because of competition,...
View ArticleGet Into Smart TVs or Else!
Some 30% of households using pay-TV services are at risk of cutting the cord altogether in favor of Internet-only alternatives like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video and others from a variety of...
View ArticleThe TOR Stat of the Week
In less than four years Apple has became the world’s largest mobile phone vendor by revenue, passing Nokia in the January-March 2011 quarter, according to Strategy Analytics.
View ArticleVirgin Media Testing DOCSIS Broadband at Up to 1.5 Gbps
Virgin Media, the UK’s quad-play service, will test broadband speeds up to 1.5 Gbps in east London in partnership with four end-user companies. It said the service that offers 1.5 Gbps down and 150...
View ArticleGrooveshark Says It Is a Purely Legal Service
US streaming music service Grooveshark is riled up after its app was abruptly — and reportedly without much if any notice — pulled from Google’s Android Market because of a complaint made by the RIAA....
View ArticleMany More iOS Device Users Than for Android
The installed base of devices with Apple’s iOS — iPhones, iPads and iPod touchs — is about twice as large as those with Google’s Android in the US, according to comScore. The iOS base is about 37.9...
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