Monthly Archives: June 2013

Cable attempts to hang on to business model

June 12, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

Producer Peter Chernin and actor Tom Cruise arrive at the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Oblivion" at Dolby Theatre on April 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California.

Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Time Warner Cable is offering incentives to television companies to make their content unavailable online.

Tech giants react to NSA’s data practices

June 12, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Media Tech.

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Tech companies’ supplications to the government asking for permission to make requests for data more transparent to users have not done much to quell frustration.

Vine success shows user receptiveness to video

June 11, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

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Real-time digital research firm Topsy announced that video shares on Twitter’s Vine platform surpassed photo shares on Instagram on Tuesday.

Apple ditches Google for Bing on iOS 7

June 11, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Personal Tech.

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CUPERTINO, CA - OCTOBER 04: Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller standing in front of an image showing thought bubbles discusses the new personal assistant called Siri for the new iPhone 4s at the company's headquarters October 4, 2024 in Cupertino, California. The announcement marks the first time new CEO Tim Cook introduced a new product since Apple co-founder Steve Jobs resigned in August. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Apple’s update to its voice recognition software has implications for Microsoft’s role in search engine optimization and is another snub to Google.

Waze acquisition on point: trendy and practical

June 10, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Personal Tech.

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Sources close to Google said on Monday that the company is near to finalizing a deal to acquire Waze, a social mapping company, for $1.3 billion.

Hybrid cloud: The best of both worlds?

June 10, 2024 by Erin Harrison in Enterprise Tech.

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A plane flies next to dark clouds hanging over the 701 Air Base of Salon-de-Provence, in southern France, on May 25, 2024 during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of The Patrouille de France. AFP PHOTO / GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Hybrid cloud computing allows for greater experimenting in terms of figuring out what data or applications are best served in the cloud.

Intel seeks slice of the TV pie

June 10, 2024 by Juliana Kenny in Enterprise Tech.

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Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini waves as he walks off the stage at the end of his keynote address at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, January 7, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology tradeshow, runs from January 7-10. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

The online TV market is rife with competition, but Intel has offered top-dollar for content in a bid to sweeten its future product.

Internet users dislike PRISM and secrecy

June 7, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Media Tech, Personal Tech.

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General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command, gestures while speaking to reporters. Reuters/ Stelios Varias

The Washington Post and Guardian broke the news on Thursday that the U.S. National Security Administration has had direct access to all user data from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple.

Turkish protestors keep connected through technology

June 7, 2024 by Janice Yucel in Media Tech.

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Anti-government protesters shout slogans and wave Turkish national flags during a demonstration in central Ankara

Turkish protestors are using social media, Google Maps and virtual private networks to stay connected while communication is tightly controlled.

Big plans for Hulu?

June 6, 2024 by Homa Zaryouni in Enterprise Tech, Media Tech.

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Hulu: Sweet deal?
Getty for Hulu/ Michael Buckner

More rumors are circling about the potential sale of Hulu, the online television viewing company owned in equal parts by ABC-Disney, NBCUniversal and News Corp.

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