News "Other" January 2009 News Archive

This page contains all the news items for the tag "Other" for the month of January 2009. To view all news items without being the current tag filter, please click here.

DirecTV Price Hike

Posted by: Jonathan M

Begininng March 4th DirecTV will raise thier monthly programming fees $3 to $5 ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Sony Reveals Ultra Thin LCD

Posted by: Jonathan M

At only 9.9 thick (or maybe I should say thin), the TV has been crowned the thinnest LCD HDTV ever ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Circuit City to Offer Bigger Discounts

Posted by: Jonathan M

The liquidation sale of Circuit City's inventory has been going extremely well so far according to analyst but, the really good prices have yet to come ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Mozilla's Creates New Video Standard

Posted by: Jonathan M

Mozilla attempts to create a new video standard to replace Quicktime, Flash, and ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Vudu's Black Box

Posted by: Jonathan M

The company has been secretly developing its media-streaming gadget called, the Vudu Box, which is capable of streaming over 13,000 movies and TV shows ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Acer Hints at Entering Smartphone Market

Posted by: Jonathan M

Acer today sent out a teaser invitation to various sites calling them to a smartphone launch on February 16 at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Get Ready for "Epix"

Posted by: Jonathan M

A joint venture between three movie studios will launch online, offering access to some 15,000 movies and provide original TV programming ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Make Your Own DTV Antenna

Posted by: Jonathan M

Learn how to build your own digital TV antenna from wire hangers, wood, and some ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Netflix Profits in Recession

Posted by: Jonathan M

Targeting consumers who are too broke to go to the movies, Netflix banks on people staying at home to watch streaming movies ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Blockbuster & CinemaNow Come Together

Posted by: Jonathan M

Blockbuster is joining with online movie service CinemaNow in a deal to deliver movies to Blu-ray Disc players and ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Digital TV Transition Delayed

Posted by: Jonathan M

The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

New VOD Service from Comcast & Disney

Posted by: Jonathan M

Comcast and Disney have launched a new subscription VOD service called Disney Family Movies ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

No Copy Protection on iWork 09

Posted by: Jonathan M

In an attempt to battle Microsoft's monopoly on office software, Apple has said there will be no copy protection on its iWork 09 software ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Best Selling PC Games of 2008

Posted by: Jonathan M

Here is a list of the best selling PC games in retail stores, giving us a general sense of some of the most popular titles of 2008 ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Your TV is Watching You

Posted by: Jonathan M

Sony announced yesterday they are introducing six new TVs that feature a auto shut off feature if no one is watching it ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Music Industry to Embrace Pirate Methodology

Posted by: Jonathan M

Instead of suing pirates for illegally downloading music, the music industry should learn how to prosper from P2P programs and its effects ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

LCD Market At All Time Low

Posted by: Jonathan M

LG's CEO says the LCD market has hit rock bottom and only has one way to go ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Text Message your TiVo

Posted by: Jonathan M

Did you leave the house and forget to set your TiVo to record "Golden Girls", if so not a problem just send a test message to your TiVo to record it ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Circuit City is Gone

Posted by: Jonathan M

Circuit City announced today that it would close its remaining 567 stores in the United States eliminating ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Nintendo DSi Coming in April

Posted by: Jonathan M

The successor to the Nintendo DS should arrive in the US on April 4th ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Pioneer Stops Producing Laserdisc

Posted by: Jonathan M

Pioneer has ceased production of all Laserdisc players to put one more nail in the coffin ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

PlayStation 2 Most Popular Console in the World

Posted by: Jonathan M

As of right now, the PS2 remains the best-selling console in the entire world selling more than 50 million units in ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Blockbuster Teams Up with Sonic Solutions

Posted by: Jonathan M

Blockbuster has teamed up with Sonic solutions to deliver digital content via the Internet for movie rental and purchases ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Blu-ray/DVD Combo

Posted by: Jonathan M

Disney has plans to include a standard definition DVD with select upcoming releases such as High School Musical 3 and ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

SD Cards to Replace DVD?

Posted by: Jonathan M

News from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) hinted at a new digital format for movies to come on SD cards ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

More than just TV Listing

Posted by: Jonathan M

TV.com formerly just provided information about TV programming but has now branched off to a video site for streaming video ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Voice Activated Remote

Posted by: Jonathan M

Pushing buttons on a remote can be a tiring process but thanks to Amulet Devices and their new "Voice Activated" remote, remote commands have never been simpler ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

No More Digital TV Coupons

Posted by: Jonathan M

The government is out of $40 coupons for converter boxes needed for the Digital TV Transition that takes place in February but ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Netflix & Vizio Partner Up

Posted by: Jonathan M

Vizio's new line of HD TVs have a built in streaming box that allows straight plug and play connectivity ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Linksys Media Hub

Posted by: Jonathan M

Linksys is here to simplify your digital media with their new media hub that will connect to your home network and categorize all your audio and video files ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

No More DRM for iTunes

Posted by: Jonathan M

Apple confirms the rumor that songs from the iTunes store will now be available without any DRM from Sony BMG to EMI and Warner Music ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Physical Therapy Using Wii Fit

Posted by: Jonathan M

Hospitals are starting to use Nintendo's Wii Fit in physical therapy routines to improve the rehabilitation process ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Digital Photo TV

Posted by: Jonathan M

Turn your TV into a digital picture frame when its powered off with LG's new line of TVs ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Cheaper iPhones at BestBuy

Posted by: Jonathan M

BestBuy will now start to sell used iPhones that were returned within the first 30 days after purchase ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

Just Say No to DRM

Posted by: Jonathan M

Apple Inc. will start to sell digital songs without copy protection from the iTunes store priced as low as ... Read more ...

Jan

2009

LG & Netflix Partner to Stream Movies

Posted by: Jonathan M

LG Electronics teams up with Netflix to a launch a new line of internet enabled LCD and plasma TVs that are capable of streaming movies and shows directly from the web ... Read more ...

Jan

2009