Category: Digital Products
Apple TV Fails To Innovate On Its “Hobby”
There’s a new box for your HDTV that sells for well under $100, streams premium content over the Internet from Netflix, Amazon, and Major League Baseball, and even supports “apps” like Pandora. Think it’s from Apple? Think again.
Two years ago upstart Roku started selling a set top box that did nothing but stream Netflix to televisions. Early this year the company rolled out an update that added significantly more new content to the device, with 50 app-like “channels” already out and many more on the way. Roku is just one of many startups selling devices that bring Internet content to televisions.
Federal Law Suit Challenges Comcast’s Policy Requiring Rental Of Internet Modems
Comcast – the largest cable company in Connecticut and in the US – is being sued in federal court in Bridgeport for requiring its customers pay a monthly rental fee for its modems used for telephone and Internet service in Connecticut. The suit is similar to a consolidated federal suit in Pennsylvania where lawyers from [...]
Verizon Website Can Cut Your Phone Cost If You Know The Trick
The Consumerist – Consumer Reports’ free Internet site – has an interesting blog based on a tip from a reader on how he got a deal on a new phone on Verizon’s website. Here is the tip it received: “I don’t know if this is a widely known deal, but I just got the chance [...]
3g iPhones Don’t Play Nice With New iTunes iPhone 4 Operating System
Western Connecticut interior designer Karen Gilston is one of the victims of frequent iPhone technology improvements. As the owner of an iPhone 3g Gilston’s phone hasn’t worked right since the latest iPhone 4 came out and iTunes automatically updated all prior iPhones to the new operating system. “My phone started slowing down considerably, my battery [...]
Warning: GPS Equipped Smartphones’ Photos Can Reveal Your Exact Location, Great For Burglars
You know those wonderful family photos you take with your iPhone or other smartphone and then post on Twitter, Facebook or other places? Well they can give away your exact location and could be a big help to someone who wants to break into your home when you are vacationing 1,000 miles away. The New [...]
Use Free Programs To Speed Up PC, Mac and Browsers
. While computers do need to be “cleaned” (e.g. have caches and temporary files cleared), this is fortunately no longer as onerous a task as it once was. Windows users can get a free utility called CCleaner which will take care of this as needed (the URL is http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner ). Mac users can get an equally free utility called Maintenance (the URL is http://www.titanium.free.fr/ ).
Make Your Computer Run Faster
In the last couple of weeks I have had enough requests for help from consumers to realize that many don’t know that both their computers and their browsers need to be cleaned on a regular basis. Debbie from Farmington, Ct called me today to get some help on adding a comment on CtWatchdog. In our [...]
Silicon Valley Knows When Blumenthal Plays Politics
The high tech media in Californian, unlike most of the media in Connecticut, understands that when our attorney general begins or begs to head an investigation into a big-name Silicon Valley company, it has more to do with his run for the U.S. Senate than serving state consumers. Companies like Amazon, Google and Apple are [...]
Choosing an HDTV – Forewarned is Forearmed: Tips On How To Buy The Right One For Your Viewing Style
Pete Nelsen is an expert on tuning your expensive television and audio systems. I have asked him to write us a column on how to chose an HDTV. You are getting sound advice from a man who has no dog in the race. George Gombossy Does the very idea of strolling down the aisle of [...]
Steve Jobs Was Warned Of iPhone 4 Reception Issues
Bloomberg BusinessWeek and the Wall Street Journal report that Apple’s famed CEO Steve Jobs was made aware way before the launch of iPhone 4 that if the phone was held in a certain way its reception would be degraded as the metal band around the phone serves as its antenna. However, the two publications said [...]
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