Well, it's that time of year again. CES is upon us, and down in Vegas, the great and the good of the consumer electronics biz are showcasing this year's product. However, this is a bittersweet year for CES, because it loses one of its biggest supporters: Microsoft. The software giant has announced that this will be the last year it attends CES as a keynote speaker.
While broadcasters will be waving their ratings flags, eager to claim who had the most viewers in 2011, the underground has weighed in with a list of the most-pirated TV shows of the past year.
BitTorrent news and how-to site TorrentFreak has published the list, pointing out that the explosion of illegal downloading from previous years seems to be a thing of the past.
So, let’s get to the list, shall we?
So, the biography of Steve Jobs is out, and people are mulling a telling quote from the man himself in the book: “I'd like to create an integrated television set that is completely easy to use," Jobs reportedly told the author of the book. Would you buy one?
After being on the receiving side of much backlash for changes to its DVD via mail rental service, Netflix has decided to re-brand its physical-delivery movie rental service as Qwikster. Except there is a slight gaffe.
Had the team at Netflix done some research to check the availability of a “Qwikster” account on Twitter, they may have found that the handle is being used by quite the odd character.
Toshiba says it is bringing the world's first glasses-3D laptop to Canada, just in time for the back-to-school season.
Just as Apple launched its iCloud service in the U.S., Sony is reportedly struggling in the TV market. Now, at least one analyst says Apple might be coming out with television sets in 2012.
Trying to save money on your electricity bill? You might want to unplug your cable box/PVR.
Diminishing sales of DVDs, once the film industry’s most important revenue stream, and a lack of online sales is hurting Hollywood.
Without a doubt, Friday’s deadly earthquake and tsunami has – and is – taking a devastating toll on the people of Japan.
However, experts are starting to assess how the disaster in one of the world’s most technologically advanced countries will affect the prices of tech gadgets.
Several companies that make finished products (cameras) or important tech parts (memory) are in Japan, and it’s unclear just exactly how hard they’ve been hit.
The other day I had a chance to spend about an hour with the brand new Motorola Atrix. Yes, it makes phone calls. But it’s making phone calls is one of the last things you’ll want to get this cellphone for.
To say the Atrix is a cellphone is to say a tent is a home. Yes, the tent provides the basic needs of shelter and a place for a bed.
Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.
Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.
