Instagram adds private photo, video sharing tool to keep up with the competition
Instagram on Thursday added a way for members to send photos, video and text messages directly to a private group, a feature that could help the Facebook-owned photo sharing app keep pace with the pack...
View ArticleCES 2014: Roku unveils Roku TV
LAS VEGAS – Saratoga’s Roku is here at the International CES to introduce Roku TV, the next generation of its streaming media players. The difference is instead of a stand-alone device that plugs into...
View ArticleFacebook creates special “Look Back” video for grieving dad
Facebook employees who were “moved” by a grieving father’s teary YouTube plea have created a special version of the social network’s “A Look Back” anniversary videos. Facebook e-mailed the video to...
View ArticleBritish spies, with NSA help, tapped into Yahoo webcam images
If you used a webcam on Yahoo between 2008 and 2012, a British spy agency might have intercepted your images – even those that were sexually explicit. This shocking news is the latest revelation of...
View Article‘Tesla and Twain’ Web TV sitcom – quirky or dorky?
Last week, NBCUniversal announced a new made-for-Web TV series called “Tesla and Twain,” which you can see from the trailer above could be a quirky buddy sitcom or, as one of my colleagues put it, “the...
View ArticleNew billionaire Reed Hastings survives attempt to split Netflix CEO/chairman...
Netflix founder Reed Hastings on Monday not only survived another attempt to take away his job as chairman of the board, but Forbes magazine says he’s now officially a billionaire. During the company’s...
View ArticleHBO to stream shows on Web, no cable TV required
HBO is planning to compete more directly with Netflix with a stand-alone Web version of its premium cable network that won’t require a cable or satellite TV subscription, the company said Wednesday....
View ArticleGoogle concerned about MPAA’s actions
Google’s lawyer fired back at the Motion Picture Association of America on Thursday, expressing concerns about the association’s actions against the Mountain View tech giant. E-mails obtained by online...
View ArticleFacebook acquires video processing firm
Facebook said Thursday it has acquired an online video processing firm, adding to the company’s commitment to bring more videos on the social network. San Diego-based QuickFire Networks aims to reduce...
View ArticleBug causes the new Apple TV to turn itself on
One of the nicest features of the new Apple TV is its ability to turn on an HDTV that's connected to it, using a technology called HDMI-CEC. Just press any button on the Siri Remote, and both the...
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